Jamal Musiala was in sumptuous form as he scored and helped Sadio Mane end Bayern Munich’s ‘crisis’ but the fans were still unhappy.
The German giants ended a four-game league winless streak, their longest in 20 years, by beating a Bayer Leverkusen side 4-0 all-around, despite signing Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Former England youth international turned German senior Musiala showed his insatiable class as he was involved in the top three, helping to end a five-game goalless streak for Sadio Mane.
The attacking midfielder had a helping hand from opposition goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky for his goal that essentially ended the game after 17 minutes, but it was his world-class dribbling that caught the eye as he netted two assists .
And he could have had a third if there hadn’t been a VAR review, but that doesn’t take away from a run where he took seven players out of play simply by moving the ball one foot at a time. other.
Bayern were in ‘crisis’ according to the media, despite losing just one game this season, but with fans able to celebrate the end of a rare winless run, they made sure to let the former know general manager Uli Hoeness their feelings towards him.
The 70-year-old World Cup winner had a checkered past after serving 18 months for tax evasion from 2014 to 2016, and angered fans with his views on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Bayern honorary chairman Hoeness has been a regular supporter of the tournament despite the various human rights abuses in Qatar condemned by Amnesty International, and reports that more than 6,000 migrant workers have died during the construction of stadiums.
But ahead of the game against Leverkusen, the club legend further tarnished his reputation with supporters when he phoned Sport1 to chat with former Bundesliga president Andreas Rettig.
“Qatar workers are doing better, not worse, thanks to the World Cup. You should finally accept this and not keep hitting people,” Hoeness said with a shocked reaction.
Hoeness went on to call Rettig the ‘king of the hypocrites’ for not complaining about Dubai and Kuwait, but it was pointed out that neither of those countries had hosted a World Cup.
The former West Germany international then hung up without saying goodbye, but the damage had already been done for Bayern fans.
Banners held up during the victory over Leverkusen read: “State visits, training camp.
“Thousands of deaths for World Cup celebrations.
“The only thing better is your conscience, Uli!” »