- The Bundesliga leaves (behind closed doors) Saturday at 3.30 p.m.
- Bayern lead championship ahead of Dortmund and Leipzig
- 20 Minutes offers you a short guide in case you haven't followed BuLi so far
We would be lying to you if we told you that we expected to see football again this year. We would also be lying to you if we told you that we don't like it, and too bad if it makes us selfish. The Bundesliga resumes its rights on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. with five posters, including the Ruhr derby, Dortmund-Schalke (which will be delivered to you on 20 Minutes !!!!), then a sixth at 6.30 p.m., Frankfurt-Mönchengladbach (pronounce Mön- chen-glad-barrrrrr, you will get used to it over time). To see Bayern, however, it will be necessary to wait until Sunday 6 p.m.
Seeing football on TV is good. Understanding the ins and outs of the show you're going to attend is better. 20 Minutes therefore offers you a short guide to avoid getting lost when you kick off. And to assist us in our catch-up session, we called on the expertise of the newly retired French defender Romain Brégerie, eight years of German football on the clock and holder of the record for the number of matches played behind closed doors in Germany: two.
"It was a German journalist who recently taught me this," he laughs, trying to anticipate the consequences of this imposed deafness. "There are players that it will favor because they are guys who handle pressure poorly or who are better at training and others who need to feel the competition and the public to give their all. It is a leap into the unknown. This is for the preamble. As for the summary of the championship, it gives "that".
The title fight
1. Bayern Munich (55 pts), 2. Borussia Dortmund (51 pts), 3. RB Leipzig (50 pts), 4. Borussia Mönchengladbach (49 pts), 5. Bayer Leverkusen (47 pts)
We see you coming, "yes, Bayern is leading as usual, blah". Perhaps, but this year, it was not until Niko Kovac got his butt kicked after a tanned on the lawn of Frankfurt (5-1 defeat) and that Hansi Flick replaced him on the bench in November to relaunch the machine. Since then, everything has been going well for the Bavarians. Only victories, a draw and two defeats.
Romain Brégerie's opinion: “In front, you have all the big budgets. Without big surprise Bayern is ahead but there is a big fight for the title. Behind it is still the BVB four points, Leipzig, Monchengladbach, Leverkusen ... But good four points, we know that with Bayern it can be a lot. Behind this group, there is a huge gap with the 6th who is Schalke, in the fight with Wolfsburg and others for the last European place. "
Players of the year
If we had to retain only one, it would be this machine by Robert Lewandowski. Before the season ended, he had ridiculous stats: 25 goals in 23 games. 1.09 pawn per match, pay your ratio to the Football Manager. If we had to retain only two, we would add Jadon Sancho, a kind of follower of double-double football sauce: 14 dice, 15 goals. Not bad.
RB's opinion: “Lewandowski, of course. Just behind I would also mention Werner from Leipzig who has had a huge season. He carries his total of goals not far from Lewandowski, that means something when one knows how much the attacker of Bayern carbide. Sancho must be remembered too, he is really an impressive player. There are quite a few interesting faces with attackers who have also scored a lot as in Mainz for example with Quaison (14 goals). Otherwise you still have the same heads, guys like Hummels. Overall the big ones were there. "
French of the year
The advantage of being looted regularly by the Bundesliga is that we will be able to see French people in action. Including those who left before we had time to see them in Ligue 1. Special dedication to Upamecano, Zagadou and Konaté.
RB's opinion: "There is Nkunku who has a great season like Leipzig, it's really a big revelation within the club, one of the best passer in the championship (3rd behind Muller and Sancho, with 12 assists). Then Upamecano, pff, it's not possible. Each time I tell myself that with his size he won't be able to go there and each time he runs faster than everyone else. What he did against Tottenham? He does it every weekend! Konate is the same, impressive… especially at their age. "
For whom to vibrate?
There is evidence Bayern Munich, a clever mix of wins with a high rate of French players. There is the camp of the magnificent losers with Lucien Favre's Borussia Dortmund, who will always prefer to die for his ideas than to win with those of another. And fans of Football Manager who will opt for Leipzig, its average age at 12 and a half and its coach, Julian Nagelsmann, barely older (32 years). And if you are too afraid to sink into German territory, you can still fall in love with Freiburg, a few hours' walk east of the Rhine. They play a place in the Europa League, in addition. You choose.
RB's opinion: "Bayern, through its history, has received quite a bit from the French and has recently been expanded with Pavard, Hernandez, Tolisso, Cuisance, Coman ... Leipzig is a bit young, the surprise ... In fact it is either you choose a historic club like Bayern which in addition ensures you to be a winner as a supporter, or you like the new ones, you like the challenge and you will be more Leipzig. Honestly the RBL, when we watch them play it's super interesting. They practice football really worn forwards, it never stops, there is something to like that, there is always very, very high pressing, constant pressure on the defense and the opposing midfielder. In short, we can totally love RB Leipzig style teams, but I think Bayern is basically the easy way out. "
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