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A team of FC Bayern, which plays so defensive and destructively, is unparalleled in the Bundesliga history. Bayer 04 Leverkusen misses the great superiority of a win – and keep the title race exciting.
It was a smile that revealed a lot from his inner life. Jamal Musiala knew a few seconds after the final whistle that this 0-0 of his FC Bayern near Bayer 04 Leverkusen came up with a lot of luck. “There is something little positive today”said the offensive player later – and meant only the result.
The players from Munich could then be celebrated by their fans. Because they had achieved their goal despite this stubborn idea. “It was important not to lose this game”said FCB goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. More about the approach of the Munich approach no longer had to be said.
Sportschau, 15.02.2025 8:46 p.m.
Alonso: “Talk about the championship in April”
There is now an eight counters in the table in front of the Werkelf – and thus a preliminary decision in the championship race may have already been made on match day 22. “There are still twelve games in the Bundesliga. We speak in April“, said Bayer coach Xabi Alonso – and looked little hopeful. “And there are other competitions”added.
The FCB had brought about a total of two scoring approaches, which one X-goal-Walt – which measures the goal of a team of a game – corresponds to 0.14 (Leverkusen: 2.2). The realest team in the league (65 goals) has never been so harmless and overwhelmed. And the dominance of the Leverkuseners should have been terrifying to the Munich team during the 90 minutes.
Company: “We had to defend”
“We scored over 100 goals across competitions and otherwise always play dominant. Today Leverkusen played dominant. We take the point with”said the Bayern coach and wanted to prevent a critical discussion about his team and take a breath of the topic in the development. “We had to defend. My players did that excellently”he said and enjoyed this minimalism.
The fact that the Leverkuseners struggled with this result was not only to look at the best player of the evening, Florian Wirtz, after the final whistle. Immediately after the final whistle, the 21 -year -old repeatedly put his hands in front of his face – and the words that gushed out quietly from his mouth were certainly not intended for the public.
Only the gate shooting did not work
He and his colleagues had tried everything. Actually everything worked in the Leverkusen game. The high pressing, the many ball winnings, the tactics with small fast players to brush the giant Bavarian defense again and again, paid off in a variety of scoring opportunities.
Only the score did not work despite a shot of 16: 2 and three aluminum hits. Like last in Wolfsburg. It was the second goalless game in a row.
Wirtz wins duel with Musiala clearly
Wirtz had also clearly won the duel with Musiala, which was expected with such great excitement. The offensive man was exactly the driver that you worship in Leverkusen.
Four shots on the goal, a number of shot on the goal, 22 duels won, 12.14 kilometers mileage – in every statistics, the Leverkusener was well in front of its Munich counterpart, which with his team remained exclusively in defense mode and could not set any accents. But Wirtz was also unable to decide the game, despite a huge chance of shooting shortly before the end – and keep the championship open.
Sportschau, 15.02.2025 8:58 p.m.
Fantastic Bayer game without goals
While the Munich team no longer have to deal with this game and are now completely on the second leg in the Champions League On Tuesday against Celtic Glasgow can concentrate, the Werkelf should follow this game even longer.
The frequent happiness from the pre -season, in which the workself has won many games in the last few minutes, is hardly available. A flaw that makes the title defense hardly possible.
“It was a fantastic game from us, the best against Bavaria this year. We just missed to score a goal. Of course we are not happy With the result“, Alonso said almost defiantly – and looked extremely tortured.