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Alexander Nübel wanted to take his chance
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The scene of the game:
Alexander Nübel was finally able to guard the Bayern goal again because Manuel Neuer ran his nose, so Nübel should also be the focus: In the final phase, a free-kick flank from the left half-field was brought to the goal with a cut.
Bayern's Niklas Süle dived under the ball with his header attempt.
Marco Parolo headed from a very short distance through the legs of Nübel, who remained on the line.
You can guess he didn't look good doing it.
Many had been waiting to finally see something from Nübel in the Bayern-Tor again, so they had their action.
Not yes, not no:
But actually his decision-making was conclusive, Süle seemed to get the ball.
To prevent a shot on goal, Nübel took a step back, ready for a save himself.
And was surprised that his defender was a little too small despite his 1.95 meters.
Nübel didn't look good, it wasn't a mistake.
The truth should lie in between, the goalkeeping game is simply not binary.
The result:
Bayern won 2-1 (1-0).
After a 4-1 first leg win they are sure to make it to the quarter-finals, here you can read the match report for the second leg.
The first half:
Lazio pressed high, Bayern combined out.
Neither team was really dangerous until Francesco Acerbi held Leon Goretzka's arm a little too tight at a corner.
Referee István Kovács whistled a penalty, Robert Lewandowski invited Pepe Reina.
The subject:
Speaking of Reina.
The 38-year-old is a relic from times when a substitute goalkeeper in Munich was still a substitute goalkeeper, ergo was only intended for the failure of the obviously better one.
And not, like Nübel, provided with a gaming clause in order to succeed the Neuer at some point or not.
There is supposed to be a dissent between coach Hansi Flick and sports director Hasan Salihamidžić about the squad composition, hung on Nübel, told the noble reservists Marc Roca and Bouna Sarr.
The second half:
Lewandowski failed with a shot at the post, Angel Correa saw a yellow card for a swallow on the other side.
And Sky commentator Kai Dittmann once almost got stuck in the throat of the new comparison to the clarified Nübel.
Oh yes, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored the second goal less than two minutes after being substituted on.
But the Munich sleet was rarely about sport.
If not now?
Lazio Rome, which had been ailing in the past few weeks, had to make up three goals in Munich, and Flick took on five players.
The popular players Roca and Sarr, almost branded amateur athletes, were once again not one of them.
But if they aren't even used in a game like this, they shouldn't play a role in the season's final spurt, which will be about titles.
When asked about it by Sky presenter Sebastian Hellmann, Flick replied: “I have five substitutions, not seven.
That's why two couldn't be used. "
When then?
The coming weeks are likely to be exhausting for Bayern.
After the home game against the aspiring Stuttgart on Saturday (3:30 p.m., live ticker SPIEGEL.de, TV: Sky), the players say goodbye to the international break.
After that, it's all about titles in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League.
Then Neuer will almost certainly be back in goal.
So both in the international break and in the Bundesliga.
The subject of the aging but still outstanding goalkeeper and his talented substitute is also known at the DFB.
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