Final spurt for FC Bayern Munich: After an exhausting year, there are still three games to come.
Hansi Flick and Co. are also happy about the CL money.
The past few weeks have
not always been easy
for
FC Bayern *
.
Coach
Hansi Flick
now took stock of the current
Champions League *.
The last win in the group was another three million euros - almost 40 in total.
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Munich - On that cold Thursday night, everything went a little faster than usual. The 2-0 win against Lokomotiv Moscow hadn't come to an end for a minute, and the
Allianz Arena was
empty
not only in the stands, but also on the lawn
.
It seemed as if everyone involved wanted to quickly hook this final group success, which was insignificant in terms of sport.
But: Appearances are deceptive.
“2020 was an outstanding Champions League * year for us.
We wanted to end it with a win - and we made it, ”said
Flick *,
visibly resolved.
Hansi laughs away the worries!
Because even if the performance on the lawn - especially the first 45 minutes - did not offer any great football pleasure, the victory was not only deserved, but above all a real balm for the soul.
FC Bayern Munich: Flick has two hopes for the last three games in 2020
Stars spared, professionals from the second row strengthened, the series, which now lasts 17 games, has been expanded without defeat in the premier class - and for the first time since the end of October no
goal has been
conceded.
Those are things, said Flick *, "from which one can draw self-confidence".
For the round of 16, which will be drawn on Monday and played from mid-February.
But especially for the last three games of the year:
Union
,
Wolfsburg
,
Leverkusen
.
Another week and a half, then it's over, finally.
And even if heads and triple legs are
increasingly paying tribute to
the
tight program
, Flick hopes that the
third group phase without defeat,
coupled with the prospect of a few days off, will give another small boost to motivation.
He
described the past eleven and a half months
as
“fantastic”
, so you should now “provide all the grains and put everything in” in order to get through without losing points and
to stay
at the
top of
the
league
over the turn of the year
*
.
“We can end a fantastic year for us,” said the 55-year-old.
Above all, the fact that zero was at the back is "good to be prepared for the last three games".
FC Bayern coach Flick on the CL draw: "We can't change it anyway"
Flick has been counting backwards for weeks, now he sees light at the end of the tunnel.
And he can also feel confirmed in the path he has chosen in the past, not always easy weeks.
On Wednesday he again spared stars such as
Robert Lewandowski
and
David Alaba *
,
Thomas Müller
and
Jerome Boateng
were also prematurely replaced.
Unlike last week in Madrid, the overall structure worked better.
And finally
praising
other goal scorers -
Niklas Süle
and
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
- was nice too.
Süle, for example, was “incredibly happy”, speaking as a representative.
The group phase, which began on October 21, Bayern have now ended with 2.7 million more in the account -
and a total of around 39 million
.
But it should by no means end for the defending champion.
Flick is relaxed about the draw at the start of the week in Nyon, "we can't change it anyway".
The
FC Porto
, the
FC Sevilla
,
Lazio
,
Atalanta
and
FC Barcelona
are the possible lots.
“All top teams,” he said - but doesn't shy away from anyone.
No wonder.
As defending champion.
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