Chapter 164: The First Round of the Bundesliga
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund continued their unbeaten run with goals from Reus and Gotze, while Bayern Munich, who have invested heavily this season, are also away to last season's German second division champions Fürth.
This game is a German contest for the two teams in Bavaria, Germany, and in this game, Bayern Munich, who has a strong and strong lineup, is obviously more favored, but Fürth's tough style of play may cause some trouble for Bayern.
In addition, the injury situation in the Bayern team will also affect the trend of this game to a certain extent, and Heynckes must maintain the stability of the team while rotating this game to ensure that the team does not repeat last season's first-round defeat to Borussia Monchenchen.
Although Bayern has brought in a number of players in a big way this summer, the fierce injury situation still makes the team's squad look a little stretched.
At full-back, due to injuries to Alaba, Raphinha and Contento, Heynckes can still only use young midfielder Emre Can at left-back.
Up front, although Mandzukic performed well, Gomez's injury made the team miss the last chance to try a two-striker before the season, and Heynckes, who has been criticized as "conservative", has no chance to "break through", in addition to these players with major injuries, Ribery, who has suffered from a cold, and Schweinsteiger, who is not in good form after recovering from injury, may also be substitutes in this game.
Fürth and Bayern have met 12 times in the past, with Bayern Munich holding an overwhelming record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, with the most recent meeting between the two sides coming in the 2010 German Cup, where Bayern won 6-2.
But now Fürth is far stronger than then, and under the leadership of young coach Biskens, the team has achieved a straight increase in results in three seasons. Finally entered the Bundesliga as the champion of the Bundesliga, Fürth is known for his tough and unrestrained style of play, and last season the team became the most attacking team in the Bundesliga with its unrestrained attack, and became the best defensive team in the Bundesliga with its tough defense.
In the semi-finals of the German Cup last season, Fürth dragged the Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund into extra time, if it weren't for Gundogan's balloon. It may be Fürth who will compete with Bayern for the German Cup.
In the German Cup less than a week ago, Bayern Munich and Fürth had very different performances. In the face of Bundesliga promotion Marregensburg, Bayern Munich's three new signings were responsible for the team's four goals to help the team advance to the second round.
Fürth, on the other hand, lost 0-2 to German side Offenbach, and two players were sent off with red cards in the game. These two games also reflect the game ideas of the two teams, Bayern is obviously more secure, and the siege in the face of weak teams is even more commonplace.
Fürth, on the other hand, is dominated by tenacious defense. Especially after the team's top scorer last season was poached by Eintracht Frankfurt, the team's offensive ability has dropped a lot.
The game was full of changes from the start, and on the Bayern side, Heynckes had a lot of changes in their starting line-up due to injuries on the front, middle and back three fronts.
Up front, Gomez continued to watch from the sidelines, Croatian striker Mandzukic continued to start, and Schweinsteiger, who had recently recovered from injury in midfield, still failed to meet the requirements of the game. Continuing to wait on the bench for his chance, Ribery also suffered a fever due to a sudden pre-match attack. He was replaced by this summer's new signing, Swiss teenager Shaqiri.
The biggest surprise at the back was that teenager Giann did not feature at left-back, with Bad Stuber returning to left-back and Dante and Boateng at centre-back.
In Bayern Munich's match against Fürth in the first round of the Bundesliga, Croatian striker Mandzukic, who was brought in this summer, performed well, using his playmaking skills up front and his excellent nose in front of goal. helped Bayern defeat promoted Mafeldt away from home and made the team's new season a "good start" in the Bundesliga.
Counting his previous form in the German Super Cup and the German Cup, Mandzukic has scored in the last three official Bayern matches, and scored four goals in three games is gradually consolidating his main position. Bayern's revival for the new season is anything but a dream.
Bayern boss Heynckes said: "We played with confidence and intelligence and it took us a little bit to get into the groove at the start and that's normal. Once we scored the first goal, the game was in full rhythm with us, so it was natural to win. We've got big goals this season and the whole team is already boiling, which is a great motivation for us. The team played well today as a whole, so I wasn't surprised at all by the result today. ”
In the early morning of August 26, Beijing time, the second round of the German Cup was announced, and Bayern suffered Kaiserslautern, who was relegated from the Bundesliga this summer. Dort and Schalke also drew opponents from the Bundesliga.
The draw for the German Cup was completed by the assistant coach of the German team, Flick and the famous German actress Sofia Tomalia, and as a result, they only drew one match between the Bundesliga teams, and Fortuna Dusseldorf, who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga, will challenge their rivals Borussia Mönchenchen, and this derby is also in the spotlight.
Of course, the main battle will be the clash between the old rivals of Bayern Munich and Kaiserslautern, with Bayern Munich taking on the visiting Red Devils at the Allianz Arena.
Although the opponents of Dort and Schalke are also Bundesliga teams, they are much easier than Bayern, and the amateur team Sporting Berlin, which defeated Hoffenheim 4-0 in the first round, and broke out the biggest upset, played against the Bundesliga team Munich 1860, I wonder if they will continue to write a new dark horse legend......
According to the arrangement of the German Football Association, the second round of the German Cup will be played on October 30 and 31 this year.
Spain international Javi Martinez could be arguably Bayern Munich's number one target this summer. Despite Bilbao's insistence that only a full transfer default of €40 million can take Javi Martinez away, Bayern have not given up.
Due to Bilbao's side, the transfer has not yet been completed. And the famous star Effenberg, who once played for Bayern, while hoping that Xavi Martinez can bring a positive impact on Bayern, also questioned the Spaniard's high value.
"Of course I hope Javi Martinez can do well at Bayern Munich and help the team win the league title. But it's a high-risk signing. I've been wondering if he's capable of matching his worth, and my answer is no. ”
"I'm surprised that Bayern Munich are so attached to him. He was indeed a member of the Spanish national team when they won the 2010 World Cup and this year's European Championship, but his role in that was rather limited. At this year's European Championships, he only got 25 minutes to play. Compared to the absolute staples of Spain such as Xavi and Iniesta, he still has a gap. (To be continued.) )