Upside down world between Hertha and Bayern!
All Berliners together have only scored 21 goals, Munich’s superstar Robert Lewandowski alone has already scored 23 this season. That’s why coach Tayfun Korkut says: “We have to be defensively alert. I explicitly demanded that from the team.” It won’t be easy, because the sweepers Niklas Stark (ankle) and Jordan Torunarigha (ankle) are injured and their use is only decided shortly before kick-off.
Nevertheless, Korkut wants to tease the champions on Sunday (5.30 p.m., Olympic Stadium), saying: “It’s a top team, but that’s also a challenge. I’ve already managed to beat her. I know how to do it.” That’s right!
On May 12, 2018, the last day of the season, Stuttgart, coached by Korkut, defeated Bayern Munich 4-1. Such a result would delight every Hertha fan today. But the Berliners have to be wide awake for a change, especially at the beginning. In the cup-out against Union (2:3), the guests got three shots on goal in the first minute. That’s why Korkut says: “We don’t have a second to give away. We have to push ourselves to the limit now so that this doesn’t happen again.”
Problem: Munich has almost all the stars back on board.
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Lucas Hernández (back to Corona) is to replace Alphonso Davies (heart muscle inflammation). Dayot Upamecano’s return to the starting XI is still open. If Benjamin Pavard plays for him centrally, Joshua Kimmich would have to help out on the right again. After three days of special recovery a week, Manuel Neuer is back in goal.
And in front Hertha-Schreck Lewandowski is lurking.