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Leverkusen (dpa) - Thomas Müller saw "an ending that fits into our Hollywood film of 2020" - and trainer Hansi Flick gave the appropriate acceptance speech.
"In my life I will never forget what the players give me and my coaching colleagues," said the triple coach at the end of this extraordinary year for Bayern Munich, in which the confusion surrounding Leroy Sané will quickly subside.
“It's just a lot of fun here.
I am grateful for every day and every hour that we are together. "
Flick raved about the "correct ending to a fantastic year in the script".
Two days after being elected world footballer, Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern their first Christmas party as leaders since 2017 with the previous leader Bayer Leverkusen with his goal in the last minute of the game. 1 visibly resolved: “So it fits into this magical soccer year.
Now we can relax under the Christmas tree. "
The message was clear: Even if the batteries are empty and a lot of things don't work, Bayern will be on top in the end.
Müller warned that it was two mistakes made by Leverkusen and Lewandowski's individual class that secured the 43rd victory in the 48th game in 2020.
“It's not that easy for us at the moment.
But we have taker qualities, "said the 31-year-old, whose team set a negative record with the seventh 0-1 in a row, but did not lose any of these games:" In the short vacation time we shouldn't put our legs up too much, we should have to work hard. "
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That is how Lewandowski, who was once again decisive, saw it, who set a Gerd Müller record with the double and the 17th goal of the season on match day 13.
"When you get tired, you have to show your quality," said the Pole: "That wasn't a strong game, but a sensational year.
I'm very proud of what I and we have done.
That was sensational. "
Flick praised the new world footballer as the difference player.
"When the opponent made mistakes, he was there," he said: "In front of the goal in the center, he is simply the best in the world at the moment."
The second match winner was Joshua Kimmich.
The national player and leader made a 20-minute comeback six weeks after his meniscus operation and prepared Lewandowski's winning goal in no time after a mistake by Jonathan Tah.
“It wasn't really planned for him to play,” said Flick: “I was glad he went with us.
Because the fact that he's there helps the team a lot. "
In the end, his substitution provided more control: "Joshua has shown that he is very important."
Apparently, this does not yet apply to Sané.
His substitution after a previous substitution and only 36 minutes of playing time was of a tactical nature and therefore not to be regarded as a "maximum penalty", said Flick.
For the former Bayern captain Lothar Matthäus it was exactly that. "That was a clear lesson," said the Sky expert: "And I think it's good that Flick had this courage."
Sané shows too little passion, "he prefers to look backwards than to cooperate".
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Sané was quite insightful.
"The substitution came as a surprise to me at first - I didn't know that," he told the "image".
But he was "my greatest critic himself."
And the joy of victory is "above everything".
Müller, who took Sané in his arms after the final whistle, raved about it, saying that he was "very, very happy to play with him".
The discussion will "soon vanish into thin air".
Information about the game at bundesliga.de
Press conference with Hansi Flick
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Press conference with Peter Bosz
Reaction from Sané at bild.de (behind the payment barrier)