"No mood" for Bayern exchange: Brandt counters Müller taunt after BVB victory

The German championship is within reach for Borussia Dortmund. BVB star Julian Brandt reacts to a taunt from Bayern's Thomas Müller.

Augsburg – Borussia Dortmund took advantage of FC Bayern's great assist and secured the top spot in the Bundesliga with one matchday to go. After the 1-3 defeat of the serial champions from Munich the day before against Leipzig, BVB won 3-0 in Augsburg on Sunday. BVB goalscorer Julian Brandt has already reacted masterfully to Müller's taunts.

FC Bayern's Thomas Müller provokes BVB with a taunt in the direction of Dortmund

Thomas Müller has by no means written off FC Bayern's eleventh championship in a row, at least that's what the original Bavarian made publicly known after the bitter setback in the title race - and sent a greeting to Dortmund. "We have to take this blow now, it's still a week, we have another game next week," Müller said after the defeat against Leipzig on Sky. Next Saturday, FC Bayern must play at 34. FC Köln on Matchday 1 and win with a two-point deficit in order to become champions.

"If we win this game, Dortmund will be under a lot of pressure. They have to win both games and I want to see that first. If they do that, then I congratulate them in a friendly way," said the 33-year-old, putting BVB under a bit of pressure. BVB have now taken the first step with the victory in the difficult away game at the Bavarian Swabians in Augsburg. Finally, Dortmund needs a win against Mainz to become German champions on their own. In any case, Julian Brandt does not seem to be so easily lured out of his reserve by Müller's skirmishes.

Julian Brandt's BVB are not upset by Müller's taunts. © RHR-Foto/MIS/Imago

Brandt counters Müller taunt from Munich after BVB victory

"I'm staying out of all the battles of words after Munich. I like Thomas Müller extremely much and I know that after a game like yesterday you are also a bit frustrated," said Brandt after the final whistle on DAZN when asked about the Müller taunt, eloquently handing out a tip against Müller himself. While BVB is celebrating, FC Bayern is frustrated.

However, the native of Bremen did not want to lean too far out of the window and remained typically North German modest. But that's not all: Brandt even agreed with Müller's statements.

Brandt is "not in the mood for an exchange of blows" with "frustrated" Müller

"Basically, he's right, we have to win the two games first, we've won one of them now. But that doesn't mean we're German champions now, we have to win the home game first," said the 27-year-old, who made it 3-0 shortly before the end. "But I'm not in the mood for an exchange of blows now," Brandt explained with a broad grin.

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In the course of the coming week, one or the other poison arrow is likely to be shot between Munich and Dortmund anyway. Brandt prefers to concentrate on his work on the pitch and relies on the support of the fans.

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"The city will burn for a week, the anticipation is great. We'll prepare extremely well for the game, of course we know we have a chance. A heated, emotional game awaits us at Signal Iduna Park with a huge atmosphere," announced the BVB star. While in Dortmund everything is apparently subordinated to the title, the title disaster at the Allianz Arena led to a Munich celebrity run-up. (ck)