2023-10-03 22:14:00
For Kamil Grabara, this match had an additional flavor. Not only are Champions League matches a celebration in Copenhagen, but his rival was Bayern Munich, which had him on the list of potential successors to Manuel Neuer. He is the champion of the league he will join following this season. If this was to be the Pole’s first lesson, he learned the most important rule that has governed the Bundesliga for years: Bayern does not have to play well to win. His rivals seem to be close from time to time, but since 2013 they are happy in Munich at the end of the season. When you play once morest Bayern, get used to frustration.
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Tonight Bayern were once more mediocre at best. He did not pose a greater threat to Grabara’s goal than Raków Częstochowa, which played at this stadium a month ago (the number of expected goals – Raków’s xG was 0.09 higher). Copenhagen welcomed Harry Kane’s team in the same way as Fabian Piasecki’s team, and its defenders limited the play of both attackers mainly to heading the ball and physical fighting. The hosts were once once more well-organized tactically and extremely determined. For an hour, they allowed Bayern to have only two shots on target, which Grabara dealt with without any problems. Those that looked more dangerous were blocked in advance by Copenhagen’s defenders. The more Bayern pressed, the tighter the hosts created a wall in the penalty area. Until the 67th minute, the match was going perfectly, and the lead following Lukas Lerager’s goal might hardly be called accidental. Up to this point, Grabara’s most work was when he helped collect streamers that Munich fans threw right in front of his goal.
The wall in question might not be broken down by force or circumvented by either side. It took a pinch of magic from Jamal Musiala, who deceived the defenders with feints, found a small hole in it and shot it perfectly at the post. When Grabara pulled the ball out of the net, disappointment was visible on his face. He didn’t have to perform on his earlier shots, and there was nothing else he might do. And the worst was yet to come: Thomas Mueller, Mathys Tel and Leon Goretzka entered the pitch in the 77th minute, and already in the 83rd minute. Mueller assisted Tel’s goal. Copenhagen’s defenders failed in this action as they lost the fight for the ball and, in addition, one of them lost his balance. The Pole, however, once more might not help his team very much, because the ball, following a very strong shot, fell into the goal just under the crossbar. Mueller’s experience came to the fore in this action. Before he gave the ball to Tel, he faked a shot and put Grabara on the ground. But what goalkeeper wouldn’t fall for that? How many other players would notice a teammate in a better position in this situation?
Valuable information for Kamil Grabara before moving to the Bundesliga
Grabara might have planned various scenarios before the match, but he probably didn’t imagine that he would have so little work to do and that at the same time he would be defeated twice and there wouldn’t be much he might do regarding it. Bayern had only four shots on target. Two mightn’t be let through, two mightn’t be defended. However, Copenhagen was very close to winning a draw: first, when the score was 1-1, just following a good intervention by Grabara, who stopped Leroy Sane’s shot from a sharp angle, Mohamed Elyounoussi took a missed shot from Bayern’s penalty area, and in the last minute of added time he almost scored Jordan Larsson scored the goal. His header, despite the ricochet, was deflected by Sven Ulreich. If you are looking for a hero among goalkeepers, you should choose the German. Grabara congratulated him just following the final whistle. That evening, he received valuable information before joining Wolfsburg: Bayern would frustrate him once more and once more.
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