BVB won their Bundesliga game last weekend 1-0 (1-0) against Arminia Bielefeld, while FC Bayern lost 1-1 (1-1) against 1899 Hoffenheim. Will it be exciting again in the race for the championship? Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc strongly disagrees.
The gap between second-placed Borussia Dortmund and first-placed FC Bayern is seven points. Should the Revierklub win their catch-up game at 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.), Munich’s lead will be reduced to just four points. That was the case after the 14th matchday.
Despite the recent home win against Bielefeld, Michael Zorc forbids any daydreaming. “We don’t need to look at the table, we need to focus on our games,” he said.Ruhr news‘ to a related question.
The 59-year-old does not see his team in a position to challenge Bayern. Zorc underpinned his point of view with a brief look at the last few weeks, in which head coach Marco Rose’s team had crashed out of the Europa League in the intermediate round duel against Rangers from Glasgow – and that as a self-proclaimed title favorite.
Zorc becomes clear: “That’s nonsense”
“Two weeks ago we were still considered by many to be idiots. Now suddenly talking about the championship is nonsense,” said the Dortmund squad planner clearly.
In addition, the away game at FSV Mainz will by no means be a sure-fire success. In the first leg last October (3:1), the Rheinhessen played at eye level for a long time despite the clear result in the end. Coach Bo Svensson’s team is currently in tenth place.
For Marco Rose, as against Bielefeld, what matters most is the staff available to him. The assignments of Mats Hummels and Raphael Guerreiro, who recently suffered from Corona, are questionable. Captain Marco Reus has not been able to intervene again after being ill.