In the early morning of February 17, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final ushered in a match, Bayern Munich away to Salzburg. In the end, Bayern fell behind 0-1, relying on Koeman's 90th minute goal, to draw the opponent 1-1, but also broke out of the big cold, the second leg back to the home can change the downturn, is the key to Bayern's promotion.
As six Champions League champions, Bayern's last triumph was in 2020, when they were crowned champions with 11 consecutive wins throughout the season, becoming the only team in the history of the Champions League to win all group stages and eventually win the title.
This season, Bayern easily won six consecutive victories in the group stage, advancing to the round of 16 in the early rounds, the opponent was originally Atletico Madrid, and finally re-drawn salzburg was determined to be the first time to advance to the Round of 16 of the Champions League, which is good news for Bayern.
In terms of starting, Bayern sent Gnabry, Levan, Sane, Koman and Müller five major forwards, which is very rare, while Kimmich and Tolisso formed a two-striker combination, and Jules, Pavard and Lucas Hernandez were paired with three central defenders.
Bayern sent five strikers to make the midfield defence more empty. In the 21st minute, Salzburg counter-attacked quickly after a steal at the back, Adejemine cut the ball, and Adamu pushed the ball at the back point to help Salzburg take a 1-0 home lead.
10 minutes earlier, Adamu had just come off the bench to replace the injured Aronson and turned out to be a substitute. The match against Bayern was Adamu's Champions League debut and he didn't expect to score right away.
This goal was Salzburg's first Champions League knockout goal since the founding of the team in 1933 (89 years), and the first goal of an Austrian team in the Champions League knockout match, and the three fans on the scene witnessed the creation of history.
Faced with a desperate situation, Bayern frantically counterattacked, and the end of the first half was still 0-1 behind. In the 80th minute of the second half, Adeyami's powerful shot from a small angle was blocked, Adam made up for the empty goal, Pavard's goal line was cleared, and Bayern escaped the disaster.
In the 90th minute of the game, Pavard's long pass from the front, Müller's header was rubbed back, and Koeman pushed the goal from the back point to help Bayern equalize 1-1 and extend the suspense to the second leg. This draw allowed Bayern to continue their unbeaten record against Salzburg, and the record was rewritten to 7 wins and 3 draws.