Sometimes the better team simply gains momentum in a game and uses it to overwhelm their opponents. Bayern Munich’s incredible 9-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb clearly demonstrated the fickleness and usefulness of momentum, as a sudden loss of momentum saw Bayern almost surrender a 3-goal lead in a matter of minutes before riding a wave […]
The season is still young, but Bayern Munich is already battling a serious injury crisis. On the eve of the club’s first Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb, it was announced that Sacha Boey has suffered a torn meniscus and will be out for “several weeks”. With Josip Stanišić already out, Vincent Kompany will have […]
One hour left until kick-off: We have the lineups! It looks like Vincent Kompany has decided to send Palhinha back to the bench and NOT use Joshua Kimmich at right-back. Instead, Guerreiro seems to be stepping in there, while the rest of the XI remains largely unchanged. Michael Olise makes his Champions League debut for […]
2′ – Goal. What the hell was that? Germany is already 1-0 down. Start: We are on the way! One hour left until kick-off: We have the lineups! It seems that Julian Nagelsmann has named Deniz Undav in the starting eleven as a replacement for the injured Niclas Füllkrug, but otherwise the lineup remains unchanged […]
Halftime: Germany leads 1-0. 26′ – GOOOOOAAAL! Niklas Füllkrug scores the 1-0 after an assist from Musiala. Start: We are on the way! One hour left until kick-off: The line-up is set! Julian Nagelsmann has a normal 4-2-3-1 with two defensive midfielders and Niklas Füllkrug up front. Kai Havertz is finally no longer playing as […]
Being a direct neighbour of Germany, it is strange that Dutch players have struggled to stay at Bayern Munich. Daley Blind, Ryan Gravenberch and Joshua Zirkzee each played a handful of games for Bayern Munich but were quickly benched, loaned out or transferred. Matthijs de Ligt, who joined from Juventus for €67 million in 2022, […]
