Paris (AFP)
Kingsley Coman issued a decisive pass for his return to the Bayern Munich starters on Saturday against Frankfurt (5-2) in the Bundesliga where Marcus Thuram scored again, without preventing Gladbach's (3-1) defeat against Leverkussen de Moussa Diaby.
. Coman, winning return
At the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bavarian coach Hansi Flick had chosen to line up Benjamin Pavard, who had become unbeatable in defense, and Coman, who appeared only twenty minutes last Sunday on the lawn of Union Berlin (2-0 ).
In the absence of Serge Gnabry at kick-off, the French winger did not miss the opportunity to distinguish himself, four days before the Klassiker in Dortmund, Bayern's dolphin.
From the outset, the French international used his legs of fire to dribble, strike and center with the key, a lobed pass that hit the head for Robert Lewandowski (46th, 3-0) after returning from the locker room .
In the 65th minute, only Kevin Trapp's firm hand prevented him from scoring a third goal this season in the Bundesliga.
On the other side of the field, Pavard delivered a duller performance from his right lane, where the defender tried to bring offensive solutions without success.
Head scorer last weekend, the former Stuttgart player almost reoffended on a cross from Joshua Kimmich, but his ball was stopped by the goalkeeper (14th).
On the visitors' second goal, the wait-and-see attitude of the young world champion enabled Martin Hinteregger (55th, 3-2) to score a threatening double. Its placement also leaves something to be desired on an innocuous opposing action (83rd) pushed back by the post.
Substitute, Lucas Hernandez signed an authoritarian intervention (79th) six minutes after coming into play. Michaël Cuisance, the other Frenchman on the bench, also scrambled a few minutes of play for his fifth appearance this season.
. Thuram, dissatisfied goalscorer
Highly visible last weekend, Marcus Thuram and Alassane Pléa reoffended with a goal and an assist each, but Mönchengladbach lost to Bayer Leverkusen of Moussa Diaby (3-1) who took him 3rd place.
The two French Gladbach had started on the floor for the recovery last Saturday in Frankfurt (3-1), with a goal each less than ten minutes after kick-off.
A week later, the former Niçois and the ex-Guingampais showed in the first period of envy but less efficiency in the closed door of Borussia-Park, populated in stands by thousands of effigies of cardboard supporters .
Thuram made his power and generosity speak in the effort, by rocking from right to left according to his accelerations. But without ever managing to worry the opponent.
At the forefront of the attack, Pléa also struggled to move the solid defense of the Bayer, as when he came back to scratch a ball in the opponent's feet (38th) before throwing Thuram with a pass imprecise.
Success came back from the locker room. On an action from the goalkeeper and controlled by Thuram, Pléa threw his compatriot from a nice center from the left that the ex-Guingampais took over with a perfect half-volley (52 ').
The resumption of the Bundesliga does good to the 22-year-old international Espoirs who, before the suspension of the championship, remained in a series of 12 games without scoring. The son of Lilian Thuram, released in the 78th minute, now has 8 goals and 8 assists for his first exercise in Germany.
In terms of statistics, "Lasso" Pléa (27) now has 9 goals and 8 assists in the competition.
At Leverkusen, Diaby showed himself to his advantage by multiplying the dribbles, accelerations and strikes (67th, 75th), without the work of the 20-year-old winger being materialized on the bulletin board.
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