The top game in the Bundesliga between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern is fast approaching. TV expert Lothar Matthäus does not believe that Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel is in danger of being eliminated in the event of a defeat.
“The game on Saturday will not decide Tuchel’s future,” wrote Matthäus in his “Sky” column: “A defeat would certainly not mean his end, because there are still 13 games left to achieve the goal of the championship. “
However, the 1990 world champion noted: “But a defeat would be a bitter setback and you would have to rely on slip-ups from your direct competitor, which have not happened before.”
Bayer Leverkusen is currently two points ahead of FC Bayern in the Bundesliga. The Rhinelanders have not lost a game so far this season.
“Leverkusen makes a self-confident, stable impression. They also won close games late on,” analyzed Matthäus: “But always when it mattered, Bayern were convincing. In Dortmund and against Stuttgart they were fully there, even though they had previously had periods of weakness.”
Matthäus: FC Bayern “not necessarily favorites”
The Munich team are “not necessarily favorites in Leverkusen, but the experience in such games speaks in favor of Müller, Kane or Kimmich if he gets fit in time,” said the 62-year-old.
“In important games like this, it depends on what the coach dares to do and what he tells his players to do. Is Tuchel so brave that he attacks in front in Leverkusen, as he did recently against Gladbach, even though his team has problems at the back?” asked Matthew.
The record national player’s cautious forecast: “If Bayern have this courage and force Leverkusen to make mistakes, they could be successful in the end. My feeling tells me that Bayern will be just ahead on Saturday.”