A late goal from Musiala gives Bayern the Bundesliga

Bayern Munich emerged from nowhere, from the failure it had been aiming for the day before, to suddenly maintain its irreducible hegemony in the Bundesliga, champions for the thirty-second time and, above all, for the eleventh season in a row, when it found it improbable , when nobody believed in Borussia Dortmund’s defeat or draw, not even their victory in Cologne, when Jamal Musiala unpredictably awarded him a great goal on the verge of the end when he was on the pitch for five minutes .

Everything happened. At Signal Iduna Park, in the area where Borussia had won their last eleven games without interruption, with 13 wins in the most recent 14 matches for their fans, Mainz, essential, promoted the already unexpected title to Thomas Tuchel’s group, with a 2–2 draw in Dortmund that limited Bayern to a simple win the Germany international secured in the 89th minute, following Cologne’s 1–1 draw in the 82nd minute from a penalty kick. Against the ropes, Bayern survived.

Because in the last 90 minutes of the rollercoaster battle for the lead of this Bundesliga campaign, Bayern were champions for more than 85 minutes. It did not depend on itself. It wasn’t even worth the tie. No more victory than there was no defeat for Borussia. He did not give up his efforts, no matter how complicated the matter seemed. On the verge of minute 8, 0-0 in Dortmund, he was already winning 0-1.

A nice goal from Kingsley Coman. The precise counter-attack, coming almost from his own area, drifted to the left of the French winger: he picked up the ball with his left hand, faced his rival, made two hits with his right hand to create space to the center and thought a parable beyond the reach of the goalkeeper, above, to the other post, with his right hand to transfer all responsibility, all nerves to Borussia Dortmund, who failed in such circumstances.

Bayern was already partial champions at the time, with the 0-0 in the other field. Especially when the 0-1 for Mainz was known after fifteen minutes in Signal Iduna Park. And even more so when, after a missed penalty from Sebastian Haller for Dortmund, news of the 0-2 in Cologne reached. The sound was a sure sign that the original belief was already enthusiasm, as close as the title seemed. Either Dortmund scored three goals, or Cologne scored one… Or they were champions.

The minutes passed in his favour. No surprises in his defense, no more news from Dortmund, with the 0-2 in his favor canceled for Leroy Sané by a handball in the course of the game that he later defined perfectly in the penalty area (the referee’s control on the monitor then voided the action), Bayern went in and out of the locker room at the top of the Bundesliga, 45 minutes after repeating as champions, halftime after saving the job.

Out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, devoured by mighty Manchester City; eliminated by Freiburg in that same round of the German Cup and winner only until the start of the last day of the German Super Cup, in the summer, even with Julian Nagelsmann on his bench, the disappointment would have been greater if the Bundesliga had not won (or the fiasco) to inappropriate heights in this team, which decided on March 24 to change its previous coach to Thomas Tuchel.

Nor would it have been the best way to believe in a project that runs until 2025 (until then the coach has signed), gaining credit and time, while facing a probable review around his team, but as Bundesliga- champion. It wouldn’t be the same, far from it, if they had lost the German top, although they have dominated it all decade.

Bayern played on the edge of the abyss, first with that minimal 1-0 (the draw was not worth it, even if Dortmund was beaten), on some sporadic occasions, with the passage of minutes being the best symptom for him, but , simultaneously exposed to a goal from Cologne that would strip him of everything, leaving him with nothing, as threatened by a header from Selke and resolved by Sommer, who returned to clear another corner with a superb hand.

There was still half an hour. Tuchel was desperate. Bayern played with fire. The German coach did not like it at all, who replaced Müller, brought in Cancelo and strengthened his defense to make it a more populated structure with three centre-backs and two wingers. Later Dortmund scored the 1-2, the coach insisted with two more substitutions (Choupo Moting for Coman and Goretzka for Gravenberch), the sprinklers went off in a local attack, another corner kick was again completed by Colonia… And everything remained in the air.

Bayern, with a chance from Choupo Moting… And in resistance mode, destroyed with a penalty by a handball from Gnabry, with his arm too open, with the VAR attentive to lead in, to the maximum penalty, which the referee had seen outside. Dejan Ljubicic converted the maximum penalty in the 80th minute. Another twist for the Bundesliga. Until Musiala pronounced the verdict. He came in on 85, scored on 89. A nice goal for the eleventh consecutive Bundesliga. The most unexpected A surprise party in Cologne.

Source: El heraldo

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