Record national player Lothar Matthäus would have liked to reveal his deep admiration to Jamal Musiala – but the visit to the Sky-Experts was obviously a size too big for the 18-year-old jewel of FC Bayern. As moderator Sebastian Hellmann explained after Munich’s 4-1 win in the Bundesliga top game at RB Leipzig, the club canceled the broadcaster for the interview with the German football icon. The presence and the long list of successes of the former world footballer would have supposedly intimidated the greatest German talent. A state that is alien to Musiala on the pitch.
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As a substitute for the injured Serge Gnabry shortly before the break, the teenager made his mark on the game. Musiala scored the interim 2-0 himself and put the goal to Leroy Sané to 3-0 in an exemplary manner. “He does things that are just special,” enthused Matthäus and added another: “He can become a second Neymar.” Of course, the world champion from 1990 was not referring to the extravagances of the star of Paris Saint-Germain, but solely to his athletic ability. It seems impossible that Musiala could misunderstand the exuberant praise anyway.
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“The special thing is: In addition to all his talent, he also has character and self-confidence,” said national player Thomas Müller about his young team-mate: “He doesn’t run up his nose through the dressing room, but works hard and listens.” While Bayern’s offensive all-rounder said that, he stood next to Matthäus and added, with a view to the choice of the person he actually wanted to talk to: “Actually, I’m just Jamal’s placeholder.” After all, see this one also been the “wizard of the game”.
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Musiala then spoke into the end Sky-Microphone – a few meters away from Matthäus he explained that we had “had a lot of fun”, praised his teammates and with all his carefree steps towards the cabin with a smile. Coach Julian Nagelsmann knew what was going on there: “He hasn’t lifted off because he decided the game.” Musiala is “exceptional in terms of skills and character traits”.
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