Bayern Munich vs Leipzig: Winter Final

(Baonghean.vn) -02:00 on December 22, Bayern Munich and Leipzig entered the 16th round, considered the winter final of the German championship. Perhaps even the most imaginative people could not have imagined a scenario like this.Bundesliga is so good. A rich "giant", with such a long history of achievementsBayern Munich must compete with the "little boy" Leipzig again.

The rookie

Few people believe that RB Leipzig, the new Bundesliga team, is sitting comfortably at the top of the table with Bayern Munich with 36 points, with 11 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. Before that, they also did a miracle of being promoted 5 places in more than 7 years. It is no coincidence that before the Bundesliga, coach Ralph Hasenhuttl boldly declared: "Leipzig does not participate in the highest tournament in Germany just to have enough teams and play bland football like many other new players. The players always have a very high determination before each match, and the achievements in the past 7 years have proven that!".

Leipzig often take the field with an unusual 4-2-2-2 formation.

The Bundesliga rookie surpassed the big names Dortmund, Leverkusen or Schalke to compete equally with Bayern Munich. At one point, they even surpassed the Bavarian Tigers, the greatest club in the Bundesliga.

The disastrous defeat to bottom-of-the-table Ingolstadt did not cost them the title of the club with the most points earned when playing away in the Bundesliga this season - 17 points, while Bayern are only in second place (16 points). After the 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin last weekend, coach Ralph Hasenhuttl said: "Now "The Bulls" are back on track and there is no reason to fear Bayern Munich".

When the "Bavarian Tigers" are offended

Bayern Munich, in the post-Pep Guardiola era, is being challenged by the tiny RB Leipzig. That is something that a talented and successful coach like Carlo Ancelotti can hardly accept. As one of the top coaches in Europe, there is no way Carlo Ancelotti would let Ralph Hasenhuttl, who is just a 49-year-old Austrian preacher, compete for the coaching position.

Bayern Munich players are ready to welcome Leipzig

Not to mention, they play at home at Allianz Arena, where Bayern won 22/26 recent matches in Bundesliga (3 draws, 1 loss). If Leipzig is the "away king", then the Bavarian Tigers are the "home king", - Bayern is the club with the most impressive home record in Bundesliga 2016/17 - 20 points, 1 point more than the second-ranked club Leipzig.

In fact, with the same 36 points, but with the advantage in goal difference, a draw is enough for Bayern to top the Bundesliga rankings. But as champions, Bayern of course do not want anyone sitting on the same level as them. Therefore, Carlo Ancelotti needs a victory to assert his authority as the king of the German football field.

With almost the strongest squad in hand, except for Arjen Robben who has not fully recovered from his injury, Bayern Munich will start with an attacking 4-3-3 formation. Costa, Müller, Lewandowski will be the 3 tops of the Christmas tree, competing to shoot at goalkeeper Gulacsi's goal. German fans will witness how coach Ralph Hasenhuttl, the "father" of the 4-2-2-2 formation, confronts the mighty Bayern Munich. How the 4 names Forsberg, Sabitzer; Demme, Keita will compete in the midfield area with the continent's top stars Tiago, Vidal, Alonso of Bayern Munich./.

Prediction: 3-1

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