Bayern Munich may have won a hard-fought match, but Munich fans are unhappy with their team.
Global uniform specialist 'Footyheadlines' reported on Monday (June 9) that Munich fans issued a statement protesting the team's decision to wear away jerseys even though it was a home game.
"Munich fans have issued a statement to protest the team's decision to wear away kits ahead of the match against Galatasaray," the outlet reported.
"Fans showed their dissatisfaction with the club's decision to wear black away jerseys before kickoff against Galatasaray through large banners," the outlet added.
Earlier in the day, Munich overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Galatasaray 2-1 in the fourth leg of their UIEFA Champions League Group A match at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, thanks to a Harry Kane brace. Kane scored back-to-back goals in the 35th and 41st minutes of the second half. Cedric Bakambu struck in stoppage time to hold off a late Galatasaray rally.
With four wins from four, Munich not only secured early qualification for the round of 16 with two games to go, but also topped Group A with 12 points. At the same time, Manchester United's 3-4 loss to Copenhagen dropped them to fourth place (W3 D3 L3), while second place (W1 D2 L4 P4 G-1) was also upended, with Copenhagen ahead on goal difference. Galatasaray remained in third place (W1 D2 L4 G2). 카지노사이트가이드
Despite playing on their home turf, the Bavarians wore their black-and-purple away jerseys. Instead, the Galatasaray players wore their traditional orange and red home colors.
On several occasions since 2018, Munich fans have demanded that their club unconditionally wear their home jerseys at home games and that no other colors, such as navy, should be used in addition to red and white. During the 2018/19 season, Munich's home jerseys were red tops and blue bottoms. Munich fans were very unhappy about this.
In response to the outcry from local fans, the club held a meeting with the fans and announced that, by mutual agreement, the club would only use red and white on its home jerseys in the future.
Jörg Barker, Director of International Strategy and Marketing, said in a statement, "We had a conversation with the fan delegation about the colors of the jerseys. For our fans, the colors are an important indicator of the club's identity. In the future, Munich will only use red and white for the home shirt, shorts and tights. We will also be in regular communication with our fan representatives regarding the colors."
In fact, this match is a puzzling one. Normally, the home team wears the home jersey and the away team wears the away jersey. However, Galatasaray's away kit is a white and light gray color scheme that bears some resemblance to Munich's red and white kit. The white overlaps.
"UEFA may have required Munich to wear an away kit, as Galatasaray don't have a third kit," the outlet said. This is because Galatasaray does not have a third kit," but added: "What is still puzzling is that the home team is usually free to wear whatever they want. In their first home game against Manchester United, Munich wore their home jerseys."