Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Arsenal in the first leg of their 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on Tuesday (Oct. 10).
Arsenal and Bayern Munich will meet in the second leg on April 18 at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich.
Dier got the start. After being rested against Heidenheim, Dier formed a center-back line with Matthijs de Ligt. The former Tottenham Hotspur player, like Harry Kane, was mocked by Arsenal fans. They booed every time he got the ball and tried to shake him down.
In defense, Dyer was disappointing. He was generally compliant and didn’t make any major mistakes. Bayern Munich played a 4-4-2 formation on defense and dropped their line to give Arsenal no space, so there were no back spaces or anything like that, but they did play bystander defense when they conceded. Even when there was a defender next to him, he didn’t run at him and watched, which led to the goal.
Gnabry and Harry Kane scored to make it 2-1, but he conceded to Leandro Trosar in the second half. He was left alone in the box when he gave up the goal to Trosar, 토토사이트 but Gabriel Jesus got into the space and set up Trosar to score. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. Dier was clearly disappointed with his performance, but there were plenty of outlets that praised him without criticism.
The BBC was full of praise for Bayern Munich”s central defense.
It was a much better performance than Arsenal”s central defense.
William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes were up front for Arsenal, a duo that recently earned praise for shutting out Manchester City with monster striker Ellingholm’s firepower, but Bayern Munich couldn’t contain Kane’s firepower.
On the other hand, Eric Dier and Matthijs Der Licht, who also kept two clean sheets on the road, were given higher ratings, with Dier receiving a 6.55 and Der Licht a 6.52.
TZ said: “Dyer was booed unjustifiably every time he caught the ball. He didn’t show any weaknesses in a difficult game. He remained calm and did his job in the center back position.”
Sport1 said: “Dier had to endure boos from the Arsenal fans as a former Tottenham player. He was consistently good in contested situations.”
SPOX said: “Dyer played well while hearing Arsenal fans chanting ‘you’re rubbish’. He made some bad passes but didn’t have a bad game. 파워볼실시간 His long ball was good, and he was stable with the ball.”
It was a different temperature than with Kim Min-jae. The German media, who were quick to criticize Kim if he had a bad game, looked at Dyer in a different light.
In the end, Dyer’s confidence was boosted by the praise from the German media and his solidified position at Bayern Munich.