Bundesliga: Douglas Costa makes for Bayern Munich against Hamburg the … – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Douglas Costa remained calm. The journalists from Fox News Brazil waited for several minutes on the command from the home to interview the new star of FC Bayern can.

patiently, almost a little shy put these arms to the aluminum boundary between players and journalists. He relieved while the right leg, on which he wore a bandage. “I’m very happy,” he then said, in Portuguese in the camera, he was enthusiastic about Munich and his new club: “It was a decisive step for my career to come here.”

In Munich they were the Bundesliga opener against Hamburger SV conversely also quite impressed by Douglas Costa de Souza was. For the 5: 0 win was the Brazilian international was a key player and had also offered something for the eye.

So he brought out not only the hard way the free-kick but the important 1: 0 Bayern led (27 minutes) – so he was later the bandage.
He also had the 3: 0 issued for Thomas Müller with a remarkable Außenristflanke from the ankle (69) and rounding off the evening 5: 0 self-shot (87th).
Costa dismissed along with Robert Lewandowski most Shots on (four), as most documents (three), he was even the Bayern players with the most fouls (also three).

But what was the Munich audience probably most importantly, it was the novelty.

Bayern Munich suddenly playing again with a few more horsepower, now seems more difficult calculated, even for defensive opponents again. Costas first competitive match appearance in the domestic arena resembled those games from Franck Ribery in the summer of 2007: A murmur went with some dribbling and shots through the arena, which is already saying something when drenched Munich audience

On. German are Douglas Costa currently no interviews. But after the game spoke for all the others about him. “Des is Doglas” cleared once Thomas Müller in the Bavarian idiom on – the first first name will not English spoken. Then Müller began to swarm. “Of course he has an insane energy. And he is also a very team player.” As a “very, very lightly” called him captain Philipp Lahm.

Matthias Sammer told then that Douglas Costa also still a “decent, restrained” is human, from which you get to see craftiness only on the court. But the sport boss sent immediately afterwards: “We are now at kilometer one no longer..” The permanent proof that the 24-year-old can continue to bring Bayern, though is still pending.

In certain situations, the Bavarians have but even aligned their game to access. “He has the speed. Get him to the one against one, is an object. And he can then handle loose,” said Lahm. Against HSV Costa was able to prove also that it is dangerous on the left as on the right side. As Arjen Robben was substituted in the 65th minute, Costa moved over to the right and a brilliant performance against Hamburger tired spilled even more than before.

“We have tried to find alternatives when both Streaker fail” – the Sammer had said at the announcement of Costas commitment in early July. Ribéry is still injured after five months, it was Robben in recent years repeatedly again. But Douglas Costa can play not only for the left and right for Ribéry Robben – he brings from both playful and properties, he is a winger hybrid.

5: 0, for example, was a typical Robben Gate: thoughts quickly pulled inward and concealed gezirkelt from the barrel into the far corner. At Ribéry it reminds if Costa with dribbling feeds multiple opponents on itself and thus creates space for other players. “Good that he is with us. This is what we need,” said Robben after the game. He listened to this quite without envy.

Despite Douglas Costa is just a block which as yet lacked the coach in implementing its plans, as well as Arturo Vidal. “You have done very well, but alone they can not reach it”, Josep Guardiola said of the two new. But in the medium term are expected Costas quickness and playfulness ever provide additional perplexity among the opponents in the Bundesliga

Bayern Munich – Hamburger SV. 5: 0 (1: 0)
> 1: 0 Benatia (27)
2: 0 Lewandowski (53.)
3: 0 Müller (69.)
4: 0 Müller (73.)
5 : 0 Costa (87th)
München: New – Lahm (72. Thiago), Jérôme Boateng, Benatia, Alaba – Alonso (56th Rafinha) – Robben (65th Götze) Thomas Müller, Vidal, Costa – Lewandowski
Hamburg: Adler – Diekmeier, Djourou, Spahic, Ostrzolek – Ekdal (61. Olic), Gideon Young, Holtby – Gregoritsch, Schipplock (69 Lasogga ), Ilicevic (69. Diaz)
Referee: Dankert
Spectators: 75,000 (sold out)
Yellow cards: Alonso, Jerome Boateng – Diekmeier, Spahic