Strong Bayern attacker
National player Leroy Sané (27), who has been so inconsistent in previous years, has also amazed his colleagues at FC Bayern with his consistently good performances in the first phase of this season. Joshua Kimmich (28) praised the Munich winger before his 50th Champions League game on Tuesday evening at FC Copenhagen (9 p.m./in the TM live ticker).
“At the moment it is impressive how consistently Leroy brings his performances onto the pitch. Every three days he is one of our best players. He decides the games,” said Kimmich in Denmark. “He has already scored one or two wins for us.”
Hummels moves into the top 10: Germans with the most “premier class” games
25 Thomas Linke | 50 games
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These are the German professionals with the most appearances in the Champions League and European Cup since 1955. / As of October 2, 2023
23 Thorsten Fink | 51 games
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23 Alexander Zickler | 51 games
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22 Per Mertesacker | 54 games
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For Werder Bremen, Arsenal FC
20 Stefan Reuter | 60 games
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For Bayern Munich, BVB
19 Hans Jörg Butt | 62 games
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For HSV, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Bayern Munich
18 Julian Draxler | 66 games
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For Schalke 04, VfL Wolfsburg, PSG, Benfica
17 Jens Lehmann | 67 games
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For BVB, FC Arsenal, VfB Stuttgart
15 Mario Götze | 69 games
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For BVB, Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt
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For Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Arsenal FC
14 Mehmet Scholl | 70 games
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13 Joshua Kimmich | 71 games
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11 Marc-André ter Stegen | 77 games
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For FC Barcelona
11 Sami Khedira | 77 games
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For VfB Stuttgart, Real Madrid, Juventus
10 Mats Hummels | 78 games
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9 Jérôme Boateng | 85 games
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8 Ilkay Gundogan | 88 games
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For BVB, Man City
7 Michael Ballack | 93 games
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For 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, FC Chelsea
6 Bastian Schweinsteiger | 95 games
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For Bayern Munich, Manchester United
5 Oliver Kahn | 103 games
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4 Philipp Lahm | 112 games
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For VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich
3 Manuel Neuer | 131 games
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Sané actually seems to be in the form of his life. In the Bundesliga he scored five goals in the first six matchdays. And he was also one of Munich’s goalscorers in the 4-3 win in the premier league opener against Manchester United. Together with newcomer Harry Kane (30), Sané is currently the top player in the record champions’ offensive.
“I try to have a good rhythm,” Sané recently said about his high. He also scored in the first international matches of the European Championship season against Japan (1:4) and France (2:1). “It is exceptionally difficult to stop him the way he is now,” noted Kimmich. “You can tell that he is currently showing a joy in playing that is contagious. I hope it lasts for a long time.”
Kimmich knows no reason why things are going so well for Sané at FC Bayern
Kimmich couldn’t name a specific reason why things are going so well for Sané this season. “I think he has always made the effort. Leroy is a player who is physically very strong, who is always fit, who plays every three days. He has shown what he can do in the past and has been able to get it on the pitch at times.”
With his 50th appearance in the Champions League, Sané will move into the top 25 of Germans with the most “premier league” games – like Julian Brandt (27). The BVB professional also has 49 Champions League appearances before the home game against AC Milan on Wednesday (9 p.m./in the TM live ticker).
56 million to 1.18 billion: Champions League participants by squad values
32 BSC Young Boys | Squad value: €56 million
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Squad values as of October 2nd
31 FC Copenhagen | Squad value: €66 million
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30 Red Star Belgrade | Squad value: €73 million
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29 Royal Antwerp FC | Squad value: €98 million
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28 Shakhtar Donetsk | Squad value: €107 million
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27 SC Braga | Squad value: €126 million
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26 Celtic Glasgow | Squad value: €127 million
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25 PSV Eindhoven | Squad value: €187 million
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24 1. FC Union Berlin | Squad value: €193 million
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23 RC Lens | Squad value: €198 million
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22 Feyenoord Rotterdam | Squad value: €205 million
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21 Red Bull Salzburg | Squad value: €207 million
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20 Sevilla FC | Squad value: €210 million
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19 Galatasaray | Squad value: €237 million
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18 Lazio Rome | Squad value: €285 million
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17 FC Porto | Squad value: €289 million
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16 Benfica Lisbon | Squad value: €360 million
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15 Real Sociedad | Squad value: €398 million
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14 RB Leipzig | Squad value: €403 million
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13 Atlético Madrid | Squad value: €442 million
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12 Borussia Dortmund | Squad value: €467 million
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11 Inter Milan | Squad value: €523 million
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10 AC Milan | Squad value: €529 million
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9 SSC Napoli | Squad value: €578 million
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8 Newcastle United | Squad value: €598 million
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7 FC Barcelona | Squad value: €814 million
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6 Manchester United | Squad value: €882 million
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5 Bayern Munich | Squad value: €898 million
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4 Real Madrid | Squad value: €991 million
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3 Paris Saint Germain | Squad value: €1.03 billion
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2 Arsenal FC | Squad value: €1.09 billion
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1 Manchester City | Squad value: €1.18 billion
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