Leroy Sane is replaced by Mathys Tel. Seconds later the drinking bottle flew Photo: picture alliance/ Eibner Presse
From BZ/dpa
Suddenly the drinking bottle flew: And that’s why goal scorer Leroy Sané had to provide clarification after FC Bayern Munich’s home win in the Champions League against FC Barcelona.
The national soccer player Leroy Sane had caused irritation among observers of the scene after being substituted in the 2-0 win of the German record champions on Tuesday evening in the Allianz Arena.
Sané clapped Mathys Tel, who came on for him in the 80th minute, and then the trainer as well Julian Nagelsman. Afterwards, however, he threw his drinking bottle on the floor, clearly annoyed, and disappeared into the cabin. “I wasn’t mad about the substitution,” said Sané later in the mixed zone.
Perfect elegance: Leroy Sané puts the ball past Barcelona keeper ter Stegen to make it 2-0 in a full sprint Photo: picture alliance / firo Sportphoto
Rather, he was at odds with himself and his performance, which, despite the win and his goal to make it 2-0, had not satisfied him.
“Today it was okay, I scored a goal but I didn’t play a good game. That’s why the bottle had to suffer,” explained Sané.
He had already scored 2-0 at the group start at Inter Milan and played outstandingly. The shape curve is pointing upwards in the World Cup season. “Switch flipped?” Sané answered a corresponding question after a weak first half of 2022 and continued: “I’m only concentrating on myself and my performance, if possible better than today.”