A few days before the first semi-final of the Champions League, Bayern and Dortmund experienced varying fortunes, the victory of Munich at home against Frankfurt (2-1) and the defeat of Borussia in Leipzig (4-1). SATURDAY.
After 31 days of the Bundesliga, Bayern has 69 points, and is 11 points behind Bayer Leverkusen (80), already secured its first German championship title and hosting Stuttgart, third with 63 points, on Saturday early evening (6:30). p.m.).
Winner of the afternoon clash on their turf at the RedBull Arena, RB Leipzig took an important step towards the end-of-season 4th place synonymous with qualification for the next Champions League, now five points ahead of Dortmund three days before the end of the season.
To play C1 next season, Edin Terzic’s men will likely have to go through the additional ticket offered to one of the top two countries in the 2023/24 European season, which reaches Germany, before the semi-finals on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Dominating at the start of the match, Borussia logically opened the scoring in Leipzig with a sumptuous curling shot from Jadon Sancho’s right foot on the edge of the area. But BVB fell back on the road, multiplying defensive errors, which is not reassuring four days before hosting Paris SG in the C1 semi-first leg.
Starting on the edge of offside, Xavi Simons served ideally from the outside to the right-footed Lois Openda, who scored her 25th goal in the Bundesliga to equalise. Just before and just after the break, Leipzig broke through Dortmund’s defense through Benjamin Sesko and Mohamed Simakan. Christoph Baumgartner added the score at the end of the game.
Kane as Gerd Müller, Ailton and Lewandowski
At the Allianz Arena, Harry Kane once again carried his team, with a double, his 34th and 35th goals this season in the league (9th and 61st minutes). He has three games left to equal Robert Lewandowski’s record: 41 goals during the 2020/21 season.
Kane has scored against 16 of the 17 Bundesliga sides faced this season, with only the Friborg defense up against the 30-year-old England striker in the Championship doubleheader.
In the history of the Bundesliga, only Gerd Müller (1966/67 and 1969/70 with Bayern), Ailton (2003/04 with Werder Bremen) and Robert Lewandowski (2019/20 and 2020/21 with Bayern) have achieved such a feat over a season.
Bayern is thus preparing in the best possible way for the reception of Real Madrid, winner on the field of Real Sociedad on Friday (1-0).
Ahead of the game against Frankfurt, a clash between Tuchel, forced by his management to leave at the end of the season, and the honorary president of the club, Uli Hoeness. The latter criticized the Bavarian technician on Friday for not helping young players to progress. “It’s light years from reality,” Tuchel replied at the microphone of broadcaster Sky, considering himself “injured to his credit as a coach”.
“We are facing ten incredibly important days for us. There is no worse time for the secondary,” said Tuchel, who “the only thing that matters is Real Madrid, Stuttgart and Real Madrid.
Tuchel and Terzic, with the Champions League in mind, have kept some of their players, such as Jamal Musiala (absent on the note) for Munich and Marcel Sabitzer for Dortmund.
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