Football: Bayern go full throttle into the finish

It should be three games, three wins in the league this year. Bayern catch up on their game in the second round of the Cup scheduled for December 22nd and 23rd on January 13th. The last English week before Christmas is not guaranteed to be a sure-fire success. After all, all three opponents – Union Berlin, Wolfsburg and Leverkusen – are among the top six in the table.

“We also want to finish positively in the Bundesliga this year, which was a very special one,” said Flick on Friday. “We are where we want to be” – namely in first place. And that’s how it should stay from the point of view of the 55-year-old triple trainer.

Lewandowski collects records and titles

In addition, Bayern could still clear a title. Striker Robert Lewandowski is in the final of the 2020 World Footballer Election with Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus Turin). The winner will be announced on December 17th at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.

After his break in the Champions League against Lokomotiv Moscow, the Polish striker is “one hundred percent fit for action”, as Flick reported. Bayern’s final spurt begins on Saturday evening (6.30 p.m.) with the top game in Berlin. The Pole could play for Bayern for the 200th time in the Bundesliga at the Alte Försterei. His 174 goals to date on this anniversary are a Bundesliga record.

“Everyone walks a bit on the rim”

Flick appealed to his stars to mobilize “all the grains” again. Niklas Süle sees this as a joint task for the team. “It’s going to be a tough week for us. Everyone walks a bit on the rim. We can only do it together anyway, ”said the next man from ÖFB star Alaba in defense.

The Berliners go into the test of strength with the leader with a considerable handicap. Because it is the first game without the injured top scorer Max Kruse, whom Flick declared a key player at Union. “For me, Max Kruse was one of the most important transfers for Union. Max is a very intelligent player who knows where the rooms are. “What distinguishes Union, however, is that the club has a lot of different goal scorers and not just Kruse.

“Have to take away their pleasure in football”

The Berliners, where ÖFB legionnaire Christopher Trimmel is captain, have scored the most goals after Bayern (34) with 22 goals – together with Borussia Dortmund. “It’s going to be a very intense game,” said Flick. Union coach Urs Fischer has in any case developed a plan with which he wants to survive against the overwhelming Munich team: “We have to take away their pleasure in football and involve them in duels.”

The first Bayern pursuer Leverkusen will not play until the end of the eleventh round on Sunday evening (6 p.m.) at home against the medium-sized company Hoffenheim. Third place in the table, RB Leipzig, is also aiming for a home win on Saturday afternoon (from 3:30 p.m.) against Werder Bremen, the same applies to runner-up Dortmund against Stuttgart.

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