Last use for Müller
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After a terrible injury scene around Jamal Musiala, a shocked FC Bayern Munich against Paris Saint-Germain was no longer able to fight into the semi-finals of the club World Cup. The German record champion lost 0: 2 (0-0) against the Champions League winner in the tempered Stadium of Atlanta and has to fly home early on Sunday.
But that was not as painful as the probably serious injury to Musiala in Thomas Müller’s last Bayern game, who came as a joker. Désiré Doué (78th minute) and Ousmane Dembélé (90.+6) scored the goals for Paris in front of 66,937 spectators. Bayern were unlucky with two offside goals from Dayot Upamecano (45.+2) and Harry Kane (87th), who lost the ball before the goal. With two red cards for Willian Pacho and ex-Munich Lucas Hernández, Bayern were outnumbered in the end, but could no longer turn the game.
The game’s shock moment occurred in the last campaign of the first half of the game. PSG defender Willian Pacho blocked in his own penalty area against Musiala. Then goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma came up, threw himself on the ball with the highest effort. The 1.96 meter tall and 90 kg Italian caught the ball, but also Musiala. It remained with a badly twisted leg and had to be removed into the catacombs after first treatment with the wear and pain. First suspicion: broken leg.
Not only Musiala’s teammates were horrified. Donnarumma also shocked his hands in front of the face when he noticed the consequences of his unintentional but serious action. At that moment, the desire for this quarter-finals had evaporated that Bayern coach Vincent Kompany had spread around the press conference around 16 hours earlier. “These games are just awesome. You want to play. We are in the mood for playing against a team that won everything last season,” said the 39 -year -old Belgian.
And Kompany went all in the poker table during the line -up. For the first time after three months and his muscle bundle tear at the Bundesliga game in Augsburg, Musiala started again in the Munich starting eleven. The 22 -year -old tried to spread magic, slipped several times – and then injured himself so badly. A shock – not only for him, but also for his teammates. Before that, Josip Stanisic had to be off the square (34th).
In the closed and pleasant temperatures, Bayern acted at eye level with the favorite PSG ensemble, which had won the Champions League final against Inter Milan Triumphal 5-0 in Munich five weeks earlier. Who makes the decisive mistake? Who ignites the spectacular offensive action? This question quickly arose in the mega football arena.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer reacted outstandingly against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (32nd) and Bradley Barcola (49.). The 39-year-old would almost have indebted a goal with a playback error shortly before 0: 1, but the former Dortmund Ousmane Dembélé scored past the empty goal (74th). PSG keeper Donnarumma, in turn, kept a tight shot by Michael Olise (27th). For Musiala, the Bayern Serge Gnabry had a break, but that was a marginal note in the end.