AWhen “Magic Musiala” shuffled off the pitch when he was substituted, the audience in the Allianz Arena rose and paid homage to Bayern’s new favourite. Julian Nagelsmann hugged the 19-year-old on the sidelines, who in the first weeks of the season enchanted fans and experts with his football magic and was overwhelmed with praise and enthusiasm. “It’s really fun on the field there,” Musiala said later, as he talked about himself, his next amazing goal and the newly formed offensive of the fun Bavarians with thick headphones around his neck in the belly of the arena. He’s having the most fun with it.
Jamal Musiala again provided the most spectacular moments in the not-so-exciting 2-0 win of the Bundesliga champions against VfL Wolfsburg this time, especially with the opening goal. After a pass from Thomas Müller, he turned at lightning speed, weaved through two opponents, stumbled briefly, got up, looked in the direction of the goal – “and hammered the ball in dryly at the bottom left”, as passer Müller remarked in amazement: “That was the finest. “
It was a Musiala brand goal. “It’s just the will, the hunger to score a goal. If I fall on the ground or get a foul, I always try to keep playing,” he himself described the scene: “Turning it up is one of my qualities. The ball was in a good position to shoot. I hit him well.”
Nagelsmann: Musiala must “always deliver”
Müller, who made it 2-0 in the game against former Bayern coach Niko Kovac, attested to Musiala’s “snake talent” because of the goal. Sport director Hasan Salihamidzic called it “eye candy” to watch Musiala at his artful work on the ball: “He brings his potential to the pitch. I’m happy that he’s playing for us.”
Bayern boss Oliver Kahn also sang a hymn to the exceptional talent that the record champions were able to retain early on until the summer of 2026. “I just met him in the dressing room and said that there has to be more,” Kahn joked after the game. Seriously, he added: “No, he started the season great. What he’s playing is already outstanding, extraordinary. The goal he scored was also outstanding.”
There seems to be no limit to Musisla as long as he stays who he is. A young man who was born in Stuttgart, grew up in England for a long time, therefore speaks an endearing “Denglisch”, loves football, works very hard on himself and has a clear head.
“I’m always hungry to improve,” Musiala said Sunday night. He not only wants to be in the first eleven at FC Bayern, but also in the DFB team of national coach Hansi Flick. Musiala has what it takes to shine as a World Cup star in Qatar at the end of the year after the 2021 European Championship was still a taster course for him.
As modest and reserved as Musiala is off the pitch, he is confident, ambitious and goal-oriented on the pitch. He knows how to assert himself in the Munich star ensemble with Sadio Mané, Müller, Joshua Kimmich and Co. With four goals in three competitive games of the season, he also fills the vacuum left by striker Robert Lewandowski in the summer.
“I’ve made a start like this, that I’ll bring more goals and more efficiency into my game up front. I’m just happy that I can do it now,” said Musiala happily.
His bosses don’t see the danger that he could take off. “He’s a great boy, he trains very well, he’s very professional. He has nothing else on his mind. Jamal lives for football. I’m not worried about him,” said Salihamidzic.
His trainer simply referred to the competition like Leroy Sané, whom he is currently relegating to the reserve role. “Jamal is an extremely humble player who always wants to learn, who always wants to improve. He is very well brought up. I don’t have to do much about it,” said Nagelsmann, who gave Musiala the “standing ovation” of the 75,000 spectators. And then said, “If he gets some high-altitude air, then we have a lot of other good players who want to paw their hooves and play. We got good quality in the squad. That’s why you always have to deliver.” Also “Magic Musiala”.
