The Magdeburg Incident Made Bayern Munich And Leipzig Coach Not Want To Talk About The Match
JAKARTA - Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose had difficulty discussing their duel which led to FC Hollywood's 5-1 victory on Saturday, December 21, 2024, early morning WIB.
The Christmas ceremony at the planned match at the Allianz Arena was shortened after a vehicle hit a crowd at a market in the northeastern German city of Magdeburg.
Authorities described the incident as a deliberate attack. The incident occurred about an hour before the start of the Bundesliga match, leaving at least two people dead and another 60 injured.
"Almost impossible to talk about football tonight. Currently, the people in Magdeburg are in our minds," said Kompany.
"Hopefully, one day there will be peace, not only in Germany, but everywhere."
"We won today, but I hope next year there will be more wins for peace," said the coach again.
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Two people who are confirmed dead are one adult and a toddler. However, local officials said additional deaths could not be ruled out as 15 people were seriously injured.
"I heard the news from Magdeburg, it made things look different. Yes, we played football. Yes, we lost clearly and appropriately."
"Benjamin Henrichs may have serious ankle injuries. However, several other things happened today which were unpleasant," said Rose.
Bayern Munich's originally planned Christmas ceremony to be held after the Leipzig match was canceled.
Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen asked fans at the Allianz Arena to moment a moment to honor the victims of Magdeburg.
"We have completely different ideas about me standing here. We were aware of what happened in Magdeburg during the match."
"That's why we decided to cancel the Christmas ceremony. I want to ask you to remember the relatives," Dreesen told the players and fans.
On the pitch, the game started very badly when Jamal Musiala put Bayern ahead after 28 seconds. However, Benjamin Sesco equalized more than a minute later.
However, Bayern dominated after that, leading 3-1 in the first half through Konrad Laimar and Joshua Kimmich. Then, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies completed the win to put them seven points ahead at the top of the standings.