Crime thriller in Munich – Inter to Clever for Bayern

Champions League, quarter-final first leg

Crime thriller in Munich: Inter to Clever for Bayern

Despite the best chances, the German record champion has long been struggling with the guests from Milan. In the end, the focus is on the Bayern veteran. There is still shock shortly before the end.

A very bitter defeat in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League: FC Bayern lost 1: 2 (0: 1) against Inter Milan in a dramatic game and is faced with his back to the wall before the second leg.

Lautaro Martínez (38th) had given the guests in the lead on Tuesday evening, the substitute Thomas Müller only briefly shared the Allianz Arena with his goal (85th) – because three minutes later Davide Frettesi (88.) still scored for Inter.

In the semifinals, the winner of the duel between FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund is waiting for Inter or the Bavaria-but the Munich team will first meet BVB on Saturday in the Bundesliga top game.

Kompany initially forego Müller under the eyes of national coach Julian Nagelsmann despite all personnel worries. For the 35-year-old, Bayern ends in the summer after 17 years of professional. The announcement on Saturday had caused plenty of vertebrae. However, between him and the club there were “nothing negative, we are full of one track,” emphasized Müller.

Instead of Müller, Raphael Guerreo for Musiala stood in Bayern’s starting eleven, who also had to do without Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Kingsley Coman. Kompany had defiantly. He was “not in the mood for whine”.

From the beginning, the Munich tries to implement the specifications of their trainer. There were opportunities for Bayern early on to take the lead. But the ex-Munich Yann Sommer was on the post both against Michael Olise (7th) and against Guerreiro (20th). The Swiss, who only had to take two goals in the league, was good for the Swiss, but, as a striker Harry Kane, only hit the outer post from a short distance (26th).

Inter, which had turned off in the round of 16 Feyenoord Rotterdam, relocated to the counter. The team from Simone Inzaghi did not radiate much danger. Only at a shot by Carlos Augusto to the outside network (30th) did Bavaria clever. Just like shortly afterwards when it comes to Martínez, the Argentinier slipped.

However, it didn’t take long for the attacker to strike ice cold: after the ex-Gladbacher Marcus Thuram shredded, Martínez fled the ball with the outside of the outside. It was the best phase of Inter before the break. The highly acclaimed defensive of the Milanese was now safe.

This did not change even after the break. Rather, Inter would have scored 2-0 through Martínez, but Jonas Urbig reacted brilliantly (55.). Despite all efforts, Bayern, on the other hand, were difficult to find gaps. And if there was it, the record champion was too hesitant or was unlucky as with the shot of Guerreiro (65th). At first Müller left the great balance (82nd), shortly afterwards he did better. The fans raged – but Frattesi had an answer ready.