Despite four points ahead of BVB, Bayern stay on the ground. Manuel Neuer eludes the interview and Salihamidzic the coach question.
- FC Bayern Munich * is marching towards the eighth championship title in a row.
- The stars remain humble - even reserved.
- It is still not clear whether interim coach Hansi Flick * remains.
Munich - You could wait a long time for Manuel Neuer on Sunday evening. The FC Bayern captain came and came and did not come. He must have found some loophole in the Allianz Arena * in order to be able to make his way home without making his own statement. The meager 2-0 win over FC Augsburg was one of those few games in his often boring everyday life in the league in which he was something of the man of the game. There has recently been speculation about a possible change for Neuer.
"Great, outstanding, otherwise it is 1-1," said Joshua Kimmich about the reflex, with the new in the 85th minute preventing the equalizer and thus Bayern's first point loss since the 0-0 in the top game against Leipzig in early February . Thomas Müller also aptly stated that "we can thank Manu" who had parried brilliantly against Florian Niederlechner. Up to 2-0 by Leon Goretzka in injury time, the result was "happy because we didn't kill" (Kimmich). Although the lead has increased to four (BVB) and five points (Leipzig) as a result of the win, critical voices from Bavaria circles were heard on Sunday.
FC Bayern Munich: self-critical series winner under Hansi Flick
Nobody was really satisfied with the performance. And it seemed like a little break after two exhausting English weeks was more than necessary. For the body and the mind . Flick therefore released their players for a good reason on Monday and Tuesday, "on which we will try to recover and then go a step further," said Müller.
Perhaps tomorrow, when the team gathers again and preparation for the three games before the international break (in Berlin, against Chelsea, against Frankfurt) begins, the previous derby will also be viewed with different eyes. Namely in the context of the quality that Bayern have acquired under Flick *. You win no matter how. And that's exactly what it's all about if you want to get titles.
Bayern: Salihamidzic does not want to talk about the coaching question yet
"In the coming weeks, no one will talk about how we played, just that we took the three points with us," said Goretzka. Bayern rush from victory to victory. "There is still a long way to go," Hasan Salihamidzic warned in the usual manner. Hardly anyone doubts the eighth Munich championship title * in a row.
The success is of course called Flick, which is also known internally. So, on Sunday, Salihamidzic said: "I don't like talking about times, but we in the club know that the topic is coming up." Probably not this and next week, but afterwards, in the international break , you can see the appropriate time for the signing.
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The game against Chelsea will no longer have any influence. Salihamidzic emphasized: "We are very satisfied with how it works." Three titles are theoretically possible, "therefore: everything is satisfactory". These were the last words before the cold sports director went home. Through the front door, without a loophole, as it should be for a designated sports director.
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