“Then it’s a bad season again”
Championship in danger? Kimmich becomes clear
Updated on April 17th, 2025 – 1:52 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The end in the Champions League is sealed. FC Bayern only remains the championship this season. According to Joshua Kimmich, a lot hangs on it.
The dream of “Finale Dahoam” has burst: FC Bayern left in the Champions League against Inter Milan on Wednesday evening. The 2: 2 in the second leg was not enough after the 1-2 defeat in the previous week to move into the round of the last four. For the Munich team, this means: no final in front of a home crowd. The final this year will be held in the Allianz Arena.
A few weeks before the end of the season, FC Bayern now faces the question: How should this season be assessed? Much depends on the question of whether the team would put the championship into her. Because the eleven of coach Vincent Kompany said goodbye from the DFB Cup in December.
In the league, the lead over the pursuer Bayer Leverkusen is six points five match days before the end of the season. The goal difference also speaks for Bayern. According to the Inter-bankruptcy, Joshua Kimmich found clear words for the importance of the final games: “If we don’t get the championship, it is of course a bad season again,” said the 30-year-old in the mixed zone of the arena.
However, he does not have concerns about gambling the championship and thus the last title on the home stretch. “I don’t think we fall into a hole now. Nevertheless, we have to be aware that we only won two of the last seven games.” (Editor’s note: Bayern have from the past seven competitive games three Signed, as well as from the last eight). Kimmich further: “The trend is not quite as good, we really have to be careful that we don’t stand here every three days and say: We were the better team – and didn’t win.”
Before the upcoming game against Heidenheim (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. in the LiveTicker at T-Online), Kimmich was optimistic-precisely because Bayern ultimately pulled the loser against Inter. “After a defeat, after leaving it, it is easier to show a reaction.” He would worry more if Bayern Inter defeated 3-0. “So there is no excuse for any of us.”
Meanwhile, Kimmich looked at the Champions League season “of course with ups and downs”. The DFB captain summarized “too many defeats in the end”. “At some point you are going out. We were actually lucky that we could get that far with so many defeats.” Bayern had received three defeats in eight games in the preliminary round alone.
“If you look back, at least we didn’t beat many top European teams this season.” One could only conquer Leverkusen and Paris. “Otherwise there were many defeats, especially in the Champions League. That is what we definitely have to work on.” You could actually keep up with every opponent.