Michael Olise’s great debut

Michael Olise will remember this summer of 2024 for a long time. Indeed, the 22-year-old player has experienced several highlights. It all started on July 7 with his signing for Bayern Munich. A step forward in the career of the player who was then the joy of Crystal Palace. Then, he followed up with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the French U23 team. A competition where he shone and caught the eye of the Blues staff. Didier Deschamps called him up during the international break in September. A starter during the defeat against Italy (3-1), the Hammersmith native still managed to score points in the eyes of the French coach.

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A fabulous summer

He then followed up with a substitute against Belgium (2-0, around ten minutes of play). There is no doubt that we should see him again very soon in the jersey with the rooster. Especially since he is making some rather interesting first steps in Bavaria under the orders of Vincent Kompany. The latter has already used the Frenchman bought for €53 million five times this season. He played a German Cup match against SSV Ulm 1846 (13 minutes played, 1 assist). He has also played three matches in the Bundesliga (179 minutes played). Time to score a goal. It was last weekend during the big 6-1 victory against Holstein Kiel.

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Last night, he experienced his baptism of fire in the Champions League. A starter in the 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb, Olise was often in the right place. He also scored twice. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich in the 38th minute, he placed a winning header. Then, he scored his team’s fifth goal in the 61st minute. With his two goals, he is also the first French player to score twice on his Champions League debut since Thierry Henry in 1997. In short, everything is going well for the former Crystal Palace player, who was praised by the press on Wednesday. In France, The Team gave him a score of 8 for his entire body of work.

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A notable first in C1

The sports daily added that it “impresses” and that he has “made an impression” before “enjoy the ovation of the 75,000 spectators at the Allianz Arena when he was replaced by Leroy Sané (68th).” In Germany, the media are also won over, like Imagewhich gave it a score of 2 (1 is the highest score in Germany, editor’s note). “There was little to see for a long time, then he was there and put the ball in to make it 3-0. And then he scored the goal to make it 5-2.”commented the German newspaper.

Sport1who gave it a score of 1.5, was also impressed. “Not as present in the first half hour as his attacking colleagues Gnabry and Musiala, but he was there in the 38th minute and headed Bayern’s third goal. With his second goal (to make it 5-2), he took advantage of the excellent performances of Kane and Musiala and only had to attack. Tonight, he once again demonstrated his great enthusiasm for the game.”wrote the German publication. Perfectly launched into his new adventure in Bavaria, Michael Olise is already like a fish in water in the Champions League.