Völlers zu Baumgart: "Glue-in phase with your own fans"

After the teasing of Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart after the 1: 5 defeat against FC Bayern Munich, Bayer managing director Rudi Völler wedged back the Rhenish derby on Sunday (3:30 p.m. / DAZN). “I have respect for the performance of the Cologne team and I think that Steffen Baumgart is doing a really good job. So it amazes me that he still seems to be in the slump phase with his own fans, ”Völler told the“ Bild ”newspaper before the Europa League game at Betis Sevilla.

Sevilla - Baumgart had said after the game in the BayArena: “I also didn't have the feeling that Leverkusen had a home game against Bayern.

I don't want to offend anyone, but I've seen a lot of Bayern fans jump up there.

We would also have a home game in Leverkusen! ”Völler had little sympathy for the statement.

“Despite the high defeat, our fans supported the team until the final whistle and then said goodbye with a lot of applause,” said the 61-year-old.

dpa