Chapter 340: Chaos (I)
After a short break, Schalke returned to Munich, which was not a big game for Schalke, but it was important for Bayern, at least for Van Gaal, a must-win game. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Magath doesn't want to compete for face in this game, but the problem is that compared with the Champions Cup semifinals that are about to be played with Manchester United, face is not so important, so he directly sent a substitute lineup, and the main team needs more rest, and Ai Huan, who almost tried his best in the last game, was naturally placed in the substitute lineup, but since the last game, Ai Huan has rarely spoken, and even Magath feels a little depressed, he really doesn't know what this guy is thinking.
The Bayern Munich players came out first before the start of the game and then split the two teams in the players' tunnel to welcome the new Bundesliga champions, which is a huge honor and one that every champion deserves. It's just that Bayern Munich's players are all full of black lines on their faces, and these people are all arrogant guys, which one of them looks at Schalke with a straight eye? In their eyes, this team can win the championship only because of their own bad performance, if they can do a good job, then who can compete with themselves for the championship?
Bayern Munich has long been full of gossip, mainly for next year's head coach, although Van Gaal was informed that as long as he can qualify for next year's Champions League competition, he can stay, but everyone knows that Van Gaal has entered the countdown in this position.
That's the biggest problem Van Gaal has had lately, he's lost control of the dressing room, but there was a lot of differentiation today. First of all, Magath is also one of the candidates who can control Bayern next year, and it is also a thrill for the defending champions to stand on both sides of the field to greet others at this time, so Bayern's combat effectiveness and will to fight today are all very high, what they want is to defeat their opponents and defeat this group of hillbillies who have never seen the world.
Bayern lined up the strongest lineup today, goalkeeper Bout, defenders Lahm, Bastuart, Van Bitten and Contento, midfielder Tymoschchuk and piggy Schweinsteiger as midfielders, Ribery, Muller and Robben who had just returned from injury were in the front, and there was only one Gomez in the front line, and this lineup alone was enough to surpass Schalke dozens of streets.
Schalke also put on a completely different squad than usual, and Magath also made the necessary adjustments in order to be able to better cope with Manchester United. The goalkeeper is still Neuer, he was in hot form in the last game, and Magath did not dare to let him rest easily, which would make his form slip. Defenders Escudero, Sarpe, Metzeld and Avelal, Matip and Annan stood in the midfield position, Papadopoulos and Farfan, who finally ended the suspension, left and right, Draxler echoed in the midfield, Holtby and Jurado, who had a poor performance in the last game, were all put on the bench, and there was only one Pukki in the forward, this kind of line-up almost seemed like suicide, because even Schalke's players themselves were unfamiliar.
But there is no way to do it, Magath must find a new fulcrum in just a few days, only in this way can he share the burden on Ai Huan's shoulders, originally Holterby and Jurado are the first choice, but it turns out that these two people are already in a period of fatigue in terms of experience, ability and physical condition, and their condition is very poor, so they can only look for it in the bench lineup, and Bayern is a very good whetstone, maybe you can really find something new and not necessarily.
But the idea is good, but the reality is a bit cruel, Bayern's strength is indeed stronger than Schalke, so from the beginning Schalke fell into passivity, they can only rely on the speed of the front court to counterattack, but in the face of Bayern's overwhelming attack still seems very passive.
Just six minutes into the opening period, Annan made a mistake with the ball and was successfully cut off by Gomez, who cut into the box with the ball and knocked back Robben, and the Dutchman stabbed Neuer through ten fingers from a tight angle to give Bayern a 1-0 lead at home. Robben seemed very excited after the goal, and Schalke almost had no defender in this goal, which really seemed a little unindifferent, which also made Bayern more convinced that their ability was definitely much better than the opponent, so they were a little carried away.
However, just two minutes later, Papadopoulos made a brilliant combination with Pukki, who resulted in a corner kick from Pukki's shot. Schalke took a tactical corner, Farfan crossed the ball into the box quickly, Bout picked up the ball and was accidentally blocked by Bad Stuber, and this own goal made the score 1-1.
This goal made Magath, who was sitting on the bench, nod again and again, and he was also satisfied with his left-side-to-right style of play, maybe he could take advantage of it in the next game.
If Bayern would have been careless in normal times, there was nothing more anxious for them anyway, and it didn't mean much to them whether they could get fourth or third, but today was completely different, Bayern's players immediately became even more crazy, they quickly stabilized the game, and continued to attack frantically.
In the twelfth minute, Metzelder was booked for a foul, and Robben took a free-kick to hit a team-mate, but Muller grabbed the ball in the box and fired a left-footed volley into the net to give Bayern a 2-1 lead. The goal was almost a huge joke, because there were five Schalke players around him when Muller shot the goal, but none of those people were able to grab the ball in the first place, so that the opponent could win a point.
And this goal also hit Schalke's mentality, and their already chaotic situation was even more chaotic, with a group of players running around the field like headless flies, while Bayern became more and more courageous, threatening Schalke's goal again and again.
In the thirteenth minute, Gomez received a pass from the side and shot directly at goal, but it was slightly higher. In the 16th minute, Ribery shot wide again from inside the box. They were back a minute later when Arjen Robben shot again, but the ball flew out of the box.
In the face of Bayern's frantic attack, Schalke finally collapsed in the nineteenth minute, and it was Robben's cross from the right, Muller's header was whipped past Neuer, and Gomez blocked the goal from the back post to extend the score to 3-1.