Bayern Munich attacker Jamal Musiala is having himself a ball at the Men’s World Cup.
It has been a long road back from last summer’s grisly injury for Bayern’s star boy, and he is only just getting into his groove. He already has a World Cup goal to show for it, though, and has been in the thick of the action in two starts at the No. 10 position for Germany — where he frequently links up with Liverpool ace Florian Wirtz and Arsenal forward Kai Havertz in Julian Nagelsmann’s fluid, flood-the-box attack.
Musiala and Wirtz, both 23, are together the face of the rising German generation and continue a national team partnership forged and showcased two years ago at EURO 2024.
“It’s really enjoyable. I think he’s great,” Musiala said of Wirtz in comments captured by Sport Bild (via @iMiaSanMia). “Flo and I work very well together. The same applies to Kai Havertz, Leroy Sané, Felix Nmecha and [Aleksandar Pavlović].
“The whole team is simply great. Everyone has a special quality. You can tell that. But it’s true that Flo and I complement each other very well on the pitch. We can put opponents under pressure. This freedom on the pitch is a lot of fun.”
Germany has a wealth of options in central attacking areas — substitutes Deniz Undav and Nadiem Amiri have already made their mark on the scoresheet in the first two matches, and Undav is expected to relieve Musiala for the third, with the group having already been clinched. Regardless, Musiala should have much more to say on the pitch before the tournament is over.
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