Thomas Muller compares Bayern’s comeback win over Stuttgart to ‘windy night in Stoke'

Nine-time Bundesliga champion Thomas Muller has jokingly compared Bayern's comeback win over Stuttgart to a 'windy night in Stoke'. German is well-kwn for cracking jokes and humorous references in his interviews and was at it again following Bayern's 3-1 win over Stuttgart at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday. With victory, Hansi Flick's side moved two points clear at summit of Bundesliga table. 

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Thomas Muller interview: German star makes Stoke City reference in Bayern's win over Stuttgart

While speaking to reporters after Bayern's hard-fought 3-1 win over Pellegri Matarazzo's side on Saturday, Thomas Muller pulled off one of his many classic jokes. Bayern found mselves 0-1 down with less than 30 minutes on clock and needed goals from Kingsley Coman and Robert Lewandowski to grab lead before half-time. However, win for Bayern wasn't completely secured until substitute Douglas Costa struck in 87th minute to put Flick's side top in  Bundesliga standings. 

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When asked about his opinion of game by journalist Archie Rhind-Tutt, Muller said, "How do British people say it? Today was like a cold, windy night in Stoke. But today it was t windy and it was t Stoke, it was Stuttgart, and y are a team that have been playing very well in past few weeks." Stuttgart were unbeaten in nine games across all competitions prior to ir defeat against Bayern on Saturday. 

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For those who didn't understand Muller's Stoke City reference, World Cup winner was speaking about  British cliche that it's hard to perform on a cold, rainy night in Stoke. When Stoke City were promoted to Premier League in 2008 y were described as a well-drilled, -nsense unit. Under Tony Pulis, Stoke City gained a reputation for being one of toughest teams to beat, especially on a cold, wet and rainy Tuesday night at Bet365 stadium. 

idiom "Could y do it on a cold, wet rainy night in Stoke?" has also been used to describe things beyond football and Muller used analogy to point out Bayern's tough task against Stuttgart. Bayern will w shift ir attention towards Champions League as y face ar solid defensive unit in Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night. 

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