At the end of flow of blood. Nicolas Tagliaficio, the full-back from Ajax Amsterdam, was on the lawn and was stapled by the medical Department to the head. His forehead had just had a nasty collision with the cleats under the shoes of Thomas Müller – what moved for the offensive player of the FC Bavaria Munich with a Red card. It was already the second in this intense game and the prelude to a wild final period fell in the four goals, the Bayern from a 1:2 an 3:2 made before Tagliafico, poked the Ball in injury time to 3:3 (0:1)-end of the line. The draw is enough in Munich to win the group in the Champions League. “We have seen a sensationally good game, that was an advertisement for football“, said Niko Kovac.

The Munich coach had the same starting lineup mustered in as at the weekend during the 3:0 victory against 1. FC Nürnberg. The Locals Keeper André Onana and midfielder Donny van de Beek, which had to be replaced at the weekend struck to played, from the very beginning; the former Schalke’s Klaas-Jan Huntelaar sat first on the bench.

The home side needed a victory to displace the Bayern of first place in their group, according to engaged, they went from the beginning to works, however, sometimes even a bit unusually motivated and erratic in-game building, so that the people of Munich after misplaced passes from Ajax, or ball loss in the midfield is always the opportunity to quickly toggle bot. For the first Time after a few seconds, when Serge Gnabry was able to drive the Ball unchallenged through the midfield. His shot attempt from 20 yards out that went narrowly wide.

It was a lively beginning. Almost in turn also Ajax came to the first Chance. After a one-two pass with David Neres van de Beek came to a conclusion. He did, however, not enough force behind the Ball, so that Bavaria’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had little trouble. It was similar to van de Beeks head to the ball in the middle of the first half, which was unplaced as deemed to be really dangerous.

Thomas Müller saw in his record, the Red card

the game is The better of the chances in the first half, clearly the Bayern, which had a significantly more Mature, from the zeal of the young Ajax team long not to be swayed left and defensive on the whole very stable. They waited patiently for the error and came up with some regularity. It was again Gnabry, after a quarter of an hour is a good counter-attacking chance. This time Onana had to intervene already. Cameroon’s goalkeeper deflected the Ball out for a corner. In consequence of the 1:0 fell, finally, for the guests. After a botched pass by Joshua Kimmich Gnabry brought the Ball back into the penalty area, where Robert Lewandowski brought his Team with his seventh goal in this season’s competition in the lead.

Actually, should have lead the Munich to break higher. After a good half hour, they were running in a further counter attack opportunity Numbers, on the Ajax-goal. Thomas Müller, of the 105. Champions-League-game-to-be denied, and together with Philipp Lahm Germany’s record player in this competition, the Ball in the middle, but Lewandowski’s shot from six meters, the goalkeeper Onana.

Sixty percent possession of the ball had Ajax on the break and was also the beginning of the second half the Team of coach Erik ten Hag of active – without being first clear chances to play out. This changed after a good hour, as the New had to intervene in the case of a deflected shot by Hakem Ziyech again for the first time. Shortly thereafter, he was powerless. After a beautiful pass sequence on the right, Tadic had to had the Ball at the back post, only for the 1:1 line press.

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In the episode, it was really wild. First of Ajax’ defender Maximilian Wöber looked for a bad Foul with open sole against the ankle of Leon Goretzka, the Red card; shortly thereafter, Thomas Müller placed his foot on the head of Tagliafico. Only Tadic scored by foul penalty for his second goal to 2:1, then compensated for Lewandowski, with his second goal and also a penalty for 2:2. And as Bayern looked through the Curling effort from Coman to 3:2 as the winner, poked Tagliafico a pass from Huntelaar still is the well-deserved 3:3 about the line. (Tsp)