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So much has changed in football.

The counterattack today is switching, nobody wears the Olaf Marschall nose patch anymore, and instead of a wheat beer there is a smoothie for the stars after games.

A goal through the legs is the exception.

It remains a "tunnel" and is still just one thing for a goalkeeper in winter 2021: crap.

Alexander Nübel could not be satisfied on Wednesday.

He won the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Lazio Rome 2: 1 (1: 0), the club made it into the round of the last eight for the 19th time (record), but they can do it without conceding a goal Munich not currently.

That was also different in the past.

In the final phase, Marco Parolo headed through Nübels legs into the goal.

For Nübel, it was only his third game for Munich since his free transfer from FC Schalke 04 in the summer.

If Manuel Neuer hadn't caught a cold, Nübel would probably have sat on the bench that evening as well.

Against Lazio, the 24-year-old hardly got any shots on his goal and therefore few opportunities to distinguish himself.

Little missions: Alexander Nübel (center)

Source: Getty Images

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Bayern have important tasks ahead of them in the coming weeks that, unlike against Lazio, they cannot tackle quite easily due to a 4-1 in the first leg.

Nübels chances of many more appearances are slim, he could leave the club in the summer on loan.

AS Monaco, trained by former Bayern coach Niko Kovac, is said to be one of the interested parties.

Case study

It is "only" about the substitute goalkeeper, the German record champions have much larger personal details.

But the case is exciting because it exemplifies the differences between coach Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.

"Alex is an outstanding goalkeeper," said Flick on Wednesday.

And then it became clear: “It is the case that he was fetched before my time.

I don't know the details.

I understand the club and I understand the player. ”And Flick said,“ I won't let myself be persuaded ”into the line-up.

His statement relates to what is being said in Munich: Nübel is said to have guaranteed playing times in his contract, there is talk of ten games.

Salihamidzic is responsible for the transfer and the drafting of the contract.

So he should be interested that Nübel plays now and then.

Outfield players Bouna Sarr and Marc Roca, signed by Salihamidzic, were again left out against Lazio by the coach.

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Flick valued Sven Ulreich as a reliable number two, but the club let the 32-year-old move to Hamburger SV in October.

Flick called Ulreich and told him how much he regretted his departure.

The relationship between Flick and Salihamidzic was not only considered tense recently.

Obviously so tense that the players are annoyed.

Joshua Kimmich said on Wednesday: “At the end of the day, with the success that is just there, it would be nicer if there is calm and you do not give internal explosives to the outside.” As “Bild” reports, Flick said on a club bus ride in front of some Weeks on Salihamidzic: "Now shut up!"

Now there was a kind of peace summit between Flick and Salihamidzic.

“We both approached each other and made it out of the world, in line with the association's interests.

That was a short conversation, ”said Flick.

"As far as that is concerned, we are both very optimistic for the rest of the season, for the future of us." It remains to be seen how stable the peace is.

Only rarely of the same opinion: Hansi Flick (left) and Hasan Salihamidzic

Source: picture alliance / SvenSimon

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In the event that Nübel leaves Bayern, they apparently already have a replacement on the list: Stefan Ortega.

The 28-year-old convinces with Arminia Bielefeld, his contract ends next year.

Would he move to Munich even if he had hardly any chance of employment because of Neuer?

"Good question," said Ortega to the "kicker".

“I would always prefer the offer where I have the chance to play.

But we're talking about Bayern Munich, one of the best clubs in the world.

In the end, it is also a question of weighing up. ”Ortega does not see the problem of missing deployments as serious.

“That also depends on the level at which you train.

It would have to be partially compensated if there was a good competitive atmosphere during the week. "

The goalkeeper question will continue to occupy Bayern.

Today you look to Nyon first.

There, the European football association Uefa will draw the next round of the Champions League from 12 noon.

In Flick, Edin Terzic from Borussia Dortmund, Jürgen Klopp from Liverpool FC and Thomas Tuchel from Chelsea FC, four German coaches made it to the quarter-finals - no nation had done that before.

A lot is changing in football.