How Bayern Munich’s Teenager Fared on His First Bundesliga Start

At simply 17 years previous, Jamal Musiala is already making a reputation for himself.

{The teenager} turned Bayern Munich’s youngest ever Bundesliga participant when he made his league debut from the bench in opposition to Freiburg in June, earlier than changing into the membership’s youngest ever scorer when he discovered the web in Die Roten’s 8-0 demolition of Schalke in September.

Such is the regard he’s held in, Musiala has already been the centre of a global illustration tug of struggle. Born in Germany to German and Nigerian mother and father, the midfielder spent a lot of his childhood in England, having moved to London on the age of seven.

England seems to be his primary alternative in the meanwhile, and Musiala donned the Three Lions jersey throughout the latest worldwide break, scoring on his full debut for the Below-21s.

The previous Chelsea academy product ticked off one other milestone on Saturday as he made his maiden Bundesliga begin throughout Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen.

Musiala had already made 5 substitute cameos within the league for the German champions this season, scoring two objectives regardless of spending simply 81 minutes on the pitch.

Having predominantly been deployed on the left wing throughout his earlier league outings this season, he began as probably the most superior member of a midfield three alongside Thomas Muller and Javi Martinez in opposition to Werder. Leon Goretzka got here on to play the extra defensive position after 18 minutes, with Martinez dropping into defence following an damage to centre again Lucas Hernandez.

Though Bayern weren’t at their finest as they stuttered to a 1-1 draw, it was an assured, mature efficiency from Musiala.

The midfielder had a nervous opening jiffy, together with his passing erratic at occasions. However as soon as he settled into the sport, Musiala didn’t look off the tempo or out of his depth. He slotted seamlessly into the Bayern midfield, and Die Roten checked out their most harmful when the teen was combining with Robert Lewandowski on the sting of the Werder field.

His attacking midfield position meant the previous Chelsea teen was typically within the thick of the motion going ahead. His marauding surge ahead within the first half may solely be halted by a lunging boot of Leonardo Bittencourt, the Werder Bremen midfielder going into the ebook after scything him down.

Musiala was within the Werder field to gather Douglas Costa’s teasing cross that had been tipped into his path, however his purpose certain effort was blocked.

He mixed effectively once more with Lewandowski on the stroke of halftime, taking part in a one-two with the Poland worldwide and racing onto his cute flick, however once more his low effort was deflected huge for a nook.

It was the deft touches and intelligent, instinctive flashes of motion the place Musiala actually shone. There was an clever dummy on the sting of the field after 9 minutes, and one other simply earlier than the half hour mark to permit the ball to run by means of to Lewandowski. The no contact flip he produced within the first half to flee the clutches of Maximilian Eggestein was chic.

This was the place Musiala was at his finest – when he and Bayern moved the ball rapidly, shortly and sharply; when it was pure, easy and instinctive. He was caught dithering on the ball on a few events when the staff had been being extra affected person – when he nearly had an excessive amount of time – and was robbed of possession.

Musiala was substituted after 63 minutes, with one other milestone checked off for a really proficient particular person, and on this proof, the sky stays his restrict.