With their double victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League Euroderby, Bayern Munich also sent an indirect message to the league. In the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso’s men, who were beaten 3-0 in the first leg and 2-0 in the second leg by the Bavarians, now seem to have little hope of catching up, as Vincent Kompany’s team continues to hold a significant lead (8 points) over the reigning champions, who are second and forced to play catch-up.
Leverkusen failed to take advantage of this last weekend, with Bayern perhaps distracted by the cup tie and suffering a shock home defeat to third-bottom Bochum (2-3): Ahead by two goals after half an hour, Muller and his teammates relaxed too much, were reduced to ten men after Palhinha was sent off, and ended up suffering a stunning comeback in front of their own fans (their second league defeat). The feeling is that this was just a blip, and the current Bundesliga leaders proved it on Tuesday in the Champions League, winning at the BayArena in the second leg of the round of 16. It is unlikely that Bayern Munich, Inter’s next opponent in the Champions League, will slip up again in a matter of days: we predict a convincing win for the Bavarians at Union Berlin, who have been thrashed in their last two previous encounters (1-5 and 3-0). The capital club are six points clear of the relegation zone, and last week’s victory over Eintracht Frankfurt was crucial in helping them put a run of three defeats behind them.
Predictions for the other matches
Bo Henriksen’s Mainz are dreaming bigger and bigger: the Nullfunfer prevailed over Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last day, securing their fourth win in a row.
It’s a truly magical moment for a team that, if the championship ended now, would qualify for the Champions League. Mainz can also be trusted in the match against Freiburg, which in any case is only three points behind its next opponents and has not lost in six games (drawing the last two 0-0). Augsburg will be looking to join the fight for a place in Europe after their unexpected win at Signal Iduna Park against Borussia Dortmund, who were punished by a goal from Gouweleeuw (0-1). Unbeaten for two months, the Bavarians are likely to produce a balanced game against Wolfsburg, whose unbeaten run has now reached seven games. Finally, Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach are also set for at least one goal apiece: the Green-Whites bounced back with a win at Leverkusen, but the Foals are looking to bounce back after their home defeat to Mainz, which slowed their pursuit of seventh place.
Bundesliga: possible winners
Bayern Munich (in Union Berlin-Bayern Munich)
Mainz (in Mainz-Freiburg)
The match with at least three goals in total
Union Berlin-Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: matches with at least one goal per team
Augsburg-Wolfsburg
Werder Bremen-Borussia Mönchengladbach
The match with less than three goals in total
Mainz-Freiburg
Odds comparison
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