Ligue des champions UEFA – Bayern Munich – Bodø/Glimt : l’Allianz Are…

Ce jeudi 10 septembre, le Bayern Munich accueille Bodø/Glimt pour la première journée de Ligue des champions. Pour son entrée en lice, le club bavarois pourra s’appuyer sur un sérieux atout : son excellente dynamique à domicile dans la compétition.

Sept matches sans défaite à Munich

À l’Allianz Arena, le Bayern Munich reste sur une série de sept rencontres sans défaite en Ligue des champions. Un bilan particulièrement solide avec six victoires et un match nul. sweetbonan.org

La dernière rencontre européenne disputée dans l’enceinte munichoise remonte à la saison dernière, à l’occasion de la demi-finale retour face au Paris Saint-Germain. Les deux équipes s’étaient séparées sur un score de 1-1, permettant au Bayern de préserver son invincibilité à domicile.

Au fil des saisons, l’Allianz Arena s’est ainsi imposée comme l’un des principaux points forts du Bayern sur la scène européenne.

Une seule défaite sur les 30 derniers matches

En élargissant la statistique aux 30 dernières rencontres de Ligue des champions disputées à domicile, les chiffres sont encore plus impressionnants. Le Bayern Munich ne compte qu’une seule défaite sur cette période.

Celle-ci remonte au 8 avril 2025, lorsque l’Inter Milan s’était imposé 2-1 à Munich. Sur l’ensemble de cette série, les Bavarois affichent un bilan de 23 victoires, six matches nuls et une seule défaite.

Cette impressionnante dynamique avait débuté le 29 septembre 2021 avec une large victoire contre le Dinamo Kiev (5-0). Depuis, le Bayern a très rarement été mis en difficulté dans son antre en Ligue des champions.

Bodø/Glimt face à un immense défi

Ces statistiques donnent forcément une dimension supplémentaire au rendez-vous de ce jeudi. À domicile, le Bayern bénéficie d’une dynamique particulièrement favorable et d’un environnement qui lui réussit depuis plusieurs années en Ligue des champions.

Pour Bodø/Glimt, la mission s’annonce donc particulièrement difficile. Le club norvégien devra réaliser une prestation de très haut niveau pour obtenir un résultat à Munich face à une équipe qui reste extrêmement difficile à battre sur sa pelouse.

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Des transporteurs de la région de Labé ont déclenché une grève sauvage le 7 septembre 2026, se disant victimes de racket des forces de sécurité. Le mouvement de ras-le-bol a pris de l’ampleur le 9 septembre : après les trajets vers le Sénégal et la Gambie, des transporteurs qui desservent les grandes villes guinéennes, notamment Conakry, ont rejoint le mouvement. Après des discussions à Labé, les négociations se poursuivent désormais dans la capitale guinéenne.

Sharks head coach JP Pietersen is confident that the Hendrikse brothers can sharpen their attack going into the new Vodacom URC season.

He’s named Jaden and Jordan as the halfbacks for Friday’s final pre-season warm-up match against the Lions at Ellis Park.

Pietersen believes having them play together will quickly start bearing fruit.

“If you know them and if you see them daily, they’re completely professional players,” Pietersen told the media on Thursday.

“They work extremely hard on and off the field. They love rugby, are obsessed with the game, and push each other.

“It’s just great to see the two brothers and what a great way for Jordan to get confidence and cohesion to play with his brother, to give him that belief and confidence to perform.”

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The Sharks are likely to adopt a co-captaincy structure for the season, with Phepsi Buthelezi and Jaden Hendrikse entrusted with that responsibility in Johannesburg. Pietersen says both players were leaders long before they got the armband.

“Phepsi’s always been a leader and Jaden’s always been a leader,” Pietersen said.

“One’s in charge of the forwards and the other’s in charge of the backs, but we have plenty of leaders around them on the field. Phepsi just needs to do his job, play well and lead where he needs to lead – the same for Jaden. It’s great to see them in that position.”

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Buthelezi says the Sharks are braced for a serious examination at altitude.

“I think it’s going to be a step up, especially at altitude.

“The Lions come off a good performance against the All Blacks, so we’re expecting a much bigger challenge and it’s one we’re excited about.

“We’re also building up towards our campaign now and as a group we really just want to see where we are and see what we can put out there.”

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Schalk Burger, Hanyani Shimange and Jean de Villiers agreed that All Blacks scrumhalf Cam Roigard’s gamesmanship has no place in the game.

They were discussing an incident during the third Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test last week, when Roigard grappled with Cobus Reinach after the Springboks were awarded a penalty try.

The New Zealand halfback went to ground and appeared to hold his face, resulting in a penalty against his opposite number.

De Villiers criticised Roigard’s actions on SuperSport post-match, and speaking on the Boks Unpacked X The Verdict podcast, fellow Bok Burger questioned why the Kiwi was not sanctioned.

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“Why doesn’t Cam Roigard get a yellow card? Instead, we get a penalty against us on the halfway line for a bit of gamesmanship,” Burger said.

He then referenced former referee Nigel Owens’ famous warning to Scotland’s Stuart Hogg during the 2015 World Cup: “That’s not called for in our game.”

The ex-loose forward also argued that the All Blacks should have received a yellow card for the infringement that led to the penalty try, before dismissing the suggestion that Reinach had committed foul play.

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“That’s not a tip tackle. He didn’t land on his head; he just got rolled over,” he said.

“But then obviously, there was the gamesmanship – you were watching too much of the football World Cup in America. I mean, that is not allowed on a rugby field.”

A vociferous Shimange said players need to stop exaggerating incidents to influence officials.

“The animation stuff must stop. All of them,” he said. “You get guys now where the doctor runs on and this and the guy’s holding his neck, but he’s not really that sore. So, they need to cut that out of the game.”

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He said such actions can have serious consequences for opponents, particularly when referees and TMOs are forced to make decisions on simulated injuries.

“You end up getting a red card and suspended, when you could have just got up and said, ‘Listen, it was a mistake. If it’s fine, let’s move on.’”

De Villiers noted that the Roigard incident was not entirely isolated, pointing to a similar episode during Super Rugby earlier this year.

Roigard defended that incident at the time, saying he did not regret his actions and viewed it simply as part of the game.

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