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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Luis Diaz of Bayern Monaco celebrates his goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern Mnchen and Atalanta BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images90+3 TOR! TOM BISCHOF SCORES FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX AGAIN. 2-2 BAYERN AND HE HAS TWO GOALS TO HIS NAME.90 EIGHT minutes are added on.87 Alphonso Davies is on!84 Musiala mishits the shot and it goes over.81 TOR! The ball just wont go inAND IT HAS! Tom Bischof gets one back for Bayern. 78 Bayern still lacking in the final ball.72 What would a Bayern match be if Bayern doesnt concede from a corner, right? They go and do just that 71 Kim Min-jae stops another attack from Freiburg.69 Another chance wasted.66 Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.61 The corner is taken short and Gnabrys cross misses everyone and goes out.57 Olise nearly levels the game but his shot goes wide.56 Aleksandar Pavlovic, Konrad Laimer, and Michael Olise all brought on to help Bayern win the game.54 Holer misses another sitter.52 Lucas Holer skies his shot right in front of goal.46 Freiburg come running at Bayern immediately after the restart and nearly grab a goal. They go again and score anyway.45 Welcome back! Lets get the second 45 minutes underway.Halftime ObservationsIt has mostly been an even match but Freiburg definitely had the edge over the Rekordmeister. Bayern looked a bit shaky at times but managed to string a few attacking moves together and got attempts of their own.Manuel Neuer made three big saves that would otherwise easily have been a goal. Its like he hasnt missed a beat.Bayern appears to be struggling with Freiburgs wide attacking plays. Conversely, they have been more than equal to all of the home sides set-pieces. In the reverse fixture, Bayern went 0-2 down from two corners.45+3 Halftime! Freiburg had missed another chance just before Daniel Siebert blew for halftime.45+2 Bayern clear a corner kick by Freiburg.45 Three minutes of stoppage time is added on. Gnabry meanwhile shoots but his shot goes wide by mere inches.43 Karl shoots again but Atobulu spills it. Diaz tries the bicycle kick and it lands for Bischof who fires high and wide.42 Theres a scramble in the box but Bayern couldnt sneak the ball tthrough.40 Philipp Lienhart heads the corner kick wide.37 Karl finds Stanisic between the defenders but his heavy touch means the chance is gone.34 Neuer parries the ball off the line from close range!30 Gnabry with a pathetic free-kick.29 Matthias Ginter cautioned for his foul on Luis Diaz.28 Neuer saves AGAIN.27 Beste shoots low in the far corner, but Neuer is more than equal to it and saves it comfortably.25 Jonathan Tah commits a foul just outside the box; he gets a yellow card.24 Jan-Niklas Beste is flagged offside.20 Its ping-pong inside the Freiburg box which started from Lennart Karls bending shot. It ends with Kimmichs left-footed shot getting saved by Atobulu.19 Luis Diaz down, knocked down by Treu.15 Philipp Treu finds himself in a prime place to score but misses the target.12 Guerreiro accidentally blocks Tom Bischofs shot, off a Josip Stanisic pass.10 Serge Gnabry almost latches onto Raphael Guerreiros through ball, but Noah Atobulu rushes out and clears it.9 Joshua Kimmich felled by a nasty challenge from Johan Manzambi.5 Manuel Neuers slack pass gets intercepted by Freiburg players, but the shot is well wide of the mark.Kickoff! Auf gehts!Lineups are out! Theres a lot of rotation in this team; Vincent Kompany is obviously saving his best players for next week. So wir in Freiburg #SCFFCBpic.twitter.com/wkbCKkphwF FC Bayern Mnchen (@FCBayern) April 4, 2026Bayerns subs:Bayern subs:Urbig Upamecano, Musiala, Olise, Davies, It, Laimer, Pavlovi, Cardozo Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 4, 2026Freiburgs starting XI:Freiburg XI against Bayern pic.twitter.com/m2XanWyuWZ Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 4, 2026Bayern Munich welcomed back its players from the international break and theyre (mostly) in one piece upon touching down in Munich. Save for Harry Kanes absence, the Bavarians are at a decent level of strength heading into this match with SC Freiburg.Freiburg sit nine points outside of the European spots but with a maximum of 27 points still up for grabs until the end of the season, theyre looking to win any points they can. There is a chance they could do something, as Bayern is saving up for their massive Champions League clash with Real Madrid in the quarter-finals next week, but the Rekordmeister isnt willing to give away free points.Match InfoLocation:Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg, GermanyDate: Saturday, 4 April 2026Time:3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EST | 6:30 AM PSTTV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your CountryPredictionBayern wins 3-0 with goals from Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, and Luis Daz.Its Bayern time.While waiting for the match, do consider listening to the latest episode of Bavarian Podcast Works (more on that below) or you may read the selected reads below:Tips for commenting:If youre a new member, feel free to introduce yourself! Weremostlyvery friendly! 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Manchester United handed boost as key star returns to trainingManchester United star Patrick Dorgu has taken an important step in his recovery process.The club have confirmed the 21-year-old has returned to individual training at Carrington.It is a big boost for United, who aim to seal Champions League football by securing maximum points from their remaining seven Premier League games.Dorgu had been in excellent form for the Red Devils before suffering a hamstring issue against Arsenal in January.The injury kept him sidelined for the previous eight league games.The Dane is not expected to recover in time for the Leeds United clash on April 13, but he could return to action before the end of the month.Dorgu joined the Manchester titans in January 2025 from Lecce for a fee worth 25 million.He has established himself as an important player, making 44 appearances across all competitions and scoring three goals.Dorgu was originally signed as a wing-back but he has been more effective in a left-sided attacker role.When he returns to the team, it is likely he will play as a left winger in Michael Carricks 4-2-3-1 system.United have seen a resurgence under Carrick, as they are enjoying an excellent run of form.They have picked up 23 points from a possible 30, putting them on course to secure a Champions League spot.United played out a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth in their last game before the international break.They will be keen to bounce back against Leeds next week.Stats from Transfermarkt

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