Berlin (AP) – Champion chance II for FC Bayern Munich. On the 32nd game day of the Bundesliga, the team of coach Hansi Flick can make their ninth title win in a row.
At the bottom of the table are between Tables-13. FC Augsburg and 1. FC Köln on the first relegation place only four points.
The race for the Champions League places is also exciting. The focus is on the top match Borussia Dortmund against second place in the table, RB Leipzig.
BAVARIAN’S MEISTERSTÜCK: After the first chance to win the title in Mainz, Bayern Munich has the next on the 32nd matchday. A home win in the top game against Borussia Mönchengladbach – and the ninth championship in a row would also be mathematically perfect. Maybe the team of coach Hansi Flick can celebrate the 31st title win in the Allianz Arena even before the kick-off at 6.30 p.m. Namely when the table runner-up RB Leipzig previously loses at Borussia Dortmund. Most of all, as Flick and his players said two weeks ago after the 2-1 defeat in Mainz, they would win the title again “on their own”.
RELEASE FIGHT: Actually, Werder Bremen was as good as saved. After winning the catch-up game at Arminia Bielefeld, the green-whites were already eleven points ahead of the relegation place. But now the lead is gone – and the Weser is shaking again like last year. After seven league defeats in a row, coach Florian Kohfeldt was also on the brink, but the bosses want to continue with the coach. At least until the end of the season, after which they should part ways. A victory against Leverkusen has to be achieved on Saturday, otherwise there is a risk of another slide – and the discussion about Kohfeldt flaring up again. Bremen is 16th in one of three teams with 30 points. There is not much between FC Augsburg (13/33 points) and 1. FC Köln (17/29 points).
COMEBACK: After 748 days, Markus Weinzierl will return to the Bundesliga on Friday evening. “It’s definitely tingling,” confirmed the 46-year-old before returning to the FC Augsburg coaching bench in the away game at VfB Stuttgart. Weinzierl is hoping for a victory that would be a “giant step” to stay in the league. “When you change coach there is always an effect,” said the man who had worked successfully as a coach at FCA from 2012 to 2016. The first game confronts him with the past. After a 6-0 win with Stuttgart in Augsburg, Weinzierl had to leave VfB on April 20, 2019. “These are the stories that football writes,” said Weinzierl when we met again in the Stuttgart arena: “I don’t want to look back, it only counts on Friday evening at 8.30 p.m.”
TOP GAME: For the fifth from Dortmund (55 points) there are two finals within six days. In both cases the opponent is called Leipzig (64). Even more important for Dortmund than the cup final on May 13th in Berlin is the Bundesliga home game on Saturday. Because in the fight for a lucrative Champions League place, which is immensely important for squad planning, the Revierclub is doomed to win – and relies on shooting help. After all, Frankfurt (56) and Wolfsburg (57) are still better in the race. “We’ll do everything we can to get three points on Saturday. But that doesn’t change the fact that there is also a great desire to win the cup five days later, ”said coach Edin Terzic.
HERTHA-ENDSPURT: Two games, four points: Hertha BSC is surprisingly fit and successful after the two-week corona quarantine. After the 3-0 on Thursday evening against SC Freiburg, the Berliners left the relegation ranks. But the hunt for appointments continues: On Sunday, the tied table-16 guest. Arminia Bielefeld in the Olympic Stadium. Three days later, the Herthaners have to play for the third catch-up game against relegated FC Schalke 04.
BRISANT RHEIN-MAIN-DERBY: The duel between Bundesliga neighbors Eintracht Frankfurt against FSV Mainz 05 is usually a heated affair – this time it’s particularly hot. The Mainz team could crown their terrific race to catch up and secure their place in the class early with a victory. Led by coach Bo Svensson, the Mainz team won 29 points from 17 games. Accordingly, they approach the game with confidence. “We are no longer afraid of anyone,” emphasized sports director Christian Heidel. Frankfurt are three games away from their first entry into the Champions League, but are fourth in the table but only one point ahead of Borussia Dortmund.
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