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It was the hot transfer rumor in the summer. Is German national player and superstar Leroy Sane going to Bayern or not? The interchangeable theater became more and more difficult before a breach of the wingflash took the decision from the German record champions.
Sane pulled a cruciate ligament, falls out for half a year and the Munich had to look elsewhere. Before they could finally report to Philippe Coutinho enforcement, the FCB fished another old friend from the Bundesliga: Ivan Perisic.
The 30-year-old comes from Inter Milan and has immediately appeared in the team. Against Mainz 05 he scored his first goal in the dress of Bayern. He has taken the good form and the confidence to the national team, which has to fight hard in Group E for the ticket for the European Championship in a year.
Hungary leads the tableau at the moment. The Croats come after the victory on Friday against Slovakia, which is placed in fourth place, directly behind it. Wales (3rd place) is still in the race. The clear 4-0 away win of the Vice World Champion has relaxed the tabular situation a little. If the favorite in this group relents on Monday with a second away win, it looks good on the way to the European Championship. In Azerbaijan, Croatia is the clear favorite for a tip on the winner.
The hosts have no counter on their account and are beaten Table. Anything but an unbroken trio of guests would surprise us and it is logical that between Azerbaijan and Croatia, the odds are clearly distributed in favor of the away team. The meeting will be kicked off in Baku at 17:00 German time.
Azerbaijan:
To describe Azerbaijan as a pure cannon fodder in qualifying group E would certainly be a little over the top. The results have been pretty tight so far and yet the national team is still at zero points and a goal difference of 4:12. The qualification is already out of reach and it is now about to sell properly.
On Friday, this was quite good in Wales. On the island it looked a very long time after the first point win of Jurcevic’s team. But superstar Gareth Bale scored in the 84th minute the decisive goal to 2: 1. For Nikola Jurcevic the meeting on Monday is something very special. As a Croat he almost meets his native country and is therefore especially looking forward to the game.
Personnelly, he will not change much after the good performance in Wales at the starting lineup. The names in the squad are largely unknown. From Germany is probably many fans Dimitrij Nazarov a name that is under Erzgebirge Aue under contract. Rufat Dadashov of Preußen Münster did not get any time on Friday and sat on the bench for 90 minutes.
Otherwise, the 4-2-3-1 system with Ramil Sheydaev of Dynamo Moscow worked very well. The spaces for the opponent were quite narrow on the defensive. Azerbaijan will also be against Croatia, this forecast can be ventured to spend a lot of time with defensive work. Keeping the zero at the back as long as possible is the big goal and always putting pin pricks in front. Then a surprise may be in it. In any case, the hosts have nothing to lose in this game.
Croatia:
As runner-up, it is almost mandatory for Croatia to take part in the European Championship 2020. After a small slip-up in Hungary (1: 2) it now looks very good for the troupe around the reigning world footballer Luka Modric. The 4-0 on Friday in Slovakia was incredibly important and perhaps the decisive step to solve the ticket.
The encore should now follow with the expected victory in Azerbaijan. In purely qualitative terms, the squad of Zlatko Dalic is incredibly well staffed. In central defense Domagoj Vida and Dejan Lovren hold the store together, in the middle field Luka Modric pulls the strings. There is also a lot of individual class on offense with Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic.
In addition, there is a Josip Brekalo, who can always bring Torgefahr from the bank again into play. The attacker from VfL Wolfsburg has already scored three competitive goals for the Wolves this season and was allowed to play on Friday for a short stint.
When he came on in the 70th minute in Slovakia, it was already 2-0 for the guests. At least the 3: 0 short time later by center forward Petkovic was then the preliminary decision. Lovren made for the 4: 0 shortly before the end of the game. With 31 shots the clear success in the height was absolutely earned.
With such a performance, the Croats in Group E can not be beaten by any other team. If the team tackles the match on Monday with the same seriousness, nothing should go wrong in the second away match either. Between Azerbaijan and Croatia, a tip should be made in the direction of the guests, who all have trumps in their own hands.
Azerbaijan vs Croatia head to head matches
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