Bayern Munich face FC Duren on Wednesday in the first round of German DFC Pokal 2020-21, the 64-team knockout tournament among Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 teams Bayern come in the middle of a start mixed this season, with a 4-1 loss to Hoffenheim that spoiled what was a busy schedule after the team claimed wins in the final Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League season Once again, Robert Lewandowski leads the scoring for Bayern Munich, with fellow stars Serge Gnabry, Thomas Müller and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer also playing key roles
Thursday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes in Spanish through your TV provider The English show is available through ESPN3, a streaming-only service If you don’t have cable, there are plenty of ways to watch the game using a streaming service You can watch the game online for free by signing up for a free trial of fuboTV or Sling The fuboTV trial lasts seven days while the Sling trial lasts three days
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Two months after helping Bayern Munich hand Barcelona their most humiliating defeat in decades, Philippe Coutinho is helping the Spanish club rebuild
Coutinho has been through a lot since moving to Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018, weighed down by the responsibility that accompanied his record-breaking club transfer Besides his price tag of 160 million euros (then 192 million dollars), he was also tasked with replacing the irreplaceable Andrés Iniesta
After a season and a half of failing to live up to the huge expectations placed on him, his relationship with Barcelona hit a low point when he appeared to taunt the squad’s fans by plugging his fingers in their ears after having scored his best goal with the team in a 3-0 win over Manchester United Many were offended by his gesture, which they said meant he had had enough of the critics
Hoping that a temporary move would be good for the player, and perhaps the club’s chances of selling him, Barcelona loaned Coutinho to Bayern in 2019 At this point it would have been hard to imagine that during the Barcelona’s last game of the season, it would be Coutinho who would have scored two goals against the club that had its rights
The goals capped Bayern’s eight-goal rout against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals, ensuring the club ended the season without a title for the first time in 12 seasons As Barcelona returned home broken, Bayern won the European Cup
His goals for Bayern, ironically, may have helped him regain his job at Barcelona Incoming coach Ronald Koeman wanted Coutinho to come back and play, unlike a long list of players the club have either sold or sold. virtually donated to make room for new faces and reduce a heavy wage burden
« Like any player, he needs the support and the confidence of his coach, but it all starts with the player. He has shown that he is an excellent player and I am happy to have him with us », Koeman said of Coutinho after scoring in a 1-1 draw with Sevilla two weeks ago
Coutinho has proven to be a key part of Koeman’s new look at Barcelona The Dutch coach went from Barcelona’s classic 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 with Coutinho acting in as central playmaker behind Lionel Messi as a striker With Ansu Fati to his left, Antoine Griezmann to his right and Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Busquets defending his back, Coutinho has a full range of passing and command options to move forward.
Perhaps it also helped that with the COVID-19 crisis there are no fans in the stadiums to judge every pass and dribble
Gone are the player who looked uncertain and seemed to withdraw from the action for long stretches of his first stint with Barcelona Coutinho now appears to be in his ideal position, as assists and goals have shown so far He allowed Fati to score two goals in a 4-0 win over Villarreal to open the season and a 3-0 victory at Celta Vigo
Coutinho then scored his first goal since returning to the squad against Sevilla before a break for international matches, where he played well for Brazil in two World Cup qualifying wins
Back from the national team, Coutinho will likely be at the heart of Barcelona’s attack once again when he visits Getafe on Saturday Known for his physical defense, Getafe is undefeated in two home games and has kept clean sheets in three of the four games he has played
« I am motivated to work hard and do it right, to accomplish important things for this club, » Coutinho said after his goal against Sevilla. « That’s what matters »
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