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Bayern in duty: title rivals do not give up

2020-02-16T05:21:11.004Z


RB Leipzig continues to put pressure on FC Bayern. The other title candidates in the Bundesliga also win. Now it's Munich's turn.


RB Leipzig continues to put pressure on FC Bayern. The other title candidates in the Bundesliga also win. Now it's Munich's turn.

Berlin (dpa) - After the victories of the title competition, FC Bayern is now under obligation. Only with a win at 1. FC Köln on Sunday (3.30 p.m. / Sky) will the Munich finish the 22nd matchday of the Bundesliga as leaders.

RB Leipzig again passed the German record champions on Saturday, the pursuers Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen also kept up with three points.

PRINT: Bayern do not want to deal with the results of their rivals before the guest appearance in Cologne. "We look at each other. The most important thing is that we win our games," said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic and said, "I'm not looking at the table yet." But at the latest since the 0-0 against strong Leipzig a week ago, the Munichers know that the way to the title this year is likely to be a pretty hard one.

ROCKED OUT: Become the leader and save energy - for RB Leipzig, the dress rehearsal for the round of 16 duel against Tottenham Hostpur in the Champions League went according to plan. With the 3-0 win over Bremen, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann increased the pressure on Bayern and is still very big in the title business. "Whether we are hunted or hunter now, I have no idea," said sports director Markus Krösche and said: "It is important that we win these games and then let's see what the next few weeks bring."

DRANBLEIBER: You just can't be shaken off, these Gladbachers. The impressive 4: 1 in Düsseldorf showed once again that the team of coach Marco Rose should not be underestimated in the title fight. And then there are those Leverkusen players who brought Union Berlin their fourth win in the fifth second round game. Fifth place, but with eye contact to the top. It didn't bother the Werkself that the game in Berlin fell into the work victory category. "You have to win dirty every now and then," said sports director Simon Rolfes.

DOWNWARDS: Werder Bremen just can't get rid of the negative trend. A short training camp before the game at RB Leipzig also failed to achieve the desired effect. The smooth 0: 3 was the fourth league in the series for the penultimate. And again the top club from Bremen had to answer questions about the future of trainer Florian Kohfeldt, to whom she still wants to hold on. The coach himself said: "In any case, I'm combative. We have to keep going." The next thing is at home against Borussia Dortmund - maybe then the memory of the intoxicating 3-2 win in the DFB Cup will help.

THERAPY: Four days after the shock of coach Jürgen Klinsmann's resignation, Hertha BSC's 2-1 victory in Paderborn seemed like a calming pill. Even successor Alexander Nouri, who was actually brought in by Klinsmann as an assistant, no longer has to be asked about the series of previously 21 games in professional football without a win as head coach. The coach for Berliners should not have a long-term future. For the next season Hertha is already looking for a well-known trainer for the "Big City Club" project and the European Cup goal.

REDEMPTION: Wout Weghorst had not scored in the Bundesliga for more than two months. The three-pack in the 3-2 win at 1899 Hoffenheim looked like a huge liberation. "I play football for that feeling when you score a goal. I had it three times today and that's great, of course," said the Dutchman. Lower Saxony's confidence should increase that the 27-year-old overcame his intermediate low against Malmö in good time before the Europa League intermediate round.

AND OTHERWHERE ?: The matchday ends on Sunday (6:00 p.m. / Sky) with the FC Schalke 04 guest appearance at FSV Mainz 05. A special reunion for Schalke coach David Wagner. "This is the club where I felt I became a professional," said the 48-year-old, who once played in 98 competitive games for Mainz.

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Source: merkur

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