Chapter 129: Bayern has no hope of winning the championship
In Germany's international Manuel Neuer, Bayern could have taken a point away from home: "We should have had a draw, Borussia Dortmund started strongly, we were lucky, but then we played a little better, only to concede a goal at a crucial moment and miss a couple of times. ”
Neuer said that although the defeat did not change the confidence that the team will fight until the end, "Of course, we will never give up, the team will try to win the next few games." ”
Dortmund club manager Zorc modestly said it was too early to talk about winning the title, and after winning Bayern, Dortmund still had two strong rivals.
"The most important thing for us is to win the game, which is an important step for us compared to our biggest title rivals [Bayern]. Of course, there is still a long way to go before we win the title, and then we have to face Schalke in third and then Borussia Mönchenchen in fourth.
Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp praised the efforts of his players throughout the game, "We have to thank my players for their efforts today, it was our best game against Bayern, especially on the pitch with Bayern, and our defence was successful in pressing the opposition. The game was unbelievable in the last moments, but my team was the better and the win was deserved. ”
Guan Peng said: "Our team's defense is great, completely defusing Bayern Munich's offensive, and we are confident that in the next game, we can defeat strong opponents and win the championship in advance!" We will definitely defend our title! ”
Weidenfeller, who saved Robben's penalty at the end of the game, said he was very happy to save Robben's penalty: "It was a great game, our team was very, very, very happy with the result and I was very happy to save the penalty. ”
On April 14, in the 31st round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund visited Schalke 04 at home to Schalke Stadium, which was the 140th Ruhr derby between the two sides.
Schalke 04 Metzelder started, Moritz and Jones partnered in the back, and the front court was still led by Huntelaar and Raul, with Draxler and Farfan on the left and right.
Borussia Dortmund made two changes to their starting XI against Bayern Munich in midweek, with S. Bender starting in place of captain Kyle, Subotic out injured, Santana partnering Hummels in central defence and Gotze in the squad for the first time since returning from injury.
Götze's current physical condition has improved and he is already able to play, but Klopp still sat Götze on the bench to be on the bench, first slowly adapting to the game, looking for suitable opportunities before letting Gotze play.
Before the start of the game, the players of both sides observed a moment of silence for former Schalke legend Manfred Ozesek, who had passed away just the day before yesterday, and then the game officially began.
"The ball is in! The first goal was scored by the home team Schalke 04! Fuchs took a corner kick on the left, Hummers in the middle cleared the ball to the outside of the penalty area, Farfan met the ball on the right side of the big penalty area and volleyed vigorously, the ball rubbed on Piszczek's leg and flew into the lower left corner of the Dortmund goal, 1-0, this should actually be regarded as an own goal, Weidenfeller was really powerless in the face of this football that hit his teammate's leg and refracted into the goal! ”
It didn't take long for Dortmund to equalise as they had just beaten Bayern Munich at home, when they were at their peak when they scored a goal from Piszczek just ten minutes later.
In the seventeenth minute, Gundogan took a corner kick from the left, and the header of Schalke defender Papadopoulos in the middle cleared the ball to the outside of the penalty area, and Hummels pushed the ball into the penalty area, and in the scuffle, Piszczek made a beautiful small-angle volley from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of Schalke's goal, and the score became 1-1.
In the 63rd minute, Blaszczykowski crossed from the right, and Grosskreutz's push on the line of the big penalty area was kicked off the line by the Schalke defender.
Schmelzer took a corner kick from the left, Schalke made a defensive error, Metzeld rubbed a header to Kehl, and the captain of Dortmund, who had just come on in the second half, stabbed the goal from close range to overtake the score, and the score became 1-2, Dortmund won Schalke 04 away.
In the end, Dortmund defeated arch-rival Schalke 04 2-1 away, reaching 72 points, 9 points ahead of Bayern, who have played a game less, and Schalke continues to be third in the standings with 57 points.
Bayern hosted Mainz, in order to prepare for the Champions League in midweek, Bayern rotated 5 main players, in the first half, Ukrainian iron waist Tymoshchuk hit the post from a distance, Olic missed a single knife, in the second half Bayern successively replaced Ribery and other main forces failed to change the situation, and finally the two sides drew 0-0, Bayern accumulated 64 points after this round, 8 points behind Dortmund, and there was little hope of winning the championship.
In the middle of this week, the Bundesliga played the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain", Bayern lost 0-1 to Dortmund away, and fell behind by 6 points with 4 rounds left in the league.
Although the league title is hopeless, Bayern's home performance this season is still worthy of Ken, since the home defeat to Borussia Dortmund on November 19 last year, Bayern have maintained a winning record at home, whether it is the Champions League or the league.
Mainz is not well-known in the Bundesliga, but in recent seasons they are not afraid of Bayern at all, and have beaten Bayern for three consecutive years, they beat Bayern 3-2 in the first leg of this season to help the old coach Klopp, and Mainz beat Allianz 2-1 three years ago.
Bayern's 0-0 draw at home to Mainz widened the gap to eight points at the top of the table, with only three rounds left in the league this season, it can be said that Bayern have missed out on the title, according to Bild, Bayern are ready to spend a lot of money to improve the squad this summer.
After missing out on the Bundesliga title last season, Bayern spent €44 million on signings last summer, acquiring stars such as Manuel Neuer, Boateng and Raphinha.
Bayern president Rummenigge had said that "our goal is to win the title", but this season they lost to Borussia Dortmund again in the title race.
In order to regain the dominance of the Bundesliga as soon as possible, Bayern increased their transfer budget to 50 million euros this summer.
In February this year, Bayern officially announced the official introduction of Swiss star Shaqiri, and the two sides signed a contract until the summer of 2016, and the 20-year-old talented winger will officially join Bayern at the end of this season.
Although Bayern have two superstars on the wings, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, the two have suffered more injuries in recent seasons, and with the addition of Shaqiri, Bayern will have more options in the winger position next season.
Bayern have also all but finalized Borussia Mönchenchen centre-back Dante, the arrival of the 28-year-old Brazilian centre-back will greatly enhance Bayern's defensive capabilities, while according to Bild, the two are worth less than €16 million combined.