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Bayern veteran Thomas Müller (M) celebrates his goal to make it 2-0 with Robert Lewandowski and Jamal Musiala. Photo: Matthias Schrader / AP-Pool / dpa
Bayern celebrate the German championship with a 6-0 gala against Borussia Mönchengladbach. BVB and VfL Wolfsburg score points in the battle for the premier class, Werder create at least one point.
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May 9th, 2021 – 4:39 am
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Berlin – FC Bayern Munich are German soccer champions for the 31st time, Robert Lewandowski is only missing one goal for the Gerd Müller record. There is tension in the relegation battle and in the competition for participation in the Champions League.
Looking back on Saturday and looking ahead to Sunday in the Bundesliga:
CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION: In times of the corona pandemic, championship celebrations also turn out differently than usual. The Bayern professionals put on red T-shirts after the 6-0 win against Gladbach and sang and danced a little, but beer showers had to be absent. “It’s always a special feeling,” said captain Manuel Neuer nonetheless. CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge certified the team as having “an unbelievable character and an unbelievable will to win”. And since Robert Lewandowski also scored three times, the world footballer is now only missing one goal for the 40-goal Gerd Müller record. “There is still the story with Lewi, and the team is fully behind it,” said Thomas Müller. Next Saturday at SC Freiburg and on the last matchday against Augsburg there are further chances.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMBITIONS: The battle for the premier class promises excitement in the season’s final spurt. Before the Sunday game of Eintracht Frankfurt (56 points) against FSV Mainz 05, the third-placed VfL Wolfsburg (60) and Borussia Dortmund (58) presented. “We’re here, that’s very important,” said BVB captain Marco Reus after the 3-2 (2-1) win over RB Leipzig. For at least one day, the Dortmund team pushed Eintracht from fourth place in the table and put the Hessians under pressure with a two point lead. Wolfsburg were in a good mood after the important and sovereign 3-0 (1-0) against Union Berlin thanks to three goals from Croatian Josip Brekalo. One thing is clear: if VfL win their last two games of the season against RB Leipzig and Mainz 05, they would qualify for the most important competition in European club football for the first time since 2015 and for the third time.
RELEASE FIGHT: The fight for relegation is almost even more explosive. Only after the Sunday games does a more revealing picture emerge – also for Werder Bremen, which on the one hand won a point after the 0-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen, but on the other hand missed an urgently needed victory. With 31 points, Bremen are currently 14. On Sunday, Hertha BSC and Arminia Bielefeld (both 30) will meet in a direct duel. In addition, 1. FC Köln (29) plays at home against SC Freiburg. “It was a deserved point. It wasn’t what we wanted, but it’s still extremely important that we scored a point against a top team,” said Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt. The gap to FC Augsburg (33) is two points. Next Saturday there will be a possibly decisive duel in Augsburg.
ZWEITLIGIST: FC Schalke 04 said goodbye to the relegation battle long ago. But what could only go wrong went wrong again for the future second division side on Saturday. With 2-0 the Royal Blues led TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to the break – and lost in the end 2: 4. “There was a big difference in the second half. We did a lot well in the first half, but after that there was nothing more to be seen,” said coach Dimitrios Grammozis, confused. Schalke has remained without a league away win since November 2019 despite the goals by Mark Uth (12th minute) and ex-world champion Shkodran Mustafi (42nd). Because Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramaric (47th), Kevin Akpoguma (52nd), Christoph Baumgartner (60th) and Ihlas Bebou (64th) turned the game within 15 minutes.
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