Bayern Munich’s 11th consecutive Bundesliga title is facing a crisis of miscarriage.
On the 21st, Bayern lost 1-3 to the Leipzig Red Bulls at home in the 2022-2023 season. In the 25th minute of the first half, Serge Gnabry scored the first goal, but in the second half, the opponent scored 3 goals in a row, and finally ended in a defeat. A day later, on the 22nd, Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 3-0 away. As a result, Borussia Dortmund, who ranked second before the game, accumulated 70 points, surpassing Bayern (68 points) to rise to the top of the Bundesliga standings.
Bayern and Borussia Dortmund will usher in the last game of the season on the 27th. Bayern will face 10th-placed Cologne, while Borussia Dortmund will host ninth-placed Mainz. If Borussia Dortmund beat Mainz, even if Bayern wins Cologne, Bayern’s championship dream will be ruined. If Dortmund draws, Bayern will lead Dortmund by a large margin on goal difference, and Bayern will win the championship. Bayern has won the Bundesliga championship for 10 consecutive seasons since the 2012-2013 season. Among the five top league clubs in European football, Bayern is the only club to achieve 10 consecutive league titles. During this period, Dortmund, who finished as runners-up only six times, won the championship for the last time in the 2011-2012 season.
Some people pointed out that the reason why Bayern, which has been the absolute strong in the Bundesliga for 10 years, is worried about winning the championship is because of the team’s balance and atmosphere. The Spanish media “Marca” analyzed, “Forward Robert Lewandowski, who moved to Barcelona (Spain) this season, left a big gap.” Lewandowski played for Bayern. In 8 seasons, he became the league’s top scorer 7 times and was responsible for the team’s offense. Sadio Mane, brought in as Lewandowski’s replacement this season, has scored just seven goals in 25 appearances. Players have also voiced displeasure over the sudden dismissal of the goalkeeping coach in March this year. Especially the change of head coach in the middle of the season has become a big failure. Bayern parted ways with head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who will lead the team from 2021, and appointed Thomas Tuchel as head coach in March. After coach Tuchel took office, the team has always been in a chaotic atmosphere, and was eliminated early in the quarter-finals of the German Cup and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
