Control distortion?
Ibiza trip: Bayern boss and Heidenheim react
12.05.2025 – 4:37 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The Ibiza trip of some Stars of Bayern continues to beat waves. Now sports director Eberl and Heidenheim’s club boss have commented.
The short trip of some FC Bayern Munich players to Ibiza continues to cause a stir. After sports director Max Eberl had banned the trip to Ibiza for the Munich Stars a week ago, 13 players, including Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and Harry Kane, still used the two days off at the beginning of this week for a trip together on the Balearic Island. The “Bild” published photos that show the stars while celebrating.
Eberl now defended the playing trip. He said on Monday at Sky: “Last week there were still many decisions in the league that our results influenced. The constellation is now different, so we have not contradicted the player of the players to spend their two and a half days of days together.” Eberl also emphasized the team’s professional behavior: “We only have one game in front of our chest and the players are full professional.”
FC Bayern will compete in Hoffenheim on Saturday (from 3:30 p.m. in the LiveTicker from T-Online). The hosts are under pressure and, if Heidenheim wins his game against Bremen, could still slip on the relegation place with a high defeat against Bavaria. The discussion of the possible distortion of competition is already hovers over Bavaria and their trip to Ibiza.
Holger Sanwald, CEO of FC Heidenheim, expressed understanding for the wish of the Bayern players after a short break. At the same time, he emphasized the importance of the last Bundesliga match day for his club to Sky: “First of all, for us on matchday 34, we have to win against Werder Bremen in order to have a chance to stay in direct relegation at all.”
Critical tones, on the other hand, came from Sky expert Didi Hamann (read more about this here). In the Sky90 program, he noticed: “This has something to do with professionalism and seriousness. The picture that Bayern is currently handing over is catastrophic.” Hamann continues: I have no understanding at all. And again: it’s about the integrity of the competition. And they didn’t maintain them. “
It remains to be seen whether and how Bayern’s Ibiza trip will actually affect the final in the end. In any case, the Munich team is definitely under very precise observation.