Bavaria keeps your fingers crossed by Xhaka and Co.: “I hope Leverkusen wins”

With a win in Leipzig, Bayern Munich could have celebrated the 34th championship prematurely. Now you keep your fingers crossed Leverkusen, because no one wants to be a master on the sofa.

The late Leipzig balance and the possible sofa championship at Bayern Munich first caused confusion of emotions. «We are German champions when we are honest. Unless there is any point deduction, »said Joshua Kimmich after the 3: 3 at RB Leipzig. However, if Leverkusen wins at SC Freiburg today, the title is not yet fixed.

Under no circumstances does Kimmich want a championship on the sofa. “I hope that Leverkusen wins,” said the DFB captain. “With a win next week, it will feel right.”

In the case of a Bayer victory, there would be six points two games before the end and around 30 goals lead. Konrad Laimer would also prefer to win the title on the pitch. «I would definitely play and then win. I actually don’t care how it happens. I would be German champions for the first time, »said the ex-Leipziger in the ARD. Thomas Müller added: “In ourselves, we know that we are champions.”

Eberl, Gladbach and the charm

Sports director Max Eberl spoke with a small grin from the “next step to the championship”. The 51-year-old moved that the title can now also be won against Borussia Mönchengladbach. «These are two heart associations of mine. That would have charm, »said Eberl, who was once a player and manager in Gladbach.

Eberl admitted that “you will of course like to become a master as an athlete on the pitch”. How and where he looks at the Leverkusen game-there was no plan for that. “I will see it, I can’t say more yet,” said Eberl.

The forbidden Ibiza trip

Eberl became clear to the Ibiza trip he prohibited. The professionals had planned a short master trip onto the Mediterranean island if it had worked in Leipzig with the title. “It is still a competition and then just doesn’t feel good,” said Eberl. “You don’t want this to do other clubs in two or three years. Or it will be en Vogue at some point and six clubs do it on the third last match day. »

Kimmich countered the Ibiza ban with humor. “We are now all traveling individually so that nobody notices it.”

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