In a rather shocking twist, Bayern Munich lined up with an almost all-new front three against Bayer Leverkusen. Lennart Karl, Raphaël Guerreiro and Nicolas Jackson started up front, with Serge Gnabry remaining from the front four that beat FC Köln in midweek. So it was up to him to lead the attack and give it the right impetus. He did exactly that by slotting in the opening goal of the game and leading the Bavarians to an impressive 3-0 win.
Speaking after the match, the Germany international reviewed his goal, the match as a whole and the upcoming Champions league clash against Paris Saint Germain.
“Leverkusen have recovered very well and are playing fantastic football again. So today’s result was a real statement. My goal came from the perfect ball by Tom (Bischof, ed.). It was the perfect length, I was able to control it perfectly, and then I finished well. We’re all in great shape and have all performed well. It’s a great sign from the coach to give playing time to those who haven’t had as much. When they perform like this, it’s obviously fantastic,” Gnabry said, as captured by Bayern’s official website. “It makes us much stronger as a unit when we can achieve something like this against such an opponent. Paris and Bayern have great respect for each other; the last few matches have always been very close, and usually the team that scored first has won. It’s going to be a real cracker! We’re going in with confidence and hoping for a win.”
If you want more takes on the match, let’s talk about how it all played out on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
