As of: April 5, 2024, 7:51 a.m
By: Florian Schimak
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At the weekend, Thomas Tuchel's congratulations to Leverkusen were not well received by FC Bayern. Now Thomas Müller followed suit - albeit indirectly.
Munich – Thomas Tuchel described Bayer Leverkusen’s last-minute win before FC Bayern’s game against BVB as “not dampening the mood”. In the end it was probably more than that.
The reigning champions then delivered a bloodless performance, which meant that the Werkself now had a whopping 13-point lead over Bayern with seven match days to go. With such a situation, probably not even world-class professional optimists believe in FCB's twelfth championship in a row.
Championship already secured for Leverkusen? Tuchel is already congratulating
Therefore, it was hardly surprising that coach Tuchel ticked off this topic with “Congratulations to Leverkusen” on Saturday after the weak performance against Dortmund. However, the Bayern bosses are said not to have liked this at all, as Munich's self-image actually forbids this.
Thomas Müller, for example, did
not want to make such a clear statement on
Sky
shortly after the end of the game and pointed out that everything was still mathematically possible. But a few days later, the Bayern star is now following suit.
Thomas Müller (r.) and Bayern coach Tuchel now agree on the championship. © IMAGO/Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON
Thomas Müller checks off the title: “So the championship probably goes to Leverkusen”
“The table situation doesn’t leave much room for speculation. Leverkusen are not showing any weakness and we are not delivering,” said the 34-year-old in his monthly newsletter: “Unfortunately, the disappointing performance against BVB and Leverkusen’s last-minute win fit this picture again. So the championship will probably go to Leverkusen.”
Although there have been no congratulations so far, Müller has now realistically ticked off the topic of the German championship despite the gigantic deficit. What particularly frustrates him is the fact that “we haven’t achieved a better performance and can’t show our potential too often.”
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Now also Thomas Müller: Bayern star congratulates Leverkusen
However, the national player also acknowledges Leverkusen's outstanding season. “But at this point it is also important to me to highlight the Werkself’s performance,” said Müller: “To be unbeaten at this point in the season is really strong. My congratulations on this successful series.”
The people of Munich must “now eat up the soup that we brought upon ourselves.” The cup and league are gone, all that remains is the Champions League, where Arsenal await in the quarter-finals next week. “Our opponents Arsenal have developed enormously in recent years. They play modern, attractive football and it is not for nothing that they are one of the top contenders for the Premier League championship,” writes the two-time CL winner.
Champions League hope: Thomas Müller optimistic before Arsenal game
But Müller wouldn't be Müller if he hadn't had “Mia san Mia” in his muesli for breakfast: “It will be a lot of work, but I am convinced that we will beat the Gunners,” said the Bayern veteran.
And so, despite the disappointing season, he is still striving for the maximum in the premier class: “Anyone who followed the draw knows that we probably took the hardest route to the final,” says Müller: “But maybe that is exactly our path. “
(smk)