Original title: Robben possession! Gnabry violent inside cut data comparable to Levan Mbappe
In the semi-final against Lyon, the media were predicting before the match whether the player who scored for Bayern would be Lei Wan, who had broken the goal streak, or Muller, who had found his second spring, or Coutinho, who had killed his old master in the last round. However, it was Gnabry who scored the first goal for Bayern to reach the final!
The more in the major games, the more outstanding play, which seems to have become the "label" of Gnabry. In the group stage away to Tottenham Hotspur, Gnabry staged an amazing "big four"; in the first round of the 1/8 final, Gnabry again 2 goals to make a big fuss at Stamford Bridge. To the crucial Champions League semi-final, when Lyon has missed the perfect opportunity to score twice, Gnabry two iconic right cut directly change the trend of the whole game.
Although Gnabry is a right-footed player, the effect of his right-sided cuts is hardly reminiscent of Bayern's Dutch star Robben! The scene of Peter Pan's left-footed goal after cutting in from the right has been deeply embedded in the minds of Bayern's fans, and Gnabry is also a huge threat after cutting in from the right. In the 18th minute, Gnabry cut in from the right and got rid of Lyon's three center backs horizontally, and his left-footed shot left opposing goalkeeper Lopez helpless.
Gnabry did the same in the 33rd minute, but this time he cut inside to the top of the box and chose to lay off to the left, and after Perisic's low cross from the left to the front of the goal, Gnabry easily added to Lewin's unsuccessful effort.
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Counting the two goals in this campaign, Gnabry has scored nine goals in nine Champions League games this season, making him one of only four players other than Levan, Harland and Mbappe to have been directly involved in more than 10 goals in Champions League matches. And, with nine goals, Gnabry also became the German player with the most goals in a single season in the Champions League behind Mario Gomez, and the most goals in the Champions League this season. Although it is a bit difficult to catch up with teammate Levan's 15 goals, if Gnabry continues to score in the final, he will catch up with Harland, who scored 10 goals, to become the top scorer in the Champions League this season.
To say that Gnabry is Robben's possession, apart from praising him for his beautiful goals, it also shows that he is the one who can play the savior in crucial matches like his Dutch predecessor. There are only a handful of German players who have been able to score twice in a Champions League semi-final, the last being Muller in the 2012-2013 season, when he scored twice in a single game against Barcelona in the semi-final. Now, Gnabry has caught up with his big brother in the team and has also been the key man of the match with 2 goals in the crucial single knockout game.
As a matter of fact, Gnabry's performance this season has been absolutely phenomenal both in the Champions League and in domestic tournaments. Bundesliga 31 games, 12 goals and 11 assists, Germany Cup 5 games, 2 goals and 1 assist, Champions League 9 games, 9 goals and 3 assists, 45 games, 23 goals and 15 assists in all tournaments, such a horrible double data, proving that Gnabry has long been among the ranks of the world's top side attackers.
