For an hour attack was the best defense. But then a better defense might have been even better. With a first impeccable, later negligent performance of injury plagued in the defense FC Bayern 2 on Tuesday a: 2 achieved at Juventus, but at the same time playful an even better basis for reaching the quarter-finals in the Champions League in the second leg in three weeks. ” / p>
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Author: Christian Eichler, sports correspondent in Munich.
Thomas Müller (43 minutes) and Arjen Robben (55th) brought the superior German champions a deserved lead before Paulo Dybala (67th) and Stefano Sturaro (76th) but balance the game for the long overmatched Italians still could.
“We are all disappointed. If 2: 0 lead, then you have to close the game. This must not happen “, complained Robben. Captain Phillip Lahm gave herself diplomatic after his 100th appearance in the premier class. “We have placed Juventus by their own mistakes back into the game. With the 2: 2 But we can live. This is a good starting point, “coach Pep Guardiola was” satisfied with the performance in 90 insanely heavy minutes “
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the preparation of Juventus had brought with Mario Mandzukic, the motivation, the old club and especially the coach back at something that was obvious from the moment a reunion of Bavaria. The Croat, one of the pillars upon winning the Triples by Bayern in 2013, but not a favorite of the shortly-down new coach Guardiola, missed 2014 chance of being top scorer in the Bundesliga, because the Bayern coach despite already won championship in him two of last three games left to stew on the bench – so won the top scorer cannon the former Dortmund Robert Lewandowski, whose transfer to Munich as the new number nine was already established instead Mandzukics. The did not forget the humiliation of Guardiola: “The did not want I’ll scorer, with which I would not even have a coffee together.”
Müllert Müller: 1: 0 for Bayern “AML” Photogallery
Even at 29 sec Mandzukic gave a first, hasty shot from Neuer with the goalkeeper Manuel but had no trouble. The Bavarians took over after a few minutes, the game control. Your pace and the pressure of their Pressings forced repeatedly error of Turin, which are like not used in Serie A. To come not early in arrears, the Italians had to rely on the negligence of Thomas Müller, who missed a first tremendous chance (13). Philipp Lahm, who excelled as a midfielder in his 100th Champions League game, was launched into the box, put it back on Lewandowski, who continue to Müller – who now, fifteen feet from the abandoned goalkeeper Buffon goal, only a defender on the line in front of him, the ball bounced.
the usual unerring Mullerian goal instincts that would have demanded in this case, despite a slight reserve not to accept the ball but to shoot directly, had at this moment an unaccustomed dropouts.
half an hour later Müller was given the opportunity to correct the matter, and he did it. Sami Khedira, the German champion and Juve newcomer, who was praised by coach Massimiliano Allegri as “very big players” who “may seem slow, just like before Pirlo, but this is deceptive, he simply radiates calm” – Khedira so beamed anything but calm when he was too slow and against three him umzingelnde Bayern in their own half lost the ball. Within seconds, Robben came on the right flank to flank, a little too far, Costa put the ball back from the left, he bounced off, in front of Müller, and now worked the instinct of striker. This time with only one contact, he deflected the ball with the inside into the match.
It was the first goal for Juve since 879 minutes – and a highly deserved lead for Bayern, who had once been in danger as Dybala after a rare winning the ball in the Bayern half the ball quickly and sharply across goal turned, Mandzukic with his foot but not clean approached (11.).
preventing counterattack, one of the two defensive objectives of Guardiola, managed its reinforced to Vidal central defense without central defender splendidly. And part two of the plan, the prevention of standards against “Europe might best standard team” went on. A free-kick and a corner, there was nothing left to fend off before the break, both without any trouble, and once won Joshua Kimmich, 1.76 meters, even a ball soaring up the Header Beast Mandzukic, 1.87.
Juve ventured after the break a little more, and so did the Bayern on 55 minutes for the first time space to counterattack and used it skillfully. Lewandowski drove the ball to the goal, Müller crossed, Robben got space, cut inside and shot the ball with the left into the left corner of the net.
But then, out of nowhere found, the Italians in the unilateral Game back. Mandzukic played a quick pass on Dybala who at Neuer to 1: pushed past. 2 That sparked new energy in the team and audience, and the Bayern defense came under increasing pressure. Juan Cuadrados shot from the inside right ended at Neuer fists, Paul Pogbas, coming from 17 meters flew just over the bar. But then poked substitute for Khedira Sturaro the ball from close range to score – and caused mixed feelings at Bayern for an hour Dominator, at the end, but a team that had presented the victory
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