2023-04-19 23:24:47
Dhe choreographers responsible for the music at the mixing desk were prepared for anything. The miracle that coach Thomas Tuchel had hoped for in the past few days and what was much closer after FC Bayern’s appearance at Manchester City a week earlier: farewell to the Champions League.
It was not Queen’s “We are the Champions” that sounded through the Munich Arena after the final whistle on Wednesday, but, as expected, quieter sounds that went better with this quarter-final defeat. The 1-1 after a courageous fight in the second leg was not enough to assert themselves against coach Pep Guardiola’s team.
Bayern put in a committed performance and controlled the game, but again failed to convert chances. The 0: 3 from the first leg was too great a burden for the German record champions, who are currently not in the best form. FC Bayern can now fully concentrate on maintaining their lead in the Bundesliga.
“Score six” for the referee
“We had them hooked again, even more so than in Manchester. In 180 minutes we didn’t get any encouragement or luck at all. I’m very satisfied. Two couldn’t keep up the level: the place and the referee. Grade six from the first minute,” said Tuchel at DAZN.
His player Joshua Kimmich struggled with the missed opportunities. “We definitely wanted to take the lead. We had very good chances. We needed the lead against City to make them wobble. It’s very annoying that we don’t make it 1-0. If you look at both games, it wasn’t because of will. We didn’t play well for 30, 35 minutes. We weren’t the worse team, but we’re going out clearly. It was realistic to score three goals. But then you have to take the chances,” said Kimmich.
Bayern throw themselves into every duel
Winning the eleventh championship in a row is now a must for the team – and for Thomas Tuchel, who may have imagined his first few weeks as Bayern coach differently. Under him, the Munich team lost two out of three titles, but he is least responsible for everything that goes wrong. He has to pay for what was screwed up before.
Need to speak early in the game: Pep Guardiola grabs Erling Haaland.
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As in the first leg, Tuchel did without Thomas Müller. João Cancelo, who also replaced Alphonso Davies against Hoffenheim on Saturday, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who recovered from a muscle injury, were new in the starting XI.
But first we had to wait for the referee. Apparently the technical equipment of Clément Turpin from France did not work properly. The team is responsible “that the sparks fly”, they have to take the spectators with them, Tuchel had demanded. And it succeeded.
It was more a mood of optimism than sadness, because Bayern threw themselves into every duel, didn’t give up, but fought. “It’s about finding faith and having faith,” the Bayern coach had demanded. But “we also have to do something about it.”
Tuchel sees yellow
In the 17th minute, Leroy Sané made the spectators jump from their seats for the first time when Jamal Musiala sent him through. But his shot went just wide of the target. Two minutes later Dayot Upamecano was the center of attention for the first time of the night but things ended better than in the first leg as he conceded City’s second goal.
The defender stopped the rushing Erling Haaland in front of the edge of the box and the referee immediately issued a red card, but the striker was offside, so Turpin revoked the sending off. However, the indignant Tuchel saw yellow.
More possession of the ball and better chances to score: But Leon Goretzka and Bayern are not rewarded for the effort they put in.
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In the 37th minute, Upamecano caused a stir again because he got the ball on the arm when Ilkay Gündogan shot it – and the referee immediately awarded a penalty. And the Frenchman was lucky again, because Haaland shot over the goal. In the first half, Bayern showed everything they lacked against Hoffenheim last Saturday: aggressiveness, courage, concentration, control of the game, speed – that energy that the coach and players missed so much in the 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga , had returned this Wednesday.
However, FC Bayern did not reward themselves for the good game.
Even after the break, the Munich team dominated, they hadn’t given up hope of being able to turn things around in this quarter-final. However, the 57th minute fitted into Bayern’s current image. First, Kingsley Coman got through well on the right flank, his shot from a tight angle was blocked by Manchester goalkeeper Ederson – and then the Munich dreams ended.
Upamecano slips
John Stones then threw the ball forward, where Haaland lurked and started towards the Bayern goal. Upamecano slipped trying to slow down or at least disturb the Norwegian – and Haaland had a clear path. He pushed the ball past Yann Sommer to make it 1-0 for Manchester City.
The great faith seemed to be over with this goal, but the Munich team wanted to say goodbye with decency. They remained in control and were closer to equalizing than City was 2-0.
But they needed a penalty in the 83rd minute to still score. Manuel Akanji got the ball in a duel with substitute Sadio Mané. Joshua Kimmich started – and did better than Haaland in the first half and scored to make it 1-1. Shortly before the end of the regular season, Tuchel’s work on the sidelines was over. He saw yellow-red because he was upset about a foul on Coman.
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