The press comments on the 1:1 between Bayern and Salzburg
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News | After FC Bayern got under the wheels with the promoted team from Bochum, there would have been the next bankruptcy in the Champions League against RB Salzburg. The international press comments on the 1-1 draw in the round of 16 first leg.
It needed the last minute equalization of Kingsley Coman (25) to save FC Bayern Munich from a debacle in Salzburg. The Frenchman equalized in the 90th minute of the first leg of the CL round of 16 for the German record champions. Especially in the first half, the Salzburg hosts put massive pressure on the shaky Bayern defense, and the Austrians’ opening goal could be judged as deserved. Only in the last third of the game did Munich find themselves and save themselves a 1:1. Here are the press reviews.
International press reviews – Austria
Crown newspaper: 1:1! Last-minute goal robs Salzburg of victory. Red Bull Salzburg narrowly missed out on a historic success!
The standard: The wretched pandemic has taken a lot from football, for long stretches even its heart, the fans. Wednesday evening was compensated. Salzburg, Champions League including anthem, full house. 29,520 enthusiastic fans watched the round of 16 first leg against Bayern Munich and were rewarded with a great game.
Salzburg news: Red Bull Salzburg upset Bayern Munich in a 1-1 draw. Red Bull Salzburg celebrate a respectable success: The youngest team in the Champions League brought the number one in the football world to the brink of defeat, but still has every chance of reaching the quarter-finals after the 1-1 draw.
Courier: 1-1 against Bayern: Salzburg scrapes past the CL sensation. Austria’s serial champions fought heroically and brought Bayern to the rank of defeat in the round of 16 first leg.
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Press reviews from Germany
Evening News: “Late draw in Salzburg: Coman becomes Bayern’s lucky savior again. The Frenchman expects Munich with his last-minute equalizer before an embarrassment in Salzburg. In the round of 16 second leg of the premier class, the record champions are now under a lot of pressure. Bayern defense is shaking again.”
Southgerman newspaper: “In the end, a ball of hope helps. For 89 minutes it looks as if FC Bayern will suffer their second defeat in a row – then Bayern save themselves with a late goal. The 1-1 in Salzburg offers every chance of progressing.”
Image: “Quickly the next embarrassing bankruptcy! Coman saves Bavaria! Only four days after the 2: 4 in Bochum, the record champions are also shaking in Salzburg. Bayern disappoint over long stretches of the game. Chelsea, Madrid or Manchester are not currently scaring FC Bayern. Much more Bochum and Salzburg!”
wheal: “Kingsley Coman honored FC Bayern ahead of a defeat in Salzburg. Especially in the first half, the Munich defense wobbled again and again. Trainers Julian Nagelsmann and Joshua Kimmich both address the same problem.
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