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Felix Magath gave an interview on the 32nd match day before the start of the match between Arminia Bielefeld and Hertha BSC (April 30, 2022)
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For the first time, the pre-decisive 33rd Bundesliga match day is broken up into three days. Hertha coach Magath criticizes this change because this decision also has a negative impact on his team.
For many years, the games on the 33rd and 34th match day were all played at 3.30 p.m. so that agreements or advantages for individual teams could be avoided. This is changing for the first time this year, which is why the fixtures for the penultimate round were spread over three days.
Hertha trainer Felix Magath (68) has extremely criticized the decision due to possible distortion of competition. “It irritates me. Now we have such a situation and we are in the middle of it, some are playing today, others on Sunday and we on Saturday, so it can be assumed again,” said Magath before the game against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday (6.30 p.m /Sky).
Matchday 33: Hertha coach Magath criticizes the game schedule
The German Football League (DFL) had changed the regulations for this season in order to improve TV marketing, so that the 33rd match day also takes place on a Friday to Sunday basis. Only on the last day of the game are all games kicked off at the same time.
“I was surprised by that too. The only thing I knew was that the last two matchdays were played in parallel. It’s a mystery to me,” said Magath, who knows the Bundesliga from other times from his previous positions.
