Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
Although Reus and Haaland both had a chance to equalise, and Bellingham was able to get a penalty when he was shoveled by Pavarlian in the penalty area, the Bundesliga showdown was generally uneventful – by the standards of the German national derby. With a two-goal advantage established in the first half, Bayern beat the remnants of Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at home, locking up the Bundesliga title of the season three rounds in advance, achieving the first 10 consecutive titles in the history of Europe's five major leagues.
Pavard took the lead in giving Nagelsmann a beer bath for the first time to taste the Bundesliga title.
Smash the first half of the "National Derby" signboard
Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have met in both the German Cup and the Champions League final, but this is the first time they have met in the league "final" – the first "red and yellow decision" in Bundesliga history to decide the title. However, such a clever fixture was overshadowed by Bayern's unexpected farewell to the Champions League in the middle of last week and Borussia Dortmund's lack of a number of big players such as Kerber, Hummels, Mönier, Witsel, Reina, Eden Hazard Jr. and Mullen.
On the one hand, the atmosphere in bayern is more depressed, from manager Nagelsmann to the players are difficult to lift their spirits because of the early departure of the Champions League, not to mention bayern have not played a few good games in the past two or three months; on the other hand, it is not easy for Rozé to arrange a decent starting lineup (second goalkeeper Hitz debuted this year, and Brazilian youngster Rainier, who is on loan from Real Madrid, started in the Bundesliga for the first time this season), don't expect Dortmund to play a wonderful scene.
Gnabry opened the scoring with a right-footed volley in the 15th minute.
So after the opening, it can be clearly felt that both Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have behaved too rationally and calmly, completely unlike the two clashes in the first half of the season. However, Bayern quickly scored: Kimmich's right corner kick in the 15th minute reached the back post, Goretzka's header was headed back, Gnabry unloaded the ball on his right thigh on the edge of the penalty area, and then his right-foot volley went through the crowd and crashed into the left side of the goal, setting a new bundesliga single-season scoring record of 13 goals.
This wonderful goal set the tone for a one-sided first half. Gnabry then scored again with Marius Wolff's "Oolong Assist", but was blown off by VAR first due to Comand's offside. Borussia Dortmund, who escaped the attack, did not learn their lesson, and the defence soon made another low-level mistake: Zagadou's hasty pass was snatched by Kimmich when he was forced to grab it by Gnabry, and Müller assisted Lewandowski to go down to the next city. Müller finally ended six consecutive league rounds without goals or assists, recording his 17th assist of the season, while Levan scored his 33rd goal (and the 27th time to break the goal of his old club), and the two won the Bundesliga assist and scorer respectively.
Seeing the penalty controversy again, Dort did not care
After a bit of a smashing first half, Dortmund suddenly came to the spirit after changing sides. Captain Reuss stepped into his right leg on the left side of the penalty area when he received Brent's cross, causing Kimmich to stumble and foul, and Emre Jan countered with a penalty, reborn in suspense. Haaland then created two great shots in the penalty area for Reus, but one was deflected by Neuer and once blocked by Lucas Hernandez.
Emre Jen pulled back a city on penalties and the suspense of the game was reborn in the second half.
In the 59th minute, the reserved play of the "German National Derby" was staged again: Bellingham broke through along the bottom line after swinging off The Pavard on the left, and was about to enter the small penalty area when he was shoveled to the ground by the French defender Lian ren with the ball. Referee Sibert did not blow the penalty, and then did not check the video after a brief communication with VAR Fritz through headphones, and quickly signaled the game to continue. Slow motion shows Pavard trying to sweep the ball away with his right foot after falling to the ground but not getting it, and then making contact with Bellingham's leg before using his right heel to pull the ball away. Former international-level Günhefer said: "I think it's a penalty. In the case of VAR, such a mistake should not occur. ”
Perhaps because he was carrying a yellow card in the first half, or perhaps because he did not see the incident clearly, Rozer did not challenge the referee after this scene. After the match, the Dortmund manager said: "I heard we should get a penalty. I was 50 meters away. Some people can see clearly. This is nothing new to us. In the first round of the meeting, Reus was brought down by Lucas on the right side of the box but did not get a penalty, which became an important turning point in the game and also condensed the dissatisfaction after Dortmund's defeat. But this time, neither Rozé nor Bellingham, who slammed the referee after the first round of matches, was in no mood to think about it, and the penalty controversy did not steal the limelight of Bayern's victory and title.
Musiara scored on the bench for two consecutive rounds to seal a 3-1 win.
Shortly after Haaland flew left-footed near penalty spot in the 81st minute, substitute Musiara sealed a 3-1 victory in the melee in front of goal. For two consecutive seasons, Bayern have completed a "triple kill" against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and the Super Cup. Counting the league doubles of the Treble season, Bayern have won eight consecutive games over Borussia Dortmund, the last time being a 0-2 defeat in the 2019 Super Cup.
Bayern are united in one heart and one mind, and the opponent is not a climate
Not only is the "German national derby" showing a one-sided situation, bayern and Borussia Dortmund's competition for the Bundesliga title has long ceased to be evenly matched. After "guaranteeing" Bayern's 10 consecutive titles, Dortmund will almost certainly finish the season in second place. In the previous 9 seasons, they have been runners-up 5 times. Except for the narrow loss of 2 points in 2018/19, Dortmund were left 10 points or more by Bayern in the rest of the season, while Bayern's advantage over the second place averaged 14 points, with only one season of less than 10 points - with three rounds left this season, Bayern already had a 12-point advantage.
When Heynckes' Bayern became the embarrassing "King of Sanya" in the 2011/12 season – both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal were overwhelmed by Borussia Dortmund (2–5 defeat to Levan-led Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final) and the Home Defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League final, no one would have thought that this would herald the rise of Bayern's 10-title reign. In the summer of 2012, at the request of Heynckes, he spent a record-breaking 40 million euros into Spanish striker Javi Martinez, the beginning of 10 consecutive titles and two trebles.
After the goal, Nagelsman unleashed his passion, while Salihamidzic and his colleagues high-fived and celebrated.
It started at the age of 68, through Guardiola, Ancelotti, Heynckes, Nico Kovac and Flick, and now at the age of 34 Nagelsmann (the second youngest title manager in Bundesliga history, behind Sammel, who coached Borussia Dortmund in 2001/02). Bayern's ability to maintain its youth, both to give two young coaches their first taste of the top-flight title, and to reach the pinnacle of six crowns in the first year after the departures of Both Ribery and Robben, is not by the wise leadership of a strong executive, nor by the power of a top coach or superstar, but by the unity of heart and soul from the board to the coach to the team – despite the fierce internal conflicts in the process, all of them are aimed at the success of the club and the team.
Bayern were able to achieve the first 10-game winning streak in the history of Europe's five major leagues, not repeating The Juventus' ninth-in-a-row titles, but also due to the lack of strong enough opponents. Dortmund has struggled to rebuild after breaking up with Klopp in 2015, trying to re-rip off Bayern's leather pants. But from Tuchel to Bosch and Peter Steger to Favre, Terzich and Roze, Dortmund's athletic development has never returned to the heights of the "Klopp era".
In particular, since returning to Summer as an "external adviser" in 2018, Dortmund's army has not returned to the right track as they and the outside world expected. Despite the introduction of top stars like Haaland and Bellingham, some expensive leaders and role players (especially Germany internationals such as Hummels, Brent, Emre Jan, Nico Schultz) have not played their due role, and coupled with the serious injury impact, the team's fighting power in the big scene or the staying power of the league marathon is not enough to threaten Bayern.
The awards ceremony will not be held until the last home of the season, and Goretzka and Levan can only simply celebrate with a "cottage salad plate".
Dortmund are not contentious, while Leipzig RB (2 times), Wolfsburg and Schalke 04, which have also won the Bundesliga runners-up in the past 9 years, are not ambitious enough, or lack long-term development planning and internal friction, and even toss and relegation.
The lack of sufficient competition in the domestic arena has also adversely affected Bayern's foreign performance. Between the two trebles, Bayern missed the Champions League final for six consecutive seasons and were repeatedly eliminated by the la Liga finalists. And almost every time after the exit, public opinion will list Bayern's lack of testing at home as one of the main reasons for the defeat. For comparison, Bayern reached the Champions League final three times between 2010 and 2013, when Dortmund was at its strongest under Klopp. The decisive battle with Dortmund's Wembley was also the opportunity for the introduction of the title "Der Klassiker" in Germany.
Next season, the difficulties of the known and unknown increase dramatically
This season, Bayern not only missed the Champions League final for another time – for two consecutive years in the quarter-finals , but also for the first time since returning to the Champions League in 2008/09. Although the worst Champions League result during the 10 consecutive Champions League results was the 1/8 final out of the 2018/19 season, the opponent at that time was after all Liverpool, who finally won the championship, so being knocked out by Villarreal this year can definitely be seen as the lowest point in 10 years.
Not only did the Champions League suffer a 10-year low, but it was a great shame to be beaten 5-0 by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round of the German Cup this season. Also out of the second round last season and eliminated by Bundesliga side Holstein kiel, Bayern missed the DFB-Pokal for the second consecutive year during a 10-title streak – and the last time (2016/17 and 2017/18) was a good one, he also reached the semi-finals and finals. In other words, whether it is the Champions League or the German Cup, Bayern have fallen into the trough of the 10-title streak, which is not a good sign.
Can Nagelsman and Levan continue to work together next season?
Looking back on a season when it was only the goal of guaranteeing, Nagelsman, who first took the Bundesliga champions ' beer bath ' , admitted : " There have been two or three strange moments this season. At Borussia Borussia Möncheng, I was at home (positive for COVID-19) and it was very uncomfortable. The loss to Villarreal was also sad, as we had a longer-term plan. The week after that game was extremely melancholy. Commenting on his first season in charge of Bayern, The coach said: "Everything happened very quickly and the year was not so easy. I'm so happy that now we've won the league. We played very well in the first half and a little bit of volatility in the second half. But we did a lot of things right in the league. ”
If the first year was a year of mutual friction between Na Shuai and Bayern, then next season, he will have to deliver a more convincing answer. However, in the current situation, the known and unknown difficulties next season will be much greater, and the biggest known difficulty is undoubtedly the Qatar World Cup, which will split the season in two. Bayern currently has 18 World Cup internationals from various countries, and even if Jules, Tolisso and others leave the team in the summer, those who come in (such as the rumored Ajax double stars Herafenberg and Mazlawi) are also likely to participate in the World Cup. In other words, this season's high and low, bounded by the winter break, is not unlikely to reappear next season, and the danger of going low is even greater, unless the lineup can be strongly strengthened, so that the rotation lineup has increased from only 14 or 15 people this season to about 18 people.
The biggest unknown difficulty is the issue of Lewandowski's contract extension. Although board chairman Kahn recently reiterated that Bayern will retain the "world's first striker" for as long as possible, the attitude of sports director Salihamidzic seems to be hesitant and even gives people a sense of slackness. Levan's statement after winning the championship also made people feel that it was difficult for the two sides to renew their contracts, "Some things may happen soon." I've seen what the media has written, but I haven't heard it with my own ears. All I know is that there will be talks soon, but I don't know what will happen by then. My contract and future have not been discussed to this day. Nothing special has happened so far. ”
Levan's statement makes people feel that he is not satisfied with the attitude of Bayern's top management.
In Levan's view, 33, the current progress of things is "not so simple for me". So, does he really want to stay at Bayern? The two-time "World Footballer of the Year" did not give a positive answer, "both sides are very clear. "So, does Levan feel bayern want to keep him? He said: "You have to ask the club about that. ”
Gnabry, who opened the scoring for the game, was another "unknown difficulty". According to German media reports, Gnabry's renewal has two major difficulties, one is to increase his salary by a large margin, and the other is that he does not want to continue to stay on the wing, but wants to play more in the middle, this competitive requirement is obviously not so easy to meet.
The team's top two goalscorers are all in doubt, and the difficulties can be imagined. In contrast, Mueller and Neuer, who have both witnessed 10 consecutive championships, are expected to renew their contracts in the near future. According to Kickers, the contract of Bayern's vice-captain will be extended for one year until 2024, and includes a clause to hold farewell matches after retirement. It is also reported that the new contract between the two should also have a renewal clause, that is, the number of games can be automatically extended for one year. Müller, who became the first 11-crown player in Bundesliga history, said: "Today's feeling is that it is difficult to leave. ”