Munich (dpa) – Bayern CHAIRMAN Oliver Kahn is open to possible champions playoffs in the Bundesliga. “I think it’s exciting to think about new models such as playoffs for the Bundesliga,” the head of the German football record champion from Munich told the “kicker”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern /.”A mode in the Bundesliga with semi-finals and finals would mean excitement for the fans. So it makes sense to play through such a thought. We at FC Bayern are always open to new ideas,” said the 52-year-old.
The new DFL boss Donata Hopfen had brought playoffs into the conversation. “The league would of course be more attractive if it had more competition at the top,” the 45-year-old had said in an interview with “Bild am Sonntag” with a view to the possible tenth title of FC Bayern Munich in a row. “If playoffs help us, then we’re talking about playoffs. But we must not forget that Bayern have done a great job in recent years.”
According to a “kicker” survey within the Bundesliga, playoffs are rejected by a majority. Among them were club representatives such as Rudi Völler from Bayer Leverkusen, Markus Krösche from Eintracht Frankfurt or Dirk Zingler from Union Berlin, the report said.
The DFL answered a “kicker” request like this: “As you know, there are different ideas in the league at various points with regard to the game mode, but they are currently far from a decision and even more so from implementation.” Such a profound decision must be preceded by an intensive and structured dialogue with the clubs and the relevant league bodies, weighing up all the arguments. The DFL will carefully prepare this open-ended discussion process and conduct it together with the clubs in the coming months.
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