Bayern’s Show of Strength in Istanbul: Overcoming Weaknesses and Achieving Victory

2023-10-24 22:00:00
Show of strength in Istanbul: After the weakest first 45 minutes of the season, in which Bayern were very lucky not to go into the break with a deficit, coach Thomas Tuchel’s team improved following the change in all parts of the team and achieved their third victory in the third group game.

However, the performance before the break has to give Tuchel something to think regarding. Lots of ball losses and zero control of the game once morest strong Istanbul players who constantly put the guests under pressure.

Captain Joshua Kimmich had a weak day, but was not the only Bayern player with major difficulties.

The grades of the Bayern players.

Galatasatary Istanbul once morest FC Bayern – the individual review:

Sven Ulreich: In what was probably (for now) his last game as number one with an outstanding save once morest Aktürkoglu’s side kick (10th). Shortly followingwards he placed the ball at Aktürkoglu’s feet, but he shot over the empty goal. Aktürkoglu called for it once more in the 40th minute when he cleverly shortened the angle and made another strong save.

Noussair Mazraoui (until 78th minute): Committed his first foul following 26 seconds and a little later had the ball stolen deep in the Gala half, which resulted in a dangerous counterattack. Generally with speed disadvantages on his right side and few successful offensive actions. But then he played a decisive role in Kane’s winning goal with the penultimate pass to Musiala.

Matthijs de Ligt: At the beginning with two or three strong duels, the Dutchman was infected by the recklessness of his colleagues. In collaboration with Kim, Icardi mightn’t get a handle on it and was often too far away from the Argentine. But had by far the best duel ratings of all Bayern players (80 percent duels won).

Minjae Kim: Rarely confident under Gala’s constant pressure and with weaknesses, especially when it comes to high balls. Only won two of six aerial duels. Aktürkoglu’s third good chance was caused by naive tackling behavior (38th). Improved following the change and minimized his error rate.

Alphonso Davies: The Canadian had big problems in the first half with the aggressive Teté and the right-back Boey, who kept moving up. But Sané also let him down in defense. Offensively with good speed runs, but the wrong decisions on the penultimate pass. He bit into the game in the second half and won more duels.

Joshua Kimmich: Very weak first half from the captain. Was taken into man-marking by Torreira and had enormous difficulties. Played a lot of back passes to Ulreich and was never able to take control of the game. In co-production with Kim, he caused the penalty following a completely unnecessary tackle and wasted the ball on his own penalty line shortly before half-time. Lost the ball nine times in the first half alone. More stable following the break, but still without confidence.

Konrad Laimer: The only Bayern player who held up robustly and passionately in the first half – but also often seemed lost. Very committed to the game once morest the ball, although the Austrian often came half a step too late. Ran into holes following the break and also won more direct duels. Playful, but without any major accents.

Leroy Sané: Not as strong as in many games in recent weeks, but he set up Coma’s opening goal and took the pressure off with his tempo runs. Missed a great chance in the 50th minute and was denied by Gala keeper Muslera following just under an hour. Had the most shots on goal for Bayern (4).

Jamal Musiala: Often picked up the ball deep in his own half and then moved up. However, he got stuck once more and once more and lost the balls in dangerous areas. Musiala, along with Bayern’s other attacking players, failed to take advantage of Gala’s risk-taking style of play in the first half, as they defended one-on-one at the back. Against the increasingly tired Turks, the difference player was, as so often, the difference: assist to make it 2-1, goal to make it 3-1.

Kingsley Coman (until 83rd): Scored his fourth goal in the last three games with his first shot on goal. Was otherwise unusually busy on defense, which made the path to the gala goal very long. Was extremely keen to run and played most of Bayern’s passes in the opposition half (26), 80 percent of which were received. Overall, not as noticeable as Sané.

Currently very cool in front of the opposing goal: Kinglsey Coman

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Harry Kane (until 87): Had a difficult time in the front line and wasn’t a factor for a long time because Bayern were too busy defending. As usual, he dropped into midfield, but then found no takers. He only won 25 percent of his duels, but was exactly right once and scored the important goal to make it 2-1. He also provided the assist for Musiala to make it 3-1.

Bouna Sarr (from the 78th minute for Mazraoui): Unremarkable Champions League comeback from the Senegalese at right back, limited himself to not making any mistakes.

Mathys Tel (from 83rd for Coman): Had a shot on goal shortly before the end, otherwise there was no scene worth mentioning.

Eric Maxime Choupo-Moting (from 83rd for Kane): With his physical presence, he helped Bayern secure the victory in the end with confidence. Remarkably, he was preferred to Thomas Müller, who remained out for 90 minutes.

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