Bundesliga Comment
Comment: More than a glimmer of hope
Bavaria perched with an eight-point lead at the Bundesliga summit. Already to the championship to congratulate, but would be totally premature. Because a Team can make the League exciting again, make comments Joscha Weber.
The passing game: fast and safe. The conclusion: dry and precise. Body language: dominant and self-confident. Who are the Eleven of Borussia Dortmund on Saturday night at the Borussiapark observed closely, could see how good Thomas Tuchel’s side over the Winter has worked. The team move extremely in the direction of the Ball, the Laufarbeit impressed and even a goal brings the BVB is currently not out of the rhythm. On the contrary: The team showed the 3:1 away win at rival Borussia Mönchengladbach, that you want more and hope for the title is still far not to give up.
“We will surely not give up without a struggle, it is not yet finally over,” had BVB striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before the game said, and thus a Declaration of war in the direction of Munich sent. That of all the people of Africa footballer of the year for Rückrundenstart not a good figure made, is just a side note, since his colleague Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gündogan partly shiny performances showed. Orchestrated by the ambitious, if not erfolgsbesessenen coach Thomas Tuchel, the Borussia the title fight despite the still eight points behind still exciting. Because of the BVB has the staff, the will and the Form, each taking advantage of the weakness of Bayern to exploit.
DW-Sportredakteuer Joscha Weber
And initial indications are it even. Bayern Munich shows to kick off at Hamburger SV a very mixed bag and sometimes lifeless play, only the always efficient storm Duo Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller kept the FCB prior to a point loss. Now is Abwehrchef Jérôme Boateng with a muscle injury for an indefinite period of time. And coach Pep Guardiola shows up in Interviews thin-skinned when it comes to his personal future. His finish in the Premier League this season overshadow – also because Guardiola still could not explain, or wanted to, exactly why he the one in Munich started the project even before its completion (Champions League) wants to leave.
A possible Out against the uncomfortable end-game Eleven of Juventus in Turin already in the next round, the Premier League would be the disaster in Munich and could the mood permanently spoil. Guardiola is under pressure, and finally comes back from Dortmund. The Bavarians have again a real opponent. After the crisis year, the farewell to the national hero Jürgen Klopp from the Ruhr area are sealed, the BVB is back and is after points the best runner-up after a 18. Day in the Bundesligageschichte.
Trend: It goes up. The service providers can, despite the dizzying offers from England. The facility under Tuchel is much more variable than under Klopp. And even Guardiola sees Borussia Dortmund among the best eight Clubs in European football. So there is a lot of evidence that it is not with the Eight points clear of Bayern. And that alone would be after three years of boredom, sorry, Bayern dominance, but even a genuine message.