Bundesliga club FC Bayern just averted a defeat in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. While the German media almost always rate the 1-1 draw at RB Salzburg as a disgrace, the neighbors from Austria are celebrating an almost historic victory.
The press comments on RB Salzburg vs. FC Bayern 1: 1 (1: 0)
table football: “Coman has the last word: Bayern snatches victory from Salzburg. Bayern left no stone unturned. They ran, they built up pressure, they forced Salzburg to make mistakes. In the end, however, when referee Michael Oliver (England) gave one last one on Wednesday evening Once he blew his whistle, Bayern Munich had to settle for a draw.”
nv: “The next waver against the underdog – Coman prevents Bayern from being embarrassed again. The swatter at VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga is followed by the first leg in the round of 16 of the Champions League at FC Salzburg. The Munich team play better, but are a long way behind. The next one Looming against an underdog – until Kingsley Coman scores.”
image: “Last-minute equaliser! Coman saves Bayern from the next bankruptcy! Only four days after the 2:4 in Bochum, the record champions are also trembling in Salzburg. In the round of 16 first leg in Austria, Kingsley Coman saved the record champions from a 1:1 draw . First of all, only Salzburg will play. And deservedly take the lead!”
RTL: “Last-minute goal! Bayern prevent embarrassment in Salzburg. Four days after the Bundesliga smack at VfL Bochum, FC Bayern just prevented the next embarrassment in the Champions League: In the round of 16 first leg, Kingsley Coman scored in the 90th minute. Minute still the goal to 1: 1 at underdog RB Salzburg.
Mirror online: “Munich is a construction site. Poor positional play, lack of communication – and then disagreement on transfer issues. The 1-1 draw in Salzburg revealed FC Bayern’s problems.”
Southgerman newspaper: “In the end, a ball of hope helps. For 89 minutes it looks as if FC Bayern will suffer their second defeat in a row – then Bayern save themselves with a late goal. The 1-1 draw in Salzburg offers every chance of progressing.”
FAZ: “It’s rumbling at Bayern. The German record champions are struggling against strong Salzburgers in the first leg of the Champions League. Bayern Munich just averted an embarrassment when they attacked Europe’s football throne thanks to a goal by Kingsley Coman in injury time.”
Kronen newspaper: “Bayern in CL luck! Last-minute goal deprives Salzburg of victory. Red Bull Salzburg came close to missing out on a historic success! Austria’s serial champions led in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against FC Bayern after a goal by Junior Adamu (21′) was 1-0 for a long time before Kingsley Coman equalized in the 90th minute. The ‘Bulls’ missed out on the first European Cup win by a home club over the German record champions since Rapid 1967.”
Salzburg news: “Champions League: Red Bull Salzburg annoyed Bayern Munich in a 1-1 draw. Red Bull Salzburg celebrates a respectable success: The youngest team in the Champions League brought the number one in the football world to the brink of defeat, after the 1-1 but still every chance of reaching the quarterfinals.”
courier: “1: 1 against Bayern: Salzburg scrapes past the CL sensation. Austria’s serial champions fought heroically and brought Bayern to the rank of defeat in the round of 16 first leg. February 16th will go down in Austrian football history as that day Salzburg almost defeated Bayern. Up until the 89th minute, there was a sniff of the big sensation in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League. Only in the very last minute of regular time did the Austrian champions concede the 1-1 equaliser.”
The standard: “Salzburg conceded the late equalizer against Bayern. The miserable pandemic took a lot from football, for long stretches even its heart, the fans. Wednesday evening was compensated. Salzburg, Champions League including anthem, full house. 29,520 fans gave the round of 16 -First leg against Bayern Munich, they were rewarded with a great game.
The press: “Draw against Bayern: Salzburg turns the football world upside down for 89 minutes. Salzburg are only a few minutes short of defeating Bayern Munich’s star ensemble in the first leg. The 1-1 draw gives hope for the second leg. If Austria’s champions face their German counterpart, in In this case, promises the glorious FC Bayern Munich a big fight in the run-up to a game and in all seriousness flirts with a sensation, then the football world must have gone a bit off the rails.”
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Salzburg scares Bayern. Coman saves in the 90th minute. Youth and talent, with a touch of inexperience: Salzburg surprises Europe, and for a short time Bayern too.”
tuttosport: “Coman saves Bayern Munich. Adamu, born in 2001, scored the lead for the Austrians in the first half. Lots of emotions in the round of 16 between Salzburg and Bayern.”
The Sun: “Coman saves a draw and spares Bayern an embarrassment. The late goal prevented a historic victory for Salzburg, who could have won a knockout game in the Champions League for the first time.”
TheTelegraph: “Kingsley Coman secures Bayern’s late draw against RB Salzburg. Coman, the 2020 winner, equalized in the last minute, saving Bayern from the German giants slipping into a crisis after beating newly promoted Bochum 4-2.”
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