Paris (AFP)

Contrasting weekend for the Blues in Europe: Kingsley Coman may feel shaken by the arrival at Bayern Munich of the twirling Leroy Sané, as impressive for his first with the "Rekordmeister" as Kylian Mbappé was for his post-return. Covid with Paris SG.

- Coman: the Leroy Sané threat -

Kingsley Coman, despite his winning goal in the Champions League final against PSG (1-0), is he really certain to remain a pillar of Bayern this season?

On Friday, the 24-year-old former Parisian missed the resumption of the Bundesliga due to a mandatory quarantine, after having rubbed shoulders with a person positive for the coronavirus.

However, his absence allowed the club's new star recruit, Leroy Sané, to make his debut.

And what beginnings!

One goal and two assists against Schalke (8-0).

Bought 45 million euros from Manchester City, Sané occupies exactly the same position as Coman, on the wing.

German international, with a friendly and charismatic temperament, he did not even need time to adapt to integrate into Bayern.

And as coach Hansi Flick isn't much of a fan of rotation, the future is uncertain to say the least for the Frenchman.

"The arrival of Sané would not be a problem for me", he had however assured before the signing of the German: "When I arrived at Bayern Munich, I was still a young player, and I had before me the legends Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben, and also Douglas Costa. You see that it is not a problem for me ".

One sign, however, could make him doubt the intentions of his leaders.

Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sané have just inherited this season's jersey numbers 7 and 10. Those of ... Ribéry and Robben.

Coman keeps his number 29.

- Mbappé: back all fire, all fire -

Scorer of the Blues in Solna against Sweden (1-0), before being tested positive for Covid-19 on September 7, Kylian Mbappé signed a thunderous return with Paris SG, Sunday in Nice (3-0).

And to think that his trainer Thomas Tuchel had warned that one should "not put too many expectations" on a player who had not resumed collective training until Friday ...

The star striker pulled off a full comeback, showing off his usual qualities of percussion and speed.

He scored on a penalty that he himself caused (1-0, 38th) before being at the origin of the 2-0 with an overflow of 50 meters which left three Nice defenders on the floor (45th +1).

His "impressive" performance on the left side of the attack made us forget the absence of Neymar, suspended, and the failed start to the season of his team, started with two defeats before chaining two successes.

"His best position for me is when he is next to + Ney +", nevertheless underlined the German technician.

- Nzonzi: of all colors -

It was a bad start for the Rennes sentry against Monaco: in the 28th minute, Steven Nzonzi hampered his captain Damien Da Silva with a floating strike and the ball landed in the feet of an ambushed Wissam Ben Yedder, who scored his first goal of the season with a strike under the bar.

But Nzonzi moved up a gear in the second half, and we even saw this great phlegmatic swear and get carried away when the referee whistled a slight foul.

In the 81st minute, it was he who equalized with a pricked header, on a cross from the very young Adrien Truffert, thanks to a ball which he himself had recovered a few seconds earlier in the middle of the field.

His first goal in the red and black jersey ...

Enough to justify the praise of his coach Julien Stéphan before the match: "He runs a lot, he has technical influence on the first raises and (...) an incredible role in balancing the team on the tactical level and compensating . He has a far above average tactical intelligence. That's very valuable. "

Stéphan, however, still finds him too discreet outside the field: "He is a technical leader, he has his personality, his way of working. We also want him to take responsibilities in the locker room because we have a group. young and that he has experience and lived in other important clubs at European level. "

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