The FC Bayern had an almost perfect end to the international break thanks to the 2:1 in the top match against SC Freiburg The protagonists on the Munich side were correspondingly relaxed.
“We wanted to avoid losing again against a direct competitor like we did against Frankfurt before the last break. We actually did well in the first few minutes, then we struggled a bit because Freiburg pressed well. But I think we broke through ten or twelve times on the left in the first half and got into the sixteen extremely often. In the end, the two goals were enough, thank God,” Julian Nagelsmann told Sky after the game.
Leon Goretzka, who had given Munich the lead in the 30th minute, was almost identical: “We played against a good team. It was a top game, you could see that. You also saw how important a 2:0 like that is. That was decisive in the end, even though we had many chances.”
Nagelsmann and the good relationship with Streich
With regard to the clash with Christian Streich, who is more than 20 years older on Freiburg’s side, Nagelsmann said with a twinkle in his eye, given the previously respectful relationship between the two coaches: “During the game, we prefer to shout at the other people on the other bench, because we want to keep our good relationship.”
Streich had already spoken highly of the Bayern coach before the match: “Julian is a natural talent, an exceptional coach. That doesn’t happen often, especially at that age. He will help define the coaching position for many years to come. “
