Bavarian Loan Works: Loanees find success in European competitions

Bayern Munich loanees were back in action this week — some in European play. Nübel and Stuttgart traveled to Scotland while Boey and Galatasaray hosted Juventus. We had two goals this week — one in the Champions League and one in league play against a fellow loanee. Read below to see who scored these goals and what the rest of the loanees did this week.

FC Bayern Munich
There are 11 players from on loan from the first team.

Germany – Bundesliga
There are three players on loan to the German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel, Arijon Ibrahimovic, and Armando Sieb.

Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Nübel was in goal for Stuttgart in Glasgow as they took on Celtic in the first leg of the Europa League playoff round. He allowed an equalizer in the 21st minute on the hosts’ first shot of the match. After that he only faced one other shot on goal in the second half, recording the save this time. Stuttgart was able to get two goals in each half to cruise to a 4-1 win and a commanding lead in the tie.

Nübel was back in goal for Stuttgart’s league match away to Heidenheim. His goal was peppered with shots throughout the match. His first two shots on goal faced ended up as goals for the hosts. The match was level 2-2 at halftime and Nübel was still without a save. He recorded three saves in the second half, but the last save was put in the path of a Heidenheim player who scored a go-ahead goal in the 82nd minute. Luckily, Stuttgart striker, Undav, scored a late equalizer and the points were shared after a final score of 3-3.

Stuttgart will host Celtic in the second leg of the Europa League tie on Thursday. They will also host Wolfsburg in league play on Sunday.

Arijon Ibrahimović – 1. FC Heidenheim
Ibrahimović started for Heidenheim at home against Nübel and Stuttgart and did not make his fellow loanee’s job easy. He stepped up to the penalty spot in the 34th minute and slotted it past Nübel to give Heidenheim a lead. On the day he had the three shots — all on goal. Besides his goal, it was also his late shot that Nübel spilled to set up a rebound goal in the 82nd. He also had two chances created for his teammates to shoot. On defense he also had a tackle, three interceptions, and ten recoveries. He was the highest rated player in the match for his contributions on both sides of the ball. The match ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw.