DFB-Pokal: Record winners FC Bayern Munich also have to do without head coach Julian Nagelsmann in the top game of the second round of the DFB Cup at Borussia Mönchengladbach. A current corona test showed that the virus load was too high, as the 34-year-old football teacher announced on Tuesday. Nagelsmann is still in domestic isolation. “There are worse fates than mine,” he said.
The boss will be on Wednesday (8.45 p.m., ARD and Sky) in Borussia-Park as in the recent 4-0 victories against Benfica Lisbon in the Champions League and against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on the sidelines of assistant coach Dino Toppmöller represent. “I’m glad that things are going so well so far and that the boys are marching. Otherwise it would be very difficult for me,” said Nagelsmann, saying that he can only continue to prepare and coach his team virtually.
For Nagelsmann, the task in Gladbach is the hardest possible in the second round tableau. His players would have to go to the limit there. After all, the people of Munich can draw on a full range of personnel. “We have a full hut,” he said. The recently missing Leon Goretzka and Alphonso Davies are fit again, as is Lucas Hernández, who was substituted against Hoffenheim with calf problems. The Spaniard will be in Gladbach despite his impending prison sentence in Spain.
FC Bayern, Qatar: Bayern Munich can look forward to a lively annual general meeting on November 25th. A broader front of fans of the German record champions are mobilizing against the controversial sponsorship deal of their heart club with Qatar Airways. Such transactions are to be excluded in the future via an application received by the association on Friday. “We want to take preventive measures to prevent a new deal,” said initiator Michael Ott SID. Qatar, the World Cup host in 2022, stands for massive human rights violations, and there are also serious allegations of corruption in sport, according to a message from the critical supporters.
By working with a state-owned company, FC Bayern is actively helping “to divert attention from the grievances” and “to spread a modern, cosmopolitan image of the country”. According to the will of the initiators, some of whom are familiar faces in the fan scene, the annual training camps in the Gulf state should remain untouched. This would offer “at least in theory the opportunity for critical communication – if you actually notice them,” it said. FC Bayern has defended its commitment in the desert state many times. It was always said that changes could only be achieved through a dialogue with those in power on the ground.
Joshua Kimmich, vaccination: Alena Buyx, chairwoman of the German Ethics Council, sees Joshua Kimmich as “badly advised” when it comes to corona vaccination. The professional from Bayern Munich, who has so far refused to refer to possible consequential damage from a vaccination, was “given up on false information,” said Buyx at Sky Sport News. “It is his private decision, it is very important to pay attention to it,” emphasized the professor, “but I think it is a shame. Joshua Kimmich is a role model that people look up to and that you listen to.” Skeptics could use his statements to “cast doubts about vaccination”. It was a “misconception” that long-term consequences could occur after a corona vaccination, stressed Buyx.
However, she appealed to take the worries of many people seriously and not to switch off immediately during discussions. Corona deniers cannot be reached with this, but there are “still many who have questions or who have heard something wrong, as was perhaps the case with Joshua Kimmich. These people have to be shown sources that they can trust.” She also hopes for the Munich. “The pandemic is not over yet and Kimmich as someone in the spotlight is important in this.” Should he get vaccinated, it could “give a jolt”.
Adeyemi, rumors: The much sought-after national player Karim Adeyemi will apparently stay with the Austrian series champion RB Salzburg until next summer. “Karim will finish the season with us,” said Salzburg’s sports director Christoph Freund at Sky Austria: “That is clearly the plan in his head and also in ours.” Adeyemi, who scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season in the 4-1 win over Sturm Graz on Sunday, is associated with FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, among others. Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool are also said to have asked about the 19-year-old. The lightning-fast winger celebrated his senior national team debut against Armenia in September and scored directly after being substituted on. Adeyemi also caused a stir in the Champions League when he took three penalties in one half in the first game at Sevilla FC. In the premier class, the Munich-born player has three goals in three games.
Soccer, Italy: Jose Mourinho was the most prominent, but he wasn’t alone: four Italian Serie A coaches saw the red card at the weekend and thus set an inglorious league record. In addition to Roma coach Mourinho, Luciano Spalletti (Naples), Simone Inzaghi (Inter) and Gian Piero Gasperini (Bergamo) also had to go to the stands or into the dressing room. For star coach Mourinho, a black week continued after the embarrassing Europa League appearance against Bodö / Glimt (1: 6). In the final phase of the top game against leaders SSC Napoli (0-0), the Portuguese saw yellow-red because of complaints.
After the end of the game, his opponent Spalletti, who – in the opinion of the referee, sneering – applauded. Inzaghi also had a difficult day. Inter Milan coach protested vehemently after opponents Juventus Turin (final score: 1: 1) were awarded a penalty after video evidence. Atalanta’s coach Gasperini, on the other hand, saw red in the home game against Udinese Calcio (1: 1) after protests, but according to his own information he received no precise reason. “Referees are a problem. They should explain their decisions just like us,” said Gasperini angrily.
Beach volleyball, career: Julius Thole ended his career in beach volleyball at the age of only 24. “Due to my young age, this decision may come as a surprise to many of you,” he wrote on Monday in the social networks. Physical problems were not the reason for his decision to quit at the end of the year. “I would rather set a new focus in my life,” Thole continued. He no longer feels the full devotion and wants to deepen his law studies. “What a great success and what a great guy, we will miss you in the sand!” Tweeted the German Volleyball Association. Thole’s greatest success was the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships with Clemens Wickler at home at Rothenbaum in Hamburg.
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