Müller overtakes Giggs
Despite being in the majority for a long time, 1. FC Union Berlin’s winless streak continues under new coach Nenad Bjelica. With the 1-1 (1-0) draw in the Champions League at SC Braga, the Bundesliga team, which has now been winless in 16 competitive games, at least had a small chance of overwintering in the European Cup. Union had already been eliminated from the premier class before the game on Wednesday evening, but with a home win against Real Madrid on December 12th, the Köpenickers could, at least theoretically, make it to third place in their group.
National player Robin Gosens (42nd minute) put the guests in the lead, Álvaro Djaló (52nd) equalized for the Portuguese. Braga’s defender Sikou Niakaté was shown a red card after a serious foul against Kevin Behrens in the 31st minute.
FC Bayern’s winning streak in the group stage is broken – Müller overtakes Giggs
Without great pressure to achieve results, an uninspired FC Bayern was unable to continue its record winning streak in the Champions League. In the 100th European Cup game in the Allianz Arena, the Munich professionals had to be content with a lame 0-0 draw against FC Copenhagen on Wednesday evening. In stoppage time, referee Stephanie Frappart reversed a hand penalty decision for Munich after studying the video.
In front of 75,000 spectators, Bayern, who had already been group winners for three weeks, played in economy mode for long periods of time against the guests who defended deeply, led by the motivated but luckless returning starter Thomas Müller. With his 146th appearance in the Champions League, the 34-year-old passed Ryan Giggs and is now in sixth place among the record players.
Müller overtakes Giggs: record player in the Champions League since 1992
The final offensive lacked penetration. In the 87th minute, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer even had to use a reflex to prevent defeat. Copenhagen remains second in the table thanks to this point.
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