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16:18
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
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16:18
That must be the 2:0! After a corner from the right, Matthijs de Ligt gets a header on the five and forces Riemann to do a brilliant job. Three meters from the goal, the leather falls down on Goretzka’s head, who actually misses the goal with his diving header.
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16:16
With the kind help of Bochum, Müller actually gave himself a gift in his record game and ensured the overall well-deserved lead.
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16:13
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 1-0 by Thomas Müller
Is that bitter! Bochum defended so well here for a long time and then they put the thing in themselves. Janko’s back pass towards Riemann is too short and Müller picks up the ball. With luck and skill, the 33-year-old manages to get past Riemann, loops around Janko and hits the empty goal from 17 meters with his left.
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16:12
The hosts combine well in the penalty area until Sané serves perfectly for Goretzka. The midfielder can shoot from 15 meters against an old club, but has too much reserve and shoots clearly over it.
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16:11
Even after almost 40 minutes, the guests are still at the front and making life difficult for Bayern in the build-up. Sommer is forced to play the long ball and immediately chases the ball wide.
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16:09
After an aerial duel with Benjamin Pavard, Philipp Hofmann hits the ground hard and stays on the ground for a short time, but is then able to get up quickly and continue.
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16:07
Now Bayern turn up again. Sané fills up on the five and approaches Riemann on the baseline. Bochum’s keeper speculates correctly, throws himself forward and just about intercepts the cross pass from Munich. Seconds later, Gnabry pulls from a distance and Riemann grabs again.
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16:06
Leroy Sané initiates an attack with a fine individual performance in midfield and sends João Cancelo into the box on the left. He wants to out-dance Saidy Janko, but the man from Bochum defends it perfectly and even gets a throw-in.
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16:05
The game is currently taking a little break. Both sides build in some bad passes and the action only takes place around the center circle.
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16:01
That would have been it! Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting extends a high ball into the path of Thomas Müller, who sees out of the corner of his eye that Riemann is well in front of his goal. The Munich player immediately starts to lob, but it falls a bit too early and Bochum’s goalkeeper is still there.
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16:00
Musiala sends Choupo-Moting into a running duel with Ordets. The player from Bochum is a bit slower, but puts his body in well and returns the ball safely to keeper Riemann.
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15:57
Serge Gnabry does it on his own on the right side and shoots from an acute angle. Far gone!
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15:55
Overall, VfL has been selling really well here so far. The guests push incredibly far and rarely leave Bayern room to combine. In the meantime, Bochum has also come forward more often.
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15:52
After Sané lost the ball, Bochum countered via Pierre Kunde, but in the end Antwi-Adjei got stuck against Pavard. The guests have to make more of these situations if they want to get something here in Munich.
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15:49
João Cancelo’s next cross is better and finds Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who heads in from a tight angle to the side netting. Bayern are slowly approaching.
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15:48
For the first time, the guests playfully come forward and it’s getting dangerous! Antwi-Adjei leaves Pavard, goes to the baseline and brings the ball in sharply. In front of the lurking Zoller, Upamecano clarified in dire need.
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15:47
With his 428th appearance today, Thomas Müller becomes Bayern’s record outfield player and replaces Gerd Müller. Can the 33-year-old reward himself with a goal?
12.
15:45
The guests defend courageously and want to put Bayern early on. It works quite well overall, but when the hosts have overplayed the front row, it always becomes dangerous. João Cancelo can calmly cross from the left corner of the box, but misses.
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15:42
Up to now, VfL has tried it almost exclusively with long balls, which are mostly played by keeper Riemann. So far, the Bochum tips have always looked up against de Ligt and Upamecano in the air.
8th.
15:40
With a double one-two, Müller and Sané combine wonderfully through to the penalty area, then Choupo-Moting puts down perfectly for Musiala. He could still take the free Gnabry with him on the left, but closes it himself and only harmlessly pushes the ball back to Manuel Riemann from 176 meters.
6.
15:39
In this initial phase, Bochum is very physically opposed and is looking for duels. Munich is trying to take control, but is still struggling.
4.
15:37
First big chance for Bayern! The Munich team liberated themselves well from Bochum’s pressure and then quickly combined themselves to the front. João Cancelo changes sides to Gnabry and he finds Sané centrally on the five. But what is he doing there? Instead of finishing, the 27-year-old waited a few seconds until a man from Bochum took the ball off his foot.
2.
15:34
New signing João Cancelo plays for the home side for the first time today on the left, Pavard takes over the task on the right against the fast Antwi-Adjei. Behind the four offensives, Musiala and Goretzka form the midfield, which is also quite offensively oriented.
1.
15:33
The ball rolls! Bayern play in red, Bochum wears blue.
15:22
The match will be directed by referee Dr. Matthias Joellenbeck. Robert Wessel and Jonas Weickenmeier assist on the sidelines and Pascal Müller is responsible for the video evidence.
15:19
Another look at the line-ups: Both coaches change three times. For the hosts, Gnabry, Upamecano and Choupo-Moting rotate in for the suspended Kimmich, Davies and Coman (both on the bench). On the Bochum side, Stöger, Danilo Soares and Asano (all from Bank) will be replaced by Stafylidis, Kunde and Zoller.
15:02
Thomas Letsch of course sees his team as clear outsiders and thinks that “the roles are even more clearly divided than on Wednesday against Dortmund”. “I really didn’t see any major weaknesses in FCB in preparation,” the guest coach had to admit. Nevertheless, Letsch was also combative. “We don’t want to go to Munich just to avoid a pack there. We know what we can do if we give 100 percent,” said the 54-year-old, adding: “We want to look for our chances and if we do get them, we have to use them cold.”
14:58
Whether and for how long the guests can really put their intensive game on the pitch today will certainly also be a question of strength. Because while Bayern were last in action last weekend, VfL had to play against BVB in the cup less than 72 hours ago and suffered a 2-1 defeat. After the strong 5-2 win against Hoffenheim before, it was another small setback for Bochum.
14:54
For FCB it is now the weeks of truth. The Champions League round of 16 at PSG is just three days after the Bochum game. “We have to stay focused and not just think about Paris,” Julian Nagelsmann warned in advance, because “a result always has an impact on the next game, even in the Champions League.” The FCB coach expects opponents Bochum combatively. “You play at very high intensity. Bochum bring a good rush to the field, have good physicality and go a lot on the second ball,” analyzed Nagelsmann, but also stated: “It is up to us to what extent Bochum can bring its quality to the pitch.”
14:43
After their three draws at the start of the year, Bayern have recently regained their old strength. With a 4-0 win in Mainz and a 4-2 win in Wolfsburg, the Reds’ offensive was back in full swing. A key factor in this was new signing João Cancelo, who worked right away on the flank and regularly drives the Munich game.
14:36
Bayern versus Bochum – that always meant a real football festival. In the three meetings since VfL was promoted again, a whopping 20 goals have been scored! FCB won twice 7-0 and inflicted the heaviest defeats in Bochum’s Bundesliga history. But the Ruhrpottklub also shone once when they swept away the record champions 4:2. Spectacle should therefore be guaranteed today as well.
14:36
Hello and welcome to FC Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga match against VfL Bochum! At 3:30 p.m. the ball rolls in the Allianz Arena!