Thomas Tuchel has insisted Bayern Munich바카라s Bundesliga season is far from over despite Bayer Leverkusen ending the club바카라s bid for a 12th successive title. (More Football News)
Leverkusen바카라s 5-0 home win over Werder Bremen last Sunday left Bayern 16 points adrift with just five games to play, and although Tuchel바카라s deposed champions soothed their disappointment in midweek when they edged past Arsenal to book a Champions League semi-final showdown with Real Madrid, they still have work to do on the domestic front.
They lead third-placed Stuttgart only on goal difference and with RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund still fighting for a top-four finish, cannot afford to relax as they head for Union Berlin on Saturday.
Tuchel told a press conference: 바카라We want to prove our good form tomorrow.바카라You can celebrate moments like against Arsenal. The fixture list is full, now we바카라ve got another away trip, but the emotions after a game like that are special. It바카라s not a given. The team was able to enjoy it.
바카라I don바카라t know if it바카라ll kick-start things 바카라 it would be too late in the Bundesliga. We바카라ll prepare in a professional way. We바카라ve got a lot to come. The season isn바카라t over yet in the Bundesliga.바카라
Tuchel has decisions to make ahead of the trip to Berlin with Leroy Sane unlikely to be involved as he recovers from injury and Serge Gnabry facing a race against time to face Madrid on April 30.
Vastly experienced forward Thomas Muller was an unused substitute against the Gunners and Tuchel admits neither he nor the player was happy about the situation.
He said: 바카라I hope our relationship is good and that it remains. Neither of us like the situation. He doesn바카라t like that he didn바카라t play and I don바카라t like that I had to tell him that.
바카라It was a sporting decision and no depreciation of his sporting status. He바카라s professional enough to put it behind him.바카라
Sane found himself the centre of attention the last time the sides met in January when Union coach Nenad Bjelica was sent off after pushing the Germany winger in the face as he attempted to retrieve the ball on the sideline and was subsequently handed a three-match ban and fined 25,000 euros.
Tuchel said: 바카라I바카라d forgotten about that. I바카라m pleased for my colleague that there was no further impact. It was a one-off. They바카라ve become more solid under him and taken a step forward.바카라
Bjelica바카라s men, who have won just one of their last seven games, face a very different challenge to Bayern as they attempt to increase the three-point gap which currently separates them from the danger zone at the foot of the table.
The head coach told a press conference: 바카라Of course it바카라s a big challenge to play against Bayern, but we expect to have a chance against any opponent. The entire squad is highly motivated.바카라
