During the @MagentaTV World Cup broadcast, Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Müller put together their ideal Germany lineup for Sunday and suggested starting Deniz Undav behind the striker instead of Jamal Musiala. The idea was that Musiala would be subbed on later against tired legs when spaces open up Lothar Matthäus is clearly against this idea, telling @BILD: "I was very surprised when I saw that Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Müller advised playing Deniz Undav instead of Jamal Musiala in the opening match. I accept their opinion, but I don't want to let it stand. I feel it lacks sensitivity. Jürgen Klopp, of all people, should know better. To have a successful World Cup, Germany needs the quality of Musiala. That's why he needs to be given trust and playing time. Klopp's comments aren't exactly making Nagelsmann's job any easier. I'd like to see what Klopp would have said if a pundit had advised him to bench one of his regular starters before an important Champions League match. Such interference isn't well received, especially among fellow coaches. We all know that Musiala isn't yet at his best. But instead of creating unrest around him, we should be supporting him. Instead, we see something like this. I also found it somewhat odd how Thomas Müller was talking about Jamal Musiala, his former teammate with whom he has recently been playing. I'm a TV pundit myself and I know that criticism is part of the job. But not a single minute of the World Cup has been played yet, and already this kind of discussion is being started. And especially now, when Musiala showed improving form in the second half of the game against the USA."

Josip Stanišić says Antonio Rüdiger insulted him while he was on the ground after he kicked him: "I don't need to talk about what happened when I was on the ground. You can ask him, but in my opinion it's completely unacceptable. Only one word was spoken, twice - you can ask him yourself - maybe he's man enough to admit it. I don't want to say anything because I'm not someone who wants bad blood. I don't take it personally. It happens in the heat of the moment. But I don't think it's acceptable" [@kicker]

WITHOUT Goretzka vs WITH Goretzka #noticing

“Sources indicate that Slot himself feels he misprofiled Wirtz initially, underestimating the challenge of integrating him at Liverpool, while the midfielder has grown increasingly frustrated with how some sections of the fanbase have treated him.” I don’t want to speak.

1️⃣ day, 1️⃣ nominee 🇫🇷 Michael Olise Bayern Munich #ballondor

Let’s talk about Jonas Urbig – wie souverän er sich gegen Leverkusen gab, könnte man meinen, er spiele schon seit URzeiten solche BIG Games (sorry dafür). Statt auch nur kleinste Anzeichen von Nervosität zu zeigen, verkörperte der 21-Jährige einen selbstbewussten Torhüter, auf den sich seine Vorderleute verlassen können. Schon in seiner Zeit in der 2. Bundesliga war er dafür bekannt, sehr sicher zu sein. In der Vorsaison hielt kein Torhüter anteilig so viele Bälle fest wie er – so auch bei Schicks Kopfball aus kurzer Distanz, den er nicht abklatschen ließ. Was meiner Ansicht nach direkt auffällt, ist die Athletik, die der Ex-Kölner mitbringt. Mit seiner Sprungkraft dürfte man zukünftig noch viele spektakuläre Paraden von ihm sehen. Dass er zudem Stärken im 1-gegen-1 hat, zeigte er in der Liga gegen Bochum, als er zweimal die Bayern im Spiel hielt. Wo Manuel Neuer eines Tages am schwierigsten zu ersetzen sein wird, ist das Spiel mit Ball. Auch hier sehe ich tolle Anlagen bei Urbig, der bei den Fürthern unter Zorniger eine wichtige Rolle als zusätzliche Anspielstation im Spielaufbau einnahm. Auch wenn er in Leverkusen öfter mal auf Nummer sicher ging und lange Schläge wählte, zeigte er punktuell, dass er mit First-Touch-Pässen à la Neuer das Balltempo hochhalten und das Spiel damit schnell verlagern kann. Apropos langer Schlag: Das ist meiner Meinung nach eine der größten Stärken von Urbig. Denn der U21-Keeper kann den Ball unheimlich weit schlagen (gegen Bochum und Leverkusen fünf erfolgreiche Pässe ins Angriffsdrittel) und dadurch den Raum hinter der gegnerischen Abwehr attackieren – eine Waffe, die noch wichtig werden könnte. In der Vorsaison spielte nur ein Zweitliga-Keeper mehr erfolgreiche Pässe dieser Art. Dass Urbig keine Scheu hat, sein Tor zu verlassen, sah man schon gegen Bochum, als er in der Nachspielzeit am gegnerischen Strafraum zum Kopfball hochstieg. Aber auch beim Herauslaufen, um gegnerische Pässe abzufangen, agiert er vorausschauend und war in der vergangenen Zweitliga-Saison diesbezüglich der mit Abstand aktivste Torwart. Dabei hilft ihm, dass er in der Vorsaison mit einem gemessenen Top-Speed von 31,7 km/h der zweitschnellste Torhüter in Deutschlands ersten beiden Ligen war und zudem die zweitmeisten Sprints absolvierte – ein weiterer Beleg für seine Athletik und sein aktives Torwartspiel. Ja, er absolvierte bislang lediglich 230 Minuten im Bayern-Trikot. Doch bei Jonas Urbigs Gesamtpaket habe ich ein sehr gutes Gefühl, dass er das Potenzial hat, Manuel Neuer im Tor des Rekordmeisters zu beerben. Das Job-Sharing in der kommenden Saison könnte den perfekten Übergang dafür darstellen. Für mehr solcher Analysen gerne folgen! #FCBayern

🔴📈 Jamal Musiala brace for Bayern… his goal means 17 G/A in 20 appearances in all competitions this season. Special player and new contract almost ready for 2025.

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🪄 Jamal Musiala scores after 2 mins for Germany making it 11 goals for club and country this season! 18 G/A in 17 games. ✨🇩🇪

Oliver Kahn advises Manuel Neuer to set a retirement date: "After you retire from the national team, you fall into a hole and ask yourself: What's the goal now, what can I still achieve? I am therefore not surprised that Manuel is not showing the kind of performance in every game this season we are used to from him. He's still able to display his world class level. But to do that consistently is always a big challenge. He has to define a clear goal for himself When I retired from the national team in 2006, I clearly defined - for FC Bayern, but also for myself: two more years and then it's over. That helped me and the club. Everyone knew exactly what was going on. And that was also an incentive for me. I was able to draw motivation from this clearly defined ending. Until then, I wanted to win a lot and get out on a high and dignified level. Nobody wants to be booed out of the stadium at the end of their career." [@SPORTBILD]

🔴👌🏻 Harry Kane on Pavlovic: “He's been great so far”. “He was good last season, but this season, in this system, you see an even better version of him”. “The more he plays, the more experienced he becomes. He's getting better and better”.

Brilliant away win! Been a great week full of wins and goals. Let’s keep it going 🙌

• First team to score 9 goals in one game in #UCL history • Biggest Bayern win in their #UCL history • Vincent Kompany gets the biggest result ever by a coach in his #UCL debut

One for the collection. 😁⚽️⚽️⚽️🎩 Lads were at it from start to finish today. Brilliant away win.

Micheal Olise to Bayern Munich: An analysis thread.

Keep the energy up, Max Eberl & Christoph Freund. Two more to go.

Bayern have agreed personal terms in principle with the management of Xavi Simons (contract duration, salary etc). A potential deal now depends on the player's final decision and club to club talks [@Plettigoal]

⚡️🇩🇪 3 goals at the Euros for Jamal Musiala.