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14-04-2024 08:56
14-04-2024 08:56
Player ratings: Bayern Munich 2-0 FC Köln
Bayern Munich took a tidy 2-0 win from its match with FC Köln on Saturday in a contest that was anything but tidy from a Bavarian standpoint.
A head coach missing due to suspension, everyone’s mind seemingly on the Champions League tie vs. Arsenal FC coming up in the midweek, a bevy of Bayern shots clattering off the post before the breakthrough...and of course the traditional late game scares.
Dropping points would hardly have mattered this time — Leverkusen is all but confirmed as this year’s German champions — but it was not the clinical touch nor defensive solidity Bayern wanted to see before its face-off vs. the Gunners.
Rotation set in with Mathys Tel, Thomas Müller, and Noussair Mazraoui all starting, but it is hard to say if any of the three truly recommended themselves for Wednesday. Raphaël Guerreiro, in central midfield rather than left-back, scored the first goal with a gorgeous curling hit off a Joshua Kimmich corner, and may have shown more than Mazraoui did as the two compete for a left-back spot to be vacated by the suspended Alphonso Davies against Arsenal.
Here is how Bild rated the performances. Have your own say below the jump! Vote! (view results)
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A head coach missing due to suspension, everyone’s mind seemingly on the Champions League tie vs. Arsenal FC coming up in the midweek, a bevy of Bayern shots clattering off the post before the breakthrough...and of course the traditional late game scares.
Dropping points would hardly have mattered this time — Leverkusen is all but confirmed as this year’s German champions — but it was not the clinical touch nor defensive solidity Bayern wanted to see before its face-off vs. the Gunners.
Rotation set in with Mathys Tel, Thomas Müller, and Noussair Mazraoui all starting, but it is hard to say if any of the three truly recommended themselves for Wednesday. Raphaël Guerreiro, in central midfield rather than left-back, scored the first goal with a gorgeous curling hit off a Joshua Kimmich corner, and may have shown more than Mazraoui did as the two compete for a left-back spot to be vacated by the suspended Alphonso Davies against Arsenal.
Here is how Bild rated the performances. Have your own say below the jump! Vote! (view results)
Enter your choices below. As usual, the rundown of the ‘rules’ — as this is a very serious, very scientific internet poll:
You may vote on as many or few of the fields as you like. You do not need a complete ballot.
It is possible to vote more than once, but please do not do that!
If signed into Google, you will be able to edit your vote. However sign-in is not required, and we do not collect e-mail addresses.
Looking for a more in-depth review of the game? Check out our postgame podcast! Listen to it below or on Spotify. As always, we appreciate all the support!