On matchday ten of the ongoing Bundesliga season, Bayern Munich visited newly promoted FC St. Pauli. After Wednesday’s hard-fought 1-0 victory against Benfica in the Champions League, Bayern fans hoped for at least an uptick in scoring against St. Pauli, a team that has struggled at home this season and languishing 15th in the points table.
However, there was no goal fest at the Millerntor Stadium on Saturday evening. Instead, the Bavarian side had to once again settle for victory by the slenderest of margins. Let us look at the key takeaways from Die Roten’s narrow 1-0 victory over St. Pauli.
Jamal Musiala comes up with another clutch moment
Jamal Musiala has been influential for Bayern Munich since returning from injury. Considering how Bayern's attack has struggled in the two games this week, the Bavarian faithful could be excused for wondering what state of mind Die Roten would be in were it not for the impact of Jamal Musiala.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder scored the match-winner against Benfica earlier in the week, and on Saturday he repeated the feat against a well-disciplined and determined St. Pauli side. This time around it was in a much more spectacular manner. Musiala’s goal in the 22nd minute was all down to his determination to win the ball in a midfield scrimmage before unleashing an unstoppable swerving shot from 25 yards out. Before his wonder strike, it was Musiala who also registered Bayern’s only other shot on target during the first half.