We have seen altercations between rival players during soccer games. However, there are instances when teammates get involved in arguments. It sometimes gets ahead, resulting in physical blowups between the teammates. It is what happened recently in England when a Bayern Munich star hit his teammate after the game.
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Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich visited Manchester last week for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal. Manchester City dominated the game and came out as a winner by a 3-0 margin. After the game, Bayern teammates Leroy Sane and Sadio Mane were involved in a reported altercation, with Mane punching the German.
After the reports, a picture of Sane emerged while training in Germany. The picture shows a bruise on the lips of the German forward, sending fans into a frenzy.
Soccer fans liken the incident to the UFC
Pictures of Bayern players training emerged recently on social media after the Manchester City defeat. The one pic that caught the eye of fans was that of Leroy Sane. The bruise on the lips of the Bayern forward was visible, and fans reacted, calling UFC chief Dana White to take charge.
One fan wrote, “Dana White, where are you? Send the contract to Mane.” Many fans soon jump ship to draw reactions in line with the UFC. Many fans wrote Mane is UFC-ready and needs to get a contract. Here are a few replies from the fans to the incident.
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“Damn, Mane is UFC-ready. Someone call Dana White.”
“Jake Paul gonna fight Mane soon…”
“Mane transfer to UFC. Dana White make it happen.”
“Mane to UFC, the main event of the evening.”
“Dana White in talks with Mane.”
“A punch to remember.”
“Sadio Tyson.”
“That’s Mane Nurmagomedov right there.”
“Bro reminds me of Ngannou’s TKO to Overeem.”
Recent reports claim that everything is fine between the soccer stars. Both have apologized to each other and shifted their focus to the upcoming games.
Can Bayern Munich overturn the first-leg deficit?
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Bayern will welcome Manchester City on Wednesday for the return leg of the quarterfinal of the Champions League. They will have to climb a mountain to overturn the first-leg deficit of three goals. It would be an uphill task against the in-form City team, who will come into the game with another thumping victory in the Premier League.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim held Bayern to a 1-1 draw at a weekend in the Bundesliga. The fans will hope for a miraculous performance from the players. Bayern recently sacked their manager Julian Nagelsmann and hired Thomas Tuchel in the crucial stage of the season. It will be interesting to see how Tuchel manages the return leg against City.
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