[Epoch Times, August 16, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Tang Yiren comprehensive report) Last weekend, the Bundesliga opener kicked off and fans returned to the stadium again, giving people a feeling of enthusiasm. The defending champion Bayern was unfavorable and was tied 1:1 away by Monchengladbach. Shortly afterwards, the Bayern club officially announced that the legendary striker Gerd Muller had passed away.
The Bundesliga opener is the first show of Bayern coach Nagelsmann. He is naturally eager to reap a good start to coach Bayern. But the first to score, it was the home team Borussia Borussia. In the 9th minute of the game, Puglia broke the deadlock for Borussia. In the 41st minute, Lewand took advantage of the corner kick to equalize the score for Bayern. Bayern continued to put pressure on Borussia in the second half, but unfortunately they did not score any more goals. In the end, the two sides shook hands 1:1 and made a draw.
In this game, Bayern center Lewandre set another record-scoring goals in the first round of the Bundesliga for 7 consecutive seasons; scoring goals in 11 consecutive games (cross-season), tying the record he set in the 2019/20 season. This season, the Poles are still a strong contender for the Bundesliga Golden Boot.
Another focus game, the Bundesliga powerhouse Dortmund played at home against Frankfurt. In the first half, Harland assisted Royce and scored a goal, Paslak had an own goal, Harland assisted Hazard volleyed goal, Harland scored solo to expand the score. In the second half, Reyna volleyed a goal from close range, Royce assisted Haaland to score a single goal, Hayug pulled back a goal for Frankfurt. In the end, Dortmund repelled Frankfurt 5:2. In this game, Haaland, who was worth as much as 1.3 euros, went crazy and scored 4 goals, including 2 goals and 2 assists.
Veteran powerhouse Stuttgart played against the “promoted” Firth team at home. As a result, they won 5:1 and gave Firth a good start. At the same time, after the first round, they took the position of the Bundesliga “leader”. In other games, Augensburg defeated Hoffenheim at home 0:4, Cologne beat Hertha Berlin 3:1, Mainz beat Leipzig 1:0, Wolfsburg beat Bochum 1:0, Berlin United 1:1 Leverkusen shook hands and made a draw, and Bielefeld squeezed Freiburg 0:0.
German “bomber” Mueller dies
On August 15, local time, the Bayern Munich club officially announced that the legendary striker Gerd Muller had passed away at the age of 75.
Gerd Müller was born in 1945 and is one of the greatest shooters in the history of German football, nicknamed “Bomber”. Muller played 62 times on behalf of West Germany, scoring 68 goals and averaging more than 1 goal per game. He helped West Germany win the 1972 European Cup and the 1974 World Cup. Mueller has personally won the 1970 World Cup Golden Boot, the 1972 European Cup Golden Boot and the 1970 European Golden Globe Award.
During his time as a player at Bayern, he played in 607 games and scored 566 goals in total. His record of 365 goals in the Bundesliga is still unbreakable. Playing for Bayern for 15 years, Ged Muller has won 3 European Champions Cup and 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup with the team, and he himself won the Bundesliga top scorer award 7 times. Mueller’s legendary career has earned him one of the ten greatest football stars in the history of football as selected by the “Team News”.
In 1981, Mueller announced his retirement; in 2015, he unfortunately contracted Alzheimer’s disease and has been receiving medication since then.
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