FC Bayern effortlessly managed the last home game of the season against Wolfsburg. Some players from the second guard got the chance – and certainly attracted attention.
Celebrated too early: Bryan Zaragoza’s first goal for FC Bayern didn’t count. IMAGO/Sven Simon
In the last home game of the season, which was also Thomas Tuchel’s farewell to his own audience, FC Bayern didn’t jump any higher than they had to. Right from the start, Manuel Neuer saw “good control and good positioning” in his 500th Bundesliga game, which “immediately hurt” the Wolves.
In addition, in the first few minutes Bayern implemented what, according to Thomas Müller, “football is all about. You have to score the goals because that always has an impact. If you miss, the opponent thinks: ‘Yeah, it wasn’t like that terrible'”. Starting eleven debutant Lovro Zvonarek didn’t shoot past after four minutes, but instead hit the inside post and with the help of it into the net. According to coach Tuchel, the 19-year-old Croatian is “a good character” and “very hard-working”. It’s also “fun when he’s in training.”
Müller’s “pointy knees”
The Munich game on Sunday evening also looked like fun. Leon Goretzka quickly made it 2-0 before Bryan Zaragoza was denied his first goal. “It was a little stab in my heart that the third goal didn’t count. I had a little moment of sadness,” said Müller angrily, who had started a bit too early, meaning his strong preparatory work went unrewarded. Bavaria’s veteran complained smugly about his “pointy knees”.
Müller also had praise for his Spanish teammate, who was allowed to start for the first time. “Bryan had a few good moves. For everyone who doesn’t know him, that’s Mr. Zaragoza. The little whirlwind on the far left,” said Müller’s nice introduction. Because two more youngsters, Matteo Vinlöf and Jonathan Asp-Jensen, came into the game in the final phase, the confident 2-0 win against Wolfsburg fell into the category of “a nice family and friends day in the Allianz Arena,” according to Müller.
In addition to the two youth players, substitute keeper Daniel Peretz also celebrated his Bundesliga debut; Bayern’s third goalkeeper came on for Neuer in the 74th minute. “That was agreed upon in advance, if the result was right and if the coach believed we could change. Daniel gave so much to the team throughout the season and always showed good performances. He deserved it today to get minutes,” said Neuer.
2024-05-12 18:54:55
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