Around the turn of the millennium, Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol formed a legendary full-back duo at FC Bayern. Following the two Frenchmen, Philipp Lahm and David Alaba took over the positions on the defensive outer tracks and performed at least as well as their predecessors. Now Alphonso Davies and Benjamin Pavard are preparing to continue this series – as they proved again in the 5-0 win against Düsseldorf.
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Special quality in the Bayern game
The Canadian and the French world champion have been in top form for weeks. Defensively both are compact and forward they always pose a danger. “The fact that both full-backs are involved in the offensive game is currently a great quality of ours,” enthuses coach Hansi Flick about his duo.
Pavard with strong values against Düsseldorf
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Pavard was one of the most conspicuous Munich against the Fortuna and forced the own goal to 1: 0 (15th minute). A little later, the 24-year-old even managed the 2-0 with a massive header (29th). It was Pavard’s fourth goal of the season. “Benji is a player who plays very consistently. You can always rely on him 100 percent, ”said Flick, praising his number 5, which, in addition to these two goal investments, impressed with a pass rate of 97 percent.
Davies never gives up
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Pavard’s counterpart on the left was in no way inferior to him. Before the 1-0, Davies brought Bayern back into possession with a strong duel. This once again showed a special quality of the Canadian international. He never lets up and never gives up a ball. So he also earned his own goal for the 5-0 final score (52nd). “It was very special. I did my job as a defense lawyer. I pushed very high, conquered the ball and saw that I could push it in, ”he said about his third goal of the season.
Praise from all sides
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After the game against Düsseldorf, David Alaba and Alphonso Davies first had to rest. The two get on well and Davies can learn a lot from his companion and predecessor.
“He is doing an excellent job, is very clear,” said sports director Hasan Salihamidžić before kick-off. “He is a super boy who accelerates every day in training and tries to learn something new,” Alaba described his successor. But Davies himself remains very modest despite the praise: “I enjoy football and try to do my best every day.”
Davies and Pavard want to fill in big footsteps
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The duos Lizarazu / Sagnol and Lahm / Alaba celebrated huge successes with FCB. Until then, Davies and Pavard still have a lot to go, but they’re on the right track.
It is precisely this attitude and mentality that distinguishes large players. Incidentally, Bayern won the Champions League in 2001 and 2013 with the wing tongs Lizarazu / Sagnol and Lahm / Alaba. Of course, Davies and Pavard also want to follow in the great footsteps of their legendary predecessors.
Against Düsseldorf, both Davies and Pavard entered the goalscoring list. The two have a large share in FCB’s record offensive:
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