Luis Díaz had an unbeatable start. In his first two Bundesliga matches, he has been present on the scoreboard. The Colombian forward appeared again in the victory of Bayern Munich against Augsburg as a visitor (2-3).
The Bavarian ‘14’ played the 90 minutes and had several opportunities to score. However, he had to wait until the added time of the first half to score his goal after a cross from Konrad Laimer. Thanks to this, he was able to add the recognition as the best player of the match.
Díaz had 6 shots in the match; 2 of them were on goal (33%), he had 2 shots blocked by the defensive wall of Ausburg and another two that went wide.
In addition, he won 6 of 11 ground duels (55%) and won 1 of 2 aerial duels (50%). In defense he had an outstanding match, making 9 recoveries and intercepting a ball. Adding to this, he had a 77% pass effectiveness (34 out of 44 possible).
Luis Díaz has scored in 3 of 4 matches with Bayern
Bayern has played 4 matches this season: 1 for the Super Cup against Stuttgart, 2 for the Bundesliga and 1 for the German Cup. Luis Díaz has been present on the scoreboard in all matches, except for the domestic cup, where he could not score against Wehen.
The ‘guajiro’ has contributed 3 goals and 2 assists this season. In that sense, he has been in 5 of the 14 goals of the Munich team in all competitions. That is, Díaz has been in 35.71% of the goals of the German team.
The next match of those led by Vincent Kompany will be on September 13 against Hamburg, after the break for national teams.
Luis Díaz will seek to get into the 2026 World Cup
Luis Díaz wants to transfer his good moment with Bayern Munich to the Colombia national team. The Barrancas native was called up by Néstor Lorenzo for the last matches of the South American Qualifiers against Bolivia and Venezuela, on September 4 and 9.
The ‘14’ of the Teutonic team wants to help the coffee-growing country to return to a World Cup again; it must be remembered that Colombia could not qualify for Qatar 2022. After the FIFA date we will know if he achieved the historic direct classification or will play the repechage.