"However, credit where it is due, must be handed to the Hamburg side. A young, ruthless and ambitious Hamburg took advantage of their home pitch and drove Bayern to madness. Luka Vušković, the 18-year-old centre-back on loan from Tottenham Hotspur was THE standout player from HSV. The buildup on the goal he scored was fantastic but the header he took was phenomenal. The Croatian has talent, skill and the passion to take him places. This is certainly a player to watch for."
"At the 75th minute, Hamburg were on a near-perfect counter, ready to score, and it was slotted in by Fábio Vieira into an open net. When not even Manuel Neuer was available to make that save, Davies dove into the box and slid it away. Davies had decent recovery runs, pushed high up (as always) and handled counters pretty decently."
"Forget Manuel Neuer as a keeper for now. For the sake of this discussion, the sweeper-keeper is a midfielder. The Bayern midfield tonight was disappointing to say the least. Joshua Kimmich had a subpar performance and Aleksander Pavlović was not able to run his typical one-man show at midfield. In this scenario, it was in fact Neuer, who quietly emerged a reliable figure at midfield."
Bayern Munich returned to Bundesliga action away at Hamburger SV following a Champions League draw. The team underperformed with alarming red flags despite securing a point. Hamburg played with youth, ruthlessness and ambition, taking advantage of their home pitch and pressuring Bayern; 18-year-old centre-back Luka Vušković stood out, scoring with a phenomenal header after a strong buildup. Alphonso Davies produced a game-saving goal-line clearance at the 75th minute to deny Fábio Vieira and offered recovery runs while rebuilding fitness after an ACL tear. Manuel Neuer operated high as a sweeper-midfielder amid disappointing midfield displays from Joshua Kimmich and Aleksander Pavlović.
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