Monday, February 28, 2011

Column, "added time": Bavaria's worst home defeat is yet to

There is still something special, when FC Bayern loses in their own stadium, even in this messed-up for the defending champions playing time. Although the 1:2 against Mainz 05 on 6 Match was highly embarrassing to the sovereign leader of Munich Borussia Dortmund, according to statistics received as the best home side in the league.

But that is 1:3 on Saturday night at the Allianz-Arena as a nothing less than a humiliation of the German record in the history of the 2010/2011 season. In practically lost championship match it was the very very last chance for Bayern, who had on Wednesday against Inter Milan successful revenge for their defeat in the final of the Champions taken League and now, despite 13 points behind Dortmund, at least for 90 minutes again as number one in Germany wanted to play.

But whether tactics, pace or gates - the record holder to the guests as was the case in the first leg 0-2 in all respects, was clearly inferior, even though in the Dortmund goal, a 22-year-old Australian made his debut with the experience of a Regional game. were shown by a similar title rivals Bayern, who won in this millennium, seven out of eleven possible championships, in their own stadium since 2004.

At that time, Werder Bremen was the 32nd Match by a 3-1 away win in Munich (Goals: Klasnic, Micoud, Ailton) to the track perfectly. This disgrace cost coach Ottmar Hitzfeld the job, although at least at the end of the season for the second placing was enough. 2011 Bayern disconnect after 24 days by the second place four points.

Although the placement will be issued for months as a minimum target, it is this season still unrivaled. Some recalled the Klinsmann-season two years ago, when every week there was talk of the championship lead and it's just a matter of time or self-fulfilling prophecy seemed to be reaching its target of Munich.

In fact, but Jürgen Klinsmann was fired and VfL Wolfsburg German champion. This time, it has the fourth table still in their own hands. Next Saturday there is abroad for direct duel with a rank better traded surprise team of Hannover 96, 30 Match receives the FC Bayern, which specializes in second-place team of Bayer Leverkusen.

But the unstable Munich defensive, the burden in the next two midweek matches in the Cup semi-final against Schalke and in the knockout round return leg of the Champions League against Inter Milan enormous pressure, can doubt that Louis van Gaal's team the last ten league games on as sports without prejudice.

In particular, the central defense with Anatoli Timoschtschuk and Holger Badstuber Breno or is only partially ready for defense, for which it had the game against Borussia Dortmund no longer needed as evidence. Especially bitter, which achieved just BVB defender Mats Hummels to head the third goal of the guests.

The 22-year-old son of Hermann Hummel, youth coach and scout for FC Bayern. Mats Hummels, who played from the age of seven on to the Bavarians, was awarded in 2008 with the approval of Hitzfeld's Borussia Dortmund. Klinsmann's successor a year later agreed to the sale of Hummels. The problem has now van Gaal for the second place and direct qualification for the Champions League duty, and a minimum requirement for continuing employment.

Non-performance would be the worst home defeat for Bayern, the 1-3 against Borussia Dortmund in comparison, only a footnote. For the final of the Champions League place next season in Munich. It would be the maximum penalty for the hosts when FC Bayern in the competition should not participate.

The pain of watching had to suffer the Munich 1996/97, as calculated arch-rival Borussia Dortmund at the Olympiastadion, the final of the Champions League against Juventus won 3-1. FC Bayern had missed the Champions League and was under coach Giovanni Trapattoni in the first round of the Uefa Cup FC Valencia (0-3 / 1-0) failed.

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