FC Bayern Munich – 1.FC Union Berlin (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
At Bayern there is an increasing tendency these days to drift into the entertainment genre. Because the sporting issues in the Bundesliga are as good as resolved – the ninth championship in a row seems only a matter of form. The brave Berliners from Union will probably not be able to change that. Rather, it’s about coach Hansi Flick and his future – with the Munich team or as the successor to national coach Joachim Löw.
The sporting performances of the Munich team should hardly affect the discussion about Flick, the dominance of the record champions is also too great this season. Even if the staff is a bit thinned out at Bayern after the recent failures of Niklas Süle, Leon Goretzka and Robert Lewandowsk.
Hertha BSC – Borussia Mönchengladbach (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
Pal Dardai has already made his own calculation: According to the Hertha BSC coach, 13 points from seven games would be enough to secure relegation. The Berliners want to start with the final spurt against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which seems to have overcome its crisis. With two victories in a row, those responsible on the Lower Rhine take a deep breath. “That was a difficult time”admits coach Marco Rose.
The people of Gladbach, on the other hand, want to somehow save themselves with a final sprint to a place that entitles them to participate in an international competition. A defeat at Hertha would therefore be extremely inconvenient.
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