Bayern sealed their spot in the UCL Round of 16 with a fine 5:2 win over SL Benfica, and here is a look at the player ratings for the game.
1 is a good rating and 6 is a bad one, so Sane, Coman and Lewandowski the best performers of the lot.
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Newspaper Headline after Gladbach 5-0 Bayern in DFB Pokal 2021
Bayern suffered a shock 5-0 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Cup last evening. It was effectively a full strength Bayern team that suffered a chastening defeat in the Pokal, and here is Bild’s front page reaction “Ja, est is wirklich wahr”, meaning “Yes, it is really true”!
Many would’ve seen the scoreline and assumed that it was Bayern who had dealt out the thrashing to BMG, not them to be on the receiving end of it!
Embolo and Bensebaini scored two goals each, but neither were able to add a third- meaning the list of hat tricks conceded by Manuel Neuer remained the same.
First Nord Derby clash in 3.5 years- Werder vs HSV in September 2021
Werder Bremen and Hamburg will meet in the Nord Derby for the first time in nearly three and a half years when they square off this weekend at the Weser Stadion. The Nord Derby is pretty special for German footy fans, probably only rivalled by the Dortmund Schalke one, and despite Bremen and HSV both currently being in the second division
When did they last meet before this clash?
That was in February 2018 back in the 2017-18 season, with Werder winning 1-0 at the Weser Stadion. Hamburg’s Dutch defender Rick van Drongelen scored an own goal in the 86th minute as the hosts picked up three points. The result was a big one and pushed HSV further towards the drop- they were eventually relegated at the end of the campaign, ending their status as one of the Bundesliga’s ever presents. They’ve never been able to return to the top flight, with three unsuccessful attempts so far. Interestingly, they finished fourth in all three of their second division campaigns since, missing out narrowly on each occasion.
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