Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg
Saturday, November 24, 2007
| November 24, 2007 15:30 (UTC+1) | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Wolfsburg | Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Knut Kircher |
Klose  35' (9)Ribery 50' (3)
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Match Report | 72' (5) Dejagah 73' Baier
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Bayern Munich beat Wolfsburg 2-1 to remain at the top of the Bundesliga table. Franck Ribery scored a goal and assisted on Miroslav Klose's goal as Bayern won for the 1st time in 4 Bundesliga games.
Bayern Munich's next game is against Sporting Braga in UEFA Cup action.
Post-Match Quotes
editOttmar Hitzfeld: “I’m very satisfied, we played well for long periods. Collecting three points was the important thing today. We had more of the possession and made the most of our opponents’ mistakes. The opening goal eased us mentally, but our opponents were boosted when they pulled one back. Our counter-attacks weren’t accurate enough, we wasted three or four chances. We’re still not as stable as we were at the start of the season. It was obvious we suffered an attack of nerves at the end. Ribéry was sensational again today, I took him aside for a one-hour motivational talk yesterday.“
Oliver Kahn: “Especially in the first half, we were a lot better than we have been in recent matches and we were a lot more passionate again. The way the breaks for internationals work always causes us problems. You have players appearing for their national teams, on Saturday and again on Wednesday, for Italy, France and Argentina, and that obviously takes its toll. There needs to be a discussion about overhauling the match calendar. It affects the battle for the German championship.“
Felix Magath: “It was good to be back at the Allianz Arena. I had the feeling we were holding out well in the first half-hour, but their opening goal indicated we’re not quite solid enough yet. We lost our shape for a while after that. We only pulled ourselves together after they went 2-0 up. We played with a lot of heart, but not a great deal of intelligence. We never found the right solutions. Bayern were well worth the win.“
Starting Lineups and Statistics
edit| Starting lineups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg | ||
| # | Player | # | Player |
| 1 | Kahn (GK) | 1 | Jentzsch (GK) |
| 5 | Van Buyten | 3 | Van Der Heyden |
| 7 | Ribery | 5 | Costa |
| 8 | Altintop | 6 | Šimůnek |
| 9 | Toni | 8 | Baier |
| 15 | Roberto | 10 | Krzynówek |
| 17 | van Bommel | 17 | Madlung |
| 18 | Klose | 23 | Grafite |
| 21 | Lahm | 24 | Dejagah |
| 25 | Ismael | 25 | Gentner |
| 30 | Lell | 32 | Marcelinho |
Sources
edit- Bundesliga: Dazzling Ribery helps Bayern to win <broken link> — ESPN Soccernet, November 24, 2007
