Champions League: Bayern's victory against Bayer: On days like this

If two format coaches agree, then it is not clear to contradict them. However, slight doubts may be appropriate if you ignore the obvious. Both Bayern's Vincent Kompany and Leverkusens Xabi Alonso emphasized that details decide at this level at games. A game at this level is a round of 16 in the present case Champions Leaguein which the two best German teams met. That the better of the best teams at the moment after the game would celebrate a 3-0 winwas considered absurd in advance. The past games between the two teams were too tight. In fact, on Wednesday evening, the course of the game in the Munich Arena did not suggest that the home team would be able to achieve such a clear success.

In this respect, the two coaches would have to be responsible for deciding that little things decide large games. This time, however, it was born in elephant size that enabled Bavaria an excellent starting position for the second leg next Tuesday in Leverkusen. Of course, it had immense influence that Joshua Kimmich restricted Florian Wirtz's circles of disturbing Jamal Musiala Granit Xhaka, arranging the game of the Leverkusener and the Munich gathered a lot of vehement those balls that were not yet awaited after header and duels. In the end, however, there were three massive mistakes that the game decided. Matej Kovar slipped a harmless flank of Kimmich through his fingers as if a saboteur had covered his gloves with slippery fingerlings – Jamal Musiala only had to insert. A little later, Nordi Mukiele kicked his opponent Kingsley Coman so bluntly into the Achilles tendon that he himself was scared of his own dropout. Solk player Xhaka then spoke of a « stupid red card that was completely unnecessary » – There was no contradiction here. There are more pleasant situations than playing in the outnumber of a concentrated Munich team. Substitute Edmond Tapsoba increased the discomfort with a clumsy foul. He asked Harry Kane for the ring fight because he refused, referee Michael Oliver, according to the video images, had no choice but to punish Tapsoba with a penalty.

In the end, the Bavarians won a game 3-0, which would have taken a shorter outcome in a concentrated lecture in Leverkusen. However, a 5: 0 would also have been possible if Leroy Sané had not narrowly warped or Joao Palinha had put the ball into the goal instead of the crossbar after wonderful preparatory work. So the Leverkuseners still have the vague view of still having another chance. « It is not over until it is over », Alonso took a motivational rocky bond after the game and his captain Jonathan Tah dated: « In the second game we can knock everything out and see what is possible. This is exactly what we will do and that will be our attitude for the second game. And then let's see if we can do the miracle.  »

Manuel Neuer will fail in the second leg

The faith could strengthen the injury Manuel Neuers, who sustained a muscle fiber tear in the calf after the 2-0 jubilation sprint. In the coming weeks, the goalkeeper will be replaced by the inexperienced Jonas Urbig, which Bayern took from Cologne during the winter break. The captain's bandage will take over Joshua Kimmich, who showed an impressive performance after his return to the field. Finally, he had briefly failed with a tendon irritation in the thigh and was rather involuntarily in the headlines because Bayern had withdrawn their contract with him. Sports board member Max Eberl attached importance to the statement on the edge of the game against Bayer, Kimmich did not want to press out the last euro: “Jo Kimmich is not greedy. That has rocked up. He doesn't want too much at all.  » Kimmich, in turn, said: « The ball is not with me. » A decision is said to have been made at the latest by the international break in ten days. The outcome appears more openly than the question of which of the two best German teams is now moving into the quarter -finals of the Champions League.

At the human discretion, no details should now be decisive. Even if the Kompany and Alonso are happy to believe.