Sandro Platzgummer:

Defeating the star of the Super Bowl with pull-ups

Superstar Saquon Barkley (l.) celebrates with Sandro Platzgummer.(Bild: Matt Swensen, New York Giants)

Running back Saquon Barkley will face the Kansas City Chiefs with the Philadelphia Eagles in the 59th Super Bowl on Sunday night. Tyrolean Sandro Platzgummer was a teammate of the NFL superstar for three years with the New York Giants. What makes Barkley tick and where Sandro beat him.

When the Philadelphia Eagles clash with the defending champions Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday night, former Tyrolean NFL export Sandro Platzgummer will also be cheering them on. Because a former teammate is one of the Eagles' superstars - running back Saquon Barkley. For three years, Platzgummer and Barkley were teammates at the New York Giants and stood on the field together in training.