Bayern beat Chelsea 3-1 in the first round of the Champions League last night. Neuer claimed after the game, "Today's performance is our pinnacle, and we completely defeated Chelsea." Celebrity Harman expressed his views on this: '...
Bayern beat Chelsea 3-1 in the first round of the Champions League last night. Neuer claimed after the game, "Today's performance is our pinnacle, and we completely defeated Chelsea." Celebrity Harman expressed his views on this:
's match against Chelsea is the first touchstone of the season, and Bayern delivered a stunning answer against this powerful team. I won't describe it as "crowning" like Manuel Neuer, after all, the Club World Cup lacks many strong teams. But being able to dominate Chelsea in this way requires extraordinary strength.
Bayern struggled to perform in the Champions League last season and even needed to participate in the play-offs, and this schedule is also difficult. Therefore, a 3-to-1 victory is not only a perfect start, but also an important cornerstone for straight to the top 16. Michael Olisse and Harry Kane always appear in the deadly position at the right time, while Serge Gnabry regains the long-lost explosive power of speed. If he can maintain his condition, he will become a key pawn - a player with both speed and game-determining ability is indispensable, so German coach Nagelsmann will pay close attention to his performance in the next few weeks.
Uli Heness said that Bayern was just a Champions League runner. I think he wanted to emphasize the financial advantages of England clubs and Bayern's unwillingness (or inability) to participate in the arms race. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated and conservative, Bayern certainly has ambitions to the Champions League! They have proven to be top-notch competitiveness against Chelsea. When all the players are healthy, this is a very good team, and I believe they can compete with any giants - of course this requires almost all players to be in the best shape.
The Premier League often calls the Bundesliga "Farmers League" because Bayern often wins big scores (and the same is true at the beginning of this season). Although the density of top German teams is not as high as England, the top teams are internationally competitive - Dortmund has proved this.