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161 days have passed since last season’s master drama. And the images from that time come to light again in view of the summit meeting between Dortmund and Bayern (Saturday, 6:30 PM in the Blick ticker): the completely dejected BVB players, sitting on the ground and staring into space. The crying Dortmund fans who celebrate their tragic heroes despite their failure. And the emotionally confused coach Edin Terzic, who found the right words to describe the disappointment at the press conference after the 2-2 draw against Mainz: “It feels unfair. This game day will hurt us for a long time. But no matter how great the pain is today, it will be the motivation for tomorrow.”
Tomorrow is now. Dortmund hosts Bayern Munich, who secured their eleventh title in a row on the final day in Cologne thanks to Musiala’s goal in the 89th minute. So runner-up against champions. And everything that has been building up in the players since that crazy Bundesliga final in May can now come out. Dortmund wants to settle the outstanding score. Bayern can reduce cup frustration. There is no more tension.
Bavaria is having a hard time
The embarrassing exit of the champions on Wednesday against third division Saarbrücken adds even more explosiveness to this top encounter. And you wonder: is that good for Dortmund or bad? Blick expert Markus Babbel, who played a total of 189 games for Bayern between 1991 and 2000, is critical of his former club: “There have been front-page news off the field for weeks. All this no longer has anything to do with Bavaria, but with the district competition.” The match against Dortmund is extremely important: “After the cup disgrace, you now have to set a good example in the top battle. If you lose, the tree will be on fire.”
But can the Munich team, who have to play without the suspended Kimmich, also send a clear signal? “The team is not well put together,” says Babbel. “Clear mistakes were made during the transfer period. Not all departures were compensated. “Defensively we are poorly positioned: there are three central defenders in the team – although two are regularly injured.”
Transfer offensive announced
However, talking about a crisis would be completely misplaced. A week ago, Darmstadt was spectacularly swept off the field 8-0 in the championship. And in the rankings, Bayern is in second place, two points ahead of Dortmund. Somehow, despite the strong performances of Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Dortmund and Leipzig so far, you can’t imagine that Bayern will be without a league title after this season. Certainly not if honorary chairman Uli Hoeness actually meant and implemented his statement that coach Tuchel would get everything he needed to strengthen the team in the winter.
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Bayer Leverkusen
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10
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20
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28
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2
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 Bayern Munich
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10
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31
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26
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|
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3
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 VfB Stuttgart
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9
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16
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21
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|
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4
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 Borussia Dortmund
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10
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5
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21
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|
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5
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 RB Leipzig
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10
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16
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20
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|
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6
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 TSG Hoffenheim
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10
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3
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18
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7
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 Eintracht Frankfurt
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10
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6
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17
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8th
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 Sc Freiburg
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10
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-6
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14
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9
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 VfL Wolfsburg
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9
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-1
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12
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10
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 FC Augsburg
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10
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-3
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12
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11
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 Borussia Monchengladbach
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10
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-4
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10
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12
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 Werder Bremen
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9
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-4
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9
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13
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 VfL Bochum
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10
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-14
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8th
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14
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 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
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9
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-9
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7
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15
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 SV Darmstadt 98
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10
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-18
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7
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16
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 Union Berlin
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10
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-11
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6
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17
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 FSV Mainz
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10
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-13
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6
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18
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 1. FC Cologne
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10
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-14
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5
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
