Berlin (dpa) – The brief tension at the top of the Bundesliga is already over, FC Bayern is six points ahead of the last week of the league of this year.
Potential rivals like Dortmund, Wolfsburg or Mönchengladbach are puzzling over how they can get out of their sporting low.
Bavaria before the autumn championship
The 25th autumn championship is practically indistinguishable from FC Bayern. Munich lead the table with six points ahead of Dortmund and an almost unassailable lead in goal difference. One point in Stuttgart also removes the theoretical doubts. “We’re six points ahead now. That means a lot of good when we confirm the performance on Tuesday in Stuttgart, ”said coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Gladbach crisis
And now against Eintracht Frankfurt of all places. In the most difficult phase with Borussia Mönchengladbach, coach Adi Hütter will meet his former club on Wednesday, which has just scored an intoxicating 5-2 against Leverkusen. After three defeats in a row with a total of 14 goals conceded, the coach and his team are under a lot of pressure. Sports director Max Eberl supports his coach and hopes for a turnaround soon. “Now we have the chance to take a step forward in the next home game,” said the 48-year-old.
Wolfsburg crisis
After the 2-0 defeat in the home game against VfB Stuttgart and the fifth consecutive competitive defeat, VfL Wolfsburg had to score against 1. FC Köln on Tuesday evening. The situation is tense after the Champions League exit: some fans shouted “Schmadtke out” on Saturday! It was not the majority, but it is remarkable that the Managing Director Sport is even publicly addressed. Because Jörg Schmadtke is responsible for an upswing in Wolfsburg, which began shortly after the second almost relegation in 2018 and only three years later temporarily ended in the Champions League.
Dortmund problems
After just one point in the last two games against Bayern (2: 3) and Bochum (1: 1), BVB is under pressure in the first half of the season. Two wins in the duels with Greuther Fürth (H) and Hertha BSC (A) should ideally contribute to the fact that the gap between the second in the table and the Munich team, which has grown to six points, becomes smaller again. “We are now close to halftime of the season, we will certainly not give up now. We have to do our homework and stay tuned, ”said Alexander Zickler, who represented the suspended BVB head coach Marco Rose in Bochum.
Relegation battle
The fight against relegation promises excitement on the last two game days of the year. Despite the 2-0 win in Cologne, FC Augsburg are on the relegation rank, but have shortened the gap to Cologne (12th place / 19 points) to three points. Stuttgart (17 points) and Hertha (18) were also unable to free themselves from the relegation zone despite victories. It remains to be seen whether Fürth will be able to catch up again after its first win of the season. The next opponent is BVB on Wednesday.
Corona vaccinations
Joshua Kimmich’s late insight into the corona vaccination is still on everyone’s lips. “Looking back, I would like to make the decision to vaccinate earlier, but at the time it was not possible for me,” said the Bayern professional in an interview with ZDF. Because of his publicly expressed doubts about the vaccination, the 26-year-old was recently at the center of heated debates. “In general, it was just difficult for me to deal with my fears and concerns. That’s why I was undecided for so long, ”said the international.
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