Julian Nagelsmann described Jamal Musiala s display in the 5-3 DFL-Supercup win over RB Leipzig on Saturday as world class .
Musiala, 19, got Bayern on their way early in the first half with a cool finish, before playing an integral role in their next two goals as they went in at the break 3-0 up.
He played an incisive pass into Serge Gnabry, who picked out Sadio Mane for a goal on his competitive debut for Bayern, before teeing up Benjamin Pavard to make it three.
Musiala made 40 appearances across all competitions last season, yet only 18 came as a starter.
Asked if he is likely to become a regular fixture in his starting XI this season, Nagelsmann said: Of course, that is up to him. If he plays like he did today then he is indispensable to the team.
The stakes are high for the first competitive meeting between Liverpool and Sevilla in Wednesday s Europa League final.
The two teams have been in seven finals of the competition between them and won on every occasion, but something has to give in Basle with a spot in the Champions League group stage on offer to the victors.
Sevilla are record four-time winners of Europe s secondary competition, lifting the trophy in 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015 and they are now looking to make history by winning it for a third straight year.
But Liverpool, who had success in 1973, 1976 and 2001 as well as being five-time Champions League winners, also have a fierce continental pedigree.
The Reds have won eight of their previous 11 major finals in Europe, but manager Jurgen …
Theo Walcott scored a fairytale hat-trick as England came through their first major test under Fabio Capello in scintillating fashion with a 4-1 win over a Croatia side never before beaten at home in a competitive international.
The Arsenal teenager s first three international goals were sandwiched around Wayne Rooney s first in almost a year as England claimed revenge for the home-and-away defeats by the Croatians which destroyed their chances of reaching Euro 2008.
Substitute Mario Mandzukic scored Croatia s goal. But, by that stage, Slaven Bilic s side were trailing 3-0 and had given up any hope of extending a 35-match unbeaten run in European and World Cup qualifiers that had stretched back to the country s emergence from the ruins of the old Yugoslavia.
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Kylian Mbappe s ankle knock is nothing serious , according to France head coach Didier Deschamps.
Mbappe was substituted at half-time in France s 2-0 international friendly win over Bolivia on Sunday.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar suffered a seemingly minor injury in a tangle with Bolivia s Raul Castro in Nantes.
However, Deschamps allayed fears over Mbappe ahead of Saturday s Euro 2020 showdown against Turkey.
It s nothing serious, Deschamps told reporters post-match.
It s just ankle foot pain after a touch. There was no risk to take. He should go [for the next match].
C est terminé !! Victoire de l Equipe de France ! (2-0)
Thomas LEMAR
— Equipe de France (@equipedefrance)
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Bayern Munich s Xherdan Shaqiri has admitted interest in a potential switch to Italian champions Juventus.
Shaqiri has struggled to hold down a starting place at Bayern since arriving from Basel in 2012, but shone for Switzerland when scoring a hat-trick against Honduras at the recent World Cup.
The playmaker, who can play on either flank or through the middle, has previously declared that a move to the Premier League would be an option .
While he insists he remains content at Bayern, Shaqiri has left the door open for a possible exit, with Monaco and Liverpool among the other clubs reportedly interested in acquiring his services.
Speaking to Tuttosport, the 22 year-old said: I m having holidays and I don t know what will happen.
The only sure t…
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Looking to claim back-to-back National League victories on Tuesday night, Dorking will welcome a struggling Southend to Meadowbank.
Starting with the hosts, while Dorking might still be looking over their shoulder at the drop zone, Marc White s men will be boosted by an eye-catching display from a few days ago. Eventually claiming a 3-1 victory at home against Maidenhead, the Wanderers could be smelling the chance to make another National League statement on Tuesday night. Shocking many across England s fifth-tier on March 7th as they secured a 2-1 win against play-off contenders Barnet, the Surrey-based outfit should be excited by their continued success on home soil. In fact, along with Saturday s 3-1 win against Maide…
Former Brazil international Ze Roberto believes Rodrygo Goes has got what it takes to emulate Vinicius Junior at Real Madrid.
Rodrygo was presented as a Los Blancos player at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, a year after the club paid a reported €45million to Santos for him.
Vinicius joined the LaLiga giants at the start of the 2018-19 campaign, becoming a fixture in the first team after the turn of the year before he suffered an ankle injury in March.
Ze Roberto – who had a brief spell with Madrid in 1997 – believes Rodrygo has already shown the attributes needed to be a success in Spain and has backed him to follow Vinicius lead.
first Bernabéu GOAL! |
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden)
Vinicius started his care…
Wales boss Chris Coleman believes his first-choice left-back Ben Davies will eventually become a fixture in the Tottenham team.
Since making his Swansea City debut in August 2012, Taylor has gone from strength to strength, holding off competition from Neil Taylor at club and international level before a move to White Hart Lane in July.
Davies has played just minutes in the Premier League so far with estabished left-back Danny Rose currently favoured by Maurico Pochettino.
However, Coleman has backed Davies to take any chances that come his way, and eventually oust another contender for the spot.
I think Ben will end up being their first choice, he said.
It is not always easy when you have a big move. Ben is a Swansea boy and we don t tend to be …
Olivier Giroud s contract extension is all but completed, according to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
The France international striker, who is set to be out of action until the new year with a foot injury, is expected to put pen to paper on a two-year renewal, with his previous agreement having been set to expire in 2016.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of Arsenal s UEFA Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday, Wenger revealed that the details were close to being finalised.
It is done, he said. We will announce it when it is completely finished.
We want stability and want to keep the core of our team together. Giroud is an important player here.
Giroud has scored 41 goals in 102 Arsenal appearances in all competitions since joini…
Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, the former owner and chairman of English Premier League side West Ham United, has been declared bankrupt, an Icelandic court ruled on Friday.
Judges in Reykjavik agreed with Gudmundsson s argument that he had no reasonable expectation of any future income and did not have sufficient assets to service his debts.
Reykjavik District court has today accepted Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson?s request that his estate will be entered into insolvency proceedings, his spokesman and former West Ham vice-chairman Asgeir Fridgeirsson said in a statement.
The 68-year-old, estimated last year to be worth 1.1 billion dollars by the 2008 Forbes Rich List, snapped up London side West Ham in 2006 for around 85 million pounds (99 million euros, 141 million dollars)…