The fight between Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe is not an isolated case in the world of football. Since the dawn of time, teammates have been fighting, sometimes violently, sometimes between four walls, other times in a more public way. Bixente Lizarazu, the former defender of the French team and Bayern Munich, knows something about it.
Whoever is now a consultant on TF1 played fists at the time when he wore the Bavarian tunic. And the other belligerent was not just anyone! It was with Lothar Matthaüs, living legend of the club, golden ball and midfielder with a well -known temperament, was at the time the target of the Basque, as he told a few years ago on RMC.
A potato on a legend!
The story dates back to August 1999, shortly after the Champions League final lost by Bayern against Manchester United. The two men participate in the training monitored by the coach of the time, Otmar Hitzfeld, and compete in a toro.
“Matthäus never made mistakes, he was perfect. It all started with something stupid. He tells me that it was I who made the bad pass, and not him bad control. He started talking loudly. I answered him, we got closer. He put my hand in my throat and I put a potato. (…) He had all the newspapers with him. Some came to the Basque Country to see if I had violent history. They came to investigate to find out if I was a weird guy. »»
Everything ended well. After a summons from Hitzfeld, the two men explained themselves. Lizarazu had the pleasure of seeing the captain of the time, Stefan Effenberg, claiming that he was not sanctioned, even if it is he who pays the fine. Unlike what is happening today at OM, management opts to make a low profile and patience.
“It is true that that day, I had both respect for Matthäus and also that of all of me partners. It contributed to what I take my place in Bayern Munich ”continues Lizarazu, who has become a real legend from Bayern Munich since.
