2023-10-25 09:37:53
FC Bayern Munich continued its impressive series of successes in the Champions League on Tuesday. Thanks to the 3-1 win at Galatasaray, the German record champions have been unbeaten in 37 group games in the premier class, most recently with 16 wins. “The team can be proud. Consistently showing this mentality, hunger and quality is what defines FC Bayern. I’m proud to be a part of it,” said coach Thomas Tuchel.
The Turkish champions did put Munich under pressure for long stretches of the game, with ÖFB team player Konrad Laimer playing through and receiving a yellow card. But Kingsley Coman (8th), Harry Kane (73rd) and Jamal Musiala (79th) cooled down the hot and loud atmosphere in Rams Park with their goals. 132 decibels of noise were measured in the meantime. “That corresponds to the noise level of a jet plane,” said Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen. “We felt like we were next to a jet plane.”
At the nightly banquet in Istanbul, Dreesen also addressed the sensitive personality of Noussair Mazraoui. The Moroccan, who started against Galatasaray, had attracted a lot of criticism for his pro-Palestinian social media post. “We obviously want to fully integrate our player Noussair Mazraoui into our team. There will be further discussions,” said Dreesen. Mazraoui sat at a table with Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz during the night’s round.
Real Madrid also has nine points from their previous three CL games after their 2-1 win in Braga. From the bench, ÖFB captain David Alaba saw how teammate Vinicius Jr. was back in top form after his knee injury and led the “Royals” to victory with two assists. The 23-year-old Brazil international was named man of the match and received high praise. “He’s back to his old self,” said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti. “He made the difference today.” Vinicius Jr.’s rise in form has come at just the right time, with the “Clasico” in Barcelona on Saturday.
Group opponents Union Berlin are still in crisis mode and although they played an appealing game against Napoli, they still have no points after the 0-1 defeat. Union captain Christopher Trimmel then spoke of a “step in the right direction. We lost, but overall we played a good game.” Nevertheless, there are rumblings after the ninth competitive defeat in a row. Striker David Fofana refused to shake coach Urs Fischer’s hand when he was substituted, while defender Leonardo Bonucci is dissatisfied with his reserve role. “We really try to stay calm within the club,” emphasized Fischer.
The mood was better at Manchester United, who managed to win 1-0 against FC Copenhagen. The match winners were the recently criticized players Harry Maguire and goalie Andre Onana. The defender scored the goal of the day, while Onana saved a penalty in stoppage time. “I’m happy with the win, we played a good game and a great goal from Harry,” said the keeper. Maguire, who was often booed by fans, added: “I want to help the team and get the club back to where it should be.” Exactly where that is will be shown on Sunday in the city derby against champions City.
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