Franz Beckenbauer experiences "strong" Bayern and gates, gates, goals during the comeback of the stadium: The record champion shoots himself in record mood for BVB and a great ghost evening on TV warm. A magical brand is in sight for the offensive for the outstanding miller.
Munich (dpa) - A satisfied winner's smile was not to be seen behind their masks with Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeneß.
With the necessary safety distance and the mandatory mouth-nose protection, the two honorary presidents experienced their Bayern before the big ghost evening on TV against Borussia Dortmund in an "excellent football game" in record mood.
The Munich team screwed up their goals through 5-2 (2-0) against Eintracht Frankfurt to the best of 80 goals after 27 matchdays, the magical 100-goal mark is possible. "We want to bring the championship to Munich, where it belongs," said front man, goal scorer and assist provider Thomas Müller. He himself is aiming for his 250th Bundesliga victory on Tuesday evening (6.30 p.m. / Sky).
The outstanding vice captain is filling himself to new records, the German soccer record champion is already masterfully presenting himself before the highlight of the league giants, which is less atmospheric this year. "I'm very happy with the first half. We dominated," said coach Hansi Flick.
The goals conceded according to standards were only blemishes - such weaknesses could have more serious consequences against BVB. "We will be 100 percent there against Dortmund. These are the games we are looking forward to," said goal scorer Leon Goretzka.
For Flick, who keeps the Munich team halfway through the 1: 5 downfall of Frankfurt and the end of the tenure of coach Niko Kovac in a triple mood, the starting position is luxurious: FC Bayern remains the front runner after the ghost summit. "We have a position of strength and a good starting position that we want to defend," said the 55-year-old. After his close-up experience from Munich, his Frankfurt coach colleague Adi Hütter assumes that all of Dortmund's options will "be at the end of the season for FC Bayern at the end of the season".
Title number eight in a row should be here - and maybe with a new record. The Beckenbauer-Bayern around Gerd Müller managed 101 goals almost 50 years ago, at that time the "Bomber" also scored the legendary 40 goals. For Robert Lewandowski, this top score remains a challenge after the 27th goal of the season. With further goals from Leon Goretzka, Müller, Alphonso Davies and an own goal from Frankfurt's Martin Hinteregger, the entire ensemble also remains on course for a record.
"Goals are a result of a good football game. My team is doing very well," said Flick, but warned that the two goals against Hinteregger had to be analyzed. "We have to talk about it and see that we do it better."
When asked, the trainer highlighted two stars separately. The prudent defense chief David Alaba and the offensive fixed point Müller. "David is currently a benchmark in his position," said Flick, who had brought his world champion companion Müller back on track. "He plays very intelligently," said Flick.
Müller is one of the bosses on the lawn, gives a lot of commands, fights forward, takes care of clever routes. Müller scored 20 of his 24 scorer points in the post-Kovac period, with his 17th submission he is number 1 in the league. Nobody was better after 27 match days. The 30-year-old announced that they wanted to be "extremely passionate" in Dortmund. He will miss the yellow wall of the south grandstand: "It is the German classic, we would absolutely prefer it if the stadium boiled."
Missing spectators and a lack of atmosphere also flowed into the assessment of Beckenbauer when visiting the stadium for a long time. "Bayern are in a very strong condition," said the 74-year-old at Sport1. "In these circumstances, without fans and atmosphere, it was an excellent football game. Compliments to both teams, it was really, really good football." Flick liked it. "I am pleased that he was in the stadium," said the coach. On Tuesday, however, the "Kaiser" only has space on the TV.
