The German record champion loses the first leg against Inter Milan-and has to put up with a big accusation, writes T-online columnist Stefan Effenberg. For Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, it can only be about one.
It would have been a wonderful story: FC Bayern is in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League against Inter Milan 0: 1 behind, then comes back through a goal of the just substitute Thomas Müller five minutes before the end and ultimately saves the 1-1. But it turned differently on Tuesday evening.
I say it very clearly: it simply cannot be for a top team like Bayern that you will collect the 1: 2 in the 88th minute, shortly after the equalizer. If you only score 1: 1 in the 85th minute, then you will do everything you can to take no risk in the remaining season. Instead, the Munich team came out again, went to the winning goal themselves. That simply made no sense at all – especially with a view to the outstanding second leg next week. So you play when it comes to progress, but not already in the first leg. Almost consequently, the Bavarians then caught the game -decisive goal. That was simply not worthy of a top team, on the contrary. It was just bad.
At this point I also have to take on Joshua Kimmich. Where was he there? Because as a team captain, he is primarily responsible for telling his teammates in such a situation: We have just done the 1-1 and are not going directly to the next goal, we do not dissolve our order here.
No, this 1: 2 is simply not allowed to happen to Bayern. Very clearly: that really annoys me.
In Milan a lot has to come together for Bayern
Of course, theoretically everything is still in the second leg for Bayern, but I already see Inter. Trainer Vincent Kompany, Harry Kane, also Thomas Müller confident in the interviews after the defeat and emphasized that everything was still possible. You have to say that too, and you are right: after all, it is only a goal that you have to catch up to put everything again. And if a team can do that, FC Bayern.
But you will also secretly know which mammoth task is waiting for you in Milan. There has to be a lot, if not everything, so that it still works with the semi -finals and the dream of “final Dahoam” is kept alive.
Yes, by the way, I also expected Thomas Müller in the starting eleven of FC Bayern for the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League against Inter Milan, had previously clearly spoken out for it. I was very surprised that Kompany suddenly decided on Raphaël Guerreiro on the ten. Guerreiro left a good impression in the Bundesliga with his two goals against Bochum a few weeks ago, Kompany justified his decision. For me, this is a bit thin as an explanation.
Kompany is professional enough, emerging discussions about the Müller Personalie-what would have been if he had played from the start? – to push aside and now focus on the second leg.
The focus of Borussia Dortmund will no longer be on the Champions League. That was a brutal disappointment for BVB at FC Barcelona. Barça was not just one number at 4-0, but two or three numbers too big. Despite all the inconsistency of the Dortmund this season, however, they have already performed well in the Champions League – but Barcelona was simply too strong in every respect.
But maybe this crashing defeat even has a positive effect. Because if you have looked properly, the makers from the BVB leadership set must have finally become clear where the squad has to be strengthened for the coming season and who has the necessary quality in the current team-or not. This 0: 4 gave you all the answers to these questions.