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FC Bayern Mainz had actually come to Mainz with the intention of making the championship clear.
That this plan would crash with a 2-1 defeat (0-2) was already apparent in the third minute of the game.
Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt scored 1-0 after an unsuccessful defense by David Alaba.
Manuel Neuer had missed the shot from Mainz.
Coach Hansi Flick had warned of a well-rehearsed opponent before the game.
In fact, Mainz pressed high right from the start, attacked early and played straight forward.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, acted as if the 31st championship in the club's history was only a matter of form.
Logically, the Rheinhessen expanded their lead in the 38th minute.
Robin Quaison hit the head after a free kick to make it 2-0.
With that the master was still well served.
While the team of coach Bo Svensson missed further great opportunities and repeatedly forced Neuer to perform brilliantly, Bayern were able to thank referee Harm Osmers for going into the dressing room in full.
Leon Goretzka should have seen the yellow-red card after a tactical foul.
Mainz celebrates an extremely important victory in the relegation battle
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Under the eyes of national coach Joachim Löw, the Bayern offensive remained unusually pale despite the comeback of top striker Robert Lewandowski.
The Pole only scored 1: 2 for Munich in stoppage time.
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The storm is the showpiece of the Bayern team this season.
Only 5.9 attempts to shoot per goal are the best value since the 2012/13 season.
Since then, Bayern have been champions every year.
Given the lead over the pursuers, there is little doubt that the title will go to Munich again this year.
It would be the ninth championship in a row and the 31st in the club's history.
Still, there is a shadow over this title.
On the one hand, the playful dominance of previous seasons only flashed occasionally in this spectator-free Corona season.
Only eight to-zero games speak for themselves.
The defensive vulnerability of FC Bayern was also evident in Mainz.
The defense is the Achilles' heel of this team.
And it is probably no coincidence that two pillars of this defense became the bone of contention for those responsible.
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The hang-up game about the future of David Alaba and of course the weeks-long discussions about Jerome Boateng had poisoned the atmosphere between coach Hansi Flick and sports director Hasan "Brazzo" Salihamidzic.
The internal cohesion, a key factor in the triple success of the previous season, crumbled under the eyes of the bosses.
The Boateng case showed that the bosses did not always pull together.
Flick, who has always enjoyed the backing of the chairman of the board, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, would have liked to have extended with the defender.
But Salihamidzic and with him Uli Hoeneß saw it differently.
The conflict escalated, also publicly.
The initial cracks in the Bayern family had turned into deep trenches over the course of the season that ran through the club.
Hasan Salihamidzic (r.) And Hansi Flick still have three more games to work together
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When Flick pulled the rip cord on his own initiative immediately after the win in Wolfsburg and asked for his contract to be terminated in the summer, the anger of some Bayern fans stuck to the sports director.
They called for "Brazzos" to resign immediately.
That went too far even for the CEO.
"At the moment the public is aiming at Hasan Salihamidzic," said Rummenigge now "Bild am Sonntag".
“But at FC Bayern we make all decisions, including transfers and squad questions, together with the board of directors and the supervisory board - and the coach is also involved.
So I don't think it's fair how the public is currently dealing with Hasan. "
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With this plea, Rummenigge strengthens the criticized Salihamidzic, at the same time moves a bit away from the coach. He had publicly counted the sports director and made him responsible for the fact that the team did not play triple-season football this season. However, a look at the statistics for the current season suggests that there could be another explanation. The current squad is actually behind in almost all areas compared to previous Bayern teams. 1.27 goals conceded mean by far the worst value since the 2012/13 season. The bad pass rate or the number of duels won is unusually bad compared to previous years. There are terrifying values, the cause of which can be found in all parts of the team, not just in the back row. The fact is,that the competition probably didn't have it as easy as this season to knock Bayern off the throne. Should Bayern crown themselves national champion in the remaining three games, they owe this in large part to the inability of the other clubs.
And so the publicly staged rose war between Flick and the Bayern bosses distracts a little from the fact that the team could use a relaunch.
Dietmar Hamann indicated that the coach's advance could still become an own goal.
“I think he didn't do himself a favor with the action last week.
He exposed the club to a certain extent.
And I'm curious to see how it goes on, ”said the ex-Bayern star on“ Sky ”.
In any case, Rummenigge made it clear whoever has the longer lever in the upcoming negotiations about a possible contract termination: "If we are to meet Hansi's request, all parties must work together to find a solution with which FC Bayern is satisfied".
VfL Wolfsburg - Borussia Dortmund 0-2
Borussia Dortmund was able to take an important step in order to be able to play against the best clubs in Europe next season.
BVB won 2-0 (1-0) in the top game at VfL Wolfsburg.
The starting point was clear.
Dortmund had to win to have a chance of a place in the Champions League, which is so important for club finances.
Conversely, that meant: Wolfsburg could have planned to participate in the premier class with a success.
Both coaches, Dortmund's Terzic and Wolfsburg's Glasner, therefore spoke in unison of “a final” in advance.
Dortmund had to replace one of the team's pillars on this mission.
Can represented the suspended defense chief Hummels, who was absent from the team for the first time in this Bundesliga season.
Erling Haaland, who else?
The Norwegian shoots BVB to victory in Wolfsburg
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But that didn't matter at first when a team has someone like Haaland up front - and the opponent then also plays along.
Wolfsburg's Baku made a fatal bad pass, straight into the lurking BVB striker, who was able to overcome VfL goalkeeper Casteels without any problems (12th).
But that was one of the few weaknesses that Wolfsburg afforded.
They mostly set the tone.
Dortmund then also weakened itself. Bellingahm wanted to prevent a counterattack, drove Mbabu impetuously into the parade and saw yellow-red (59th).
It was BVB's first dismissal this season.
But that only irritated the Borussia for a short time, thanks to Haaland.
Dahoud had intercepted a pass from Brooks in his own penalty area, served the Norwegian, who sprinted away from all Wolfsburgers and brought about the preliminary decision in the 68th minute.
Union Berlin - Werder Bremen 3-1
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The prospects for 1. FC Union three game days before the end of the season are good.
The Berliners, who defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 (0-0), as seventh in the table, can continue to dream of participating in the European Cup.
The inferior team of coach Kohfeldt, on the other hand, which only separates one point from the relegation rank, is in need of relegation, as in the previous season.
It was a hard-fought but unremarkable first half in which he only got two good shots on goal.
Andrich withdrew in the 17th minute for Union, Rashica in the 22nd for the guests, who are also allowed to use mental support because of the again precarious situation - that was what managing director Baumann let know before the game started.
It became clear shortly after the break that there was a need to talk, because Pohjanpalo scored two goals for Union within three minutes (50th and 53rd).
But the striker had not yet satisfied his hunger for goals - in the 67th Pohjanpalo increased to 3-0, the hat trick was perfect.
The victory was not quite yet, however, as Gebre Selassie shortened to 1: 3 (82nd).
But more was not possible for Bremen.
SC Freiburg - TSG Hoffenheim 1: 1
TSG Hoffenheim just missed early relegation and gave SC Freiburg a lucky point at 1: 1 (0: 1).
The Kraichgauer provided the much more dangerous team from the start.
Robert Skov missed the due 1-0 with his crossbar shot (24th), but Andrej Kramaric headed after a perfectly fitting cross from Ihlas Bebou before the break to take the lead (40th).
It was already his 17th goal of the season.
For the long time far too harmless Freiburg, it was enough to draw with a penalty from Vincenzo Grifo (81st).