Breakthrough in the Champions League: Nicolas Jackson has arrived at Bayern | OneFootball

Nicolas Jackson truly flourished for the first time in the jersey of the record champions during FC Bayern's 5-1 victory in the Champions League. The 24-year-old rewarded himself with a goal and an assist—collecting valuable arguments for more playing time.

It was an evening Nicolas Jackson won't soon forget. The striker, on loan from FC Chelsea, was allowed to start for the second time in Cyprus—and immediately showed how important he can become for Munich. After just under half an hour, the Senegalese was in exactly the right place: Olise set him up, Jackson took the ball and finished to make it 3-0. Even before that, he had cleverly set up Raphaël Guerreiro’s 2-0 with a smart one-two.

“I am very, very happy about the fresh start,” Jackson explained after the match to Prime Video with a broad grin. “I hadn’t played for a long time before, but now I’m getting my fitness back and trying to be as good as possible as quickly as possible.”

Praise from Kane and Freund

Not only were the fans thrilled, Harry Kane was also full of praise: “He was fantastic today. He scored a goal. We will need him this season to achieve our goals.”

Sporting director Christoph Freund also highlighted the intensity Jackson brought to the game: “I’m very happy for Nicolas Jackson, who played a really good match. He played with great intensity, scored a goal and provided an assist; he almost scored another goal.”

A performance with a signaling effect

Although the 24-year-old missed a great chance in the 68th minute when he was free in front of the opposing keeper, the positive impression clearly prevailed. Jackson showed that after difficult weeks in Munich, he has now arrived—and can sustainably enrich Bayern’s attacking play.

For Vincent Kompany, the performance in Pafos could have opened the door wide for more starting appearances for his new signing.

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