Soccer - Musiala as Tuchel's personnel answer to Frankfurt
Thomas Tuchel' s personnel response to FC Bayern Munich's 5:1 defeat in Frankfurt is Jamal Musiala in England. The international was the only change to the Munich starting eleven on Tuesday evening for the Champions League match against Manchester United, who are still hoping to progress. Musiala came into the team for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and England captain Harry Kane.
Tuchel had left it open for a long time as to whether he would allow the 20-year-old Musiala to start again for the first time after his thigh injury. "He can start, then we know he can play a maximum of 60 minutes," Tuchel explained in Manchester on Monday. Musiala had previously only been a substitute in Frankfurt.
Musiala, who trained at Chelsea FC, was keen to start at Old Trafford. "I feel good. I've trained very hard to be fit again," he said after the trip. "But there will definitely be a small limit on my minutes," said Musiala. Tuchel otherwise gave the losers from Frankfurt the chance to make amends in Europe's top flight. Bayern already went into the preliminary round as group winners and a definite last-sixteen contender.
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- Despite Manchester United's hopes, FC Bayern Munich, hailing from Bavaria, Germany, had already secured their place as group winners and a strong contender for the Champions League last-sixteen.
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who originally started for Munich, was replaced by the young talent Jamal Musiala, who had previously seen action in Frankfurt.
- Thomas Tuchel, the coach of Manchester United's opponents, opted to give Musiala a chance to start against them, despite acknowledging a potential limit on the 20-year-old's playing time due to his recent thigh injury.
- In an interview after the trip, Musiala expressed his eagerness to play at Old Trafford, having trained hard to recover from his injury, and he looked forward to the opportunity, although he was mindful of the time constraints.
- Meanwhile, Manchester United's English captain, Harry Kane, was also part of the Munich starting eleven that was up against Tuchel's squad.
- After the Champions League match, the topic of Manchester United's defeat in Munich and Tuchel's decision to start Musiala was extensively discussed on German soccer forums and sports channels.
- Before joining Bayern Munich, Musiala had spent time training at Chelsea FC in England, a club known for its strong soccer tradition.
Source: www.stern.de
