For two years, Benjamin Pavard has been having fun at Bayern Munich … or almost. The 2018 world champion has already won everything with the Bavarian club and despite criticism, the 25-year-old seems to be thriving in Bavaria. Except that the health crisis arrived in 2020 and turned everything upside down. “After there was the Covid, which was a difficult period. Personally, it was not easy at all, to be alone, in a country that is not mine, far from my family , my friends”, he told the daily L’Equipe.
“Very few people know what I’ve been through. Just because you make a good living doesn’t mean you’re happy. There are family, friends too. I’m not complaining, it happened. to a lot of people in France and elsewhere but here it was, it was not an obvious period of my life “, confided very moved the ex of Rachel Legrain-Trapani.
Although the pandemic is still present, morale is much better on the side of the Northerner.
Unusual scene during his last match
Victorious (4-0) of Wolfsburg this Friday, December 17 with his club, Bayern Munich, Benjamin Pavard offered an unusual streak. “We wanted to make a change and at the same time, Benji told us in French that he had to go to the bathroom at all costs”, explained his coach Julian Nagelsmann, after the meeting. Then he said he could hold out for a few more seconds during which he also managed several good passes. As soon as the ball circulated to the other side of the field, he took the opportunity to satisfy his needs “.
But after a few minutes, seeing that the defender had still not reappeared, the German technician decided to replace him. “I saw that Benji had not returned. That’s why it was better to replace him …”
When he made his return, the former Lille wanted to take his place, but his teammates told him that he had in the meantime been replaced.
General laughter!
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