FC Bayern stands in front of a game against Borussia Dortmund in many areas. Is BVB now decides the title fight?
In recent years, the direct duel of FC Bayern with Borussia Dortmund has often been the crucial in the fight for the championship title. This year the signs are others: Bavaria is the league leader, while BVB, as the table, even has to tremble for the qualification for international competitions.
However, the game could still become again in terms of master fighting when the two rivals meet on Saturday (6.30pm at Sky and in the live ticker at T-Online) to the new edition of the German classic.
Lothar Matthäus said at a Sky press appointment on T-online demand: “It could be an exciting championship again if Dortmund was to win this game.”
“But that would be a little sensation for me.” Even if Bavaria is currently “weakened” due to numerous injury -related failures such as Captain Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies or Jamal Musiala.
In addition, both Bayern against Inter Milan (1: 2) and the Dortmund in Barcelona (0: 4) had to accept sensitive setbacks during the week in their quarter -finals of the Champions League. “Now it depends on how digesting the two teams not the defeats, but the stress and focus on the second leg in the Champions League,” said Sky expert Matthäus.
The decisive games in the premier class follow on Tuesday (for the Borussia in Dortmund) and Wednesday (for Bavaria in Milan). The direct duel is still in between as a sandwich game.
“Of course, that could make the championship a little more exciting if Bayern Munich shouldn’t win this game tomorrow and Leverkusen solves his home task against Union Berlin on Saturday,” summarized Matthew. If Leverkusen wins his 3:30 p.m. game, this would mean additional pressure on Bayern before the BVB game kicked off. Leverkusen would then move to the Munich team in the table, at least until then.
Thomas Müller is also aware of this trend -setting constellation before the 29th matchday. “This is also a situation that is clit. We need every point, the championship has not yet been decided,” said the 35 -year -old veteran before the 137th and eternally young duel with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Sports director Christoph Freund found: “It is a very, very important game for both!” The BVB can focus a little more on it after the more than decisive 0: 4 in Barcelona.
Bavaria’s head coach did not even try to deny that the game in Italy against Inter is already in the back of his head. In this situation, Dortmund is only the prelude to Bayern for the “Miracle of Milan”, which is supposed to follow on Wednesday.
“There is physical and mental, we have to work against Dortmund to mentally go into the game in Milan,” he said. “There is a victory against Dortmund.” Otherwise, to say it in Müller’s words, it will be really “tickling” for Bayern.