The relationship between Bayern Munich stars Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry goes back to their youth days playing together in VfB Stuttgart’s academy.
Over the years, Kimmich has watched his buddy become a target for criticism due to his up-and-down performances over years. After Bayern Munich’s 6-0 victory over RB Leipzig, though, Kimmich wanted to ensure Gnabry received some praise.
“When we went into the dressing room at halftime, I already told him that he was playing exceptionally well. He made
incredibly good decisions and was very dynamic. That was an outstanding performance,” Kimmich told Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
If Gnabry can hold down the fort in the attack until Jamal Musiala comes back, it would be a massive boost for what many consider to be a very thin squad.
Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig locked horns for what was anticipated as a clash of titans to raise the curtain for the forthcoming Bundesliga season, but what followed was a massacre of Biblical proportions. Bayern had looked shaky in their last few outings, and Leipzig had a lot to prove after some big changes in the team, which meant that both teams, while possessing some massive talents, had chips on their shoulders and something to strive towards.
Helping us dissect the corpse left in Bayern’s wake is Rayyan (Cyler), returning to the pod after a lengthy hiatus to perform some semblance of autopsy, although it seems this game was far more about the pure joy of watching what happened than picking apart the details of what actually did happen. In this edition, we feature:-
- A run-down of the starting XI and shape of both teams.
- The series of events that led to the defining moments of the game, and patterns from before that re-emerged.
- Some final (giddy) thoughts of what this Bayern team could look like going forward.
- A lot, a lot, a lot, of uncontrollable giddy giggling at the mere thought of this match’s existence (sorry).
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