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FC Bayern Munich – VfB Stuttgart 2: 2: Weak Bayern with only one point against VfB

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May 9, 2022

FC Bayern Munich only partially made up for the embarrassing 3-1 defeat in Mainz last week. On match day 33 of the Bundesliga, the record champions only managed a 2-2 draw against VfB Stuttgart, who were threatened with relegation, on the day the championship trophy was handed over.

The guests took an early lead through Tiago Tomas (8′) before Konstantinos Mavropanos (35′) with an own goal and Thomas Müller (44′) turned the game around for Bayern. But VfB showed morale and Sasa Kalajdzic (52) made it 2-2. VfB Stuttgart can thus continue to avoid direct relegation on the last day of the game, assuming a defeat by Hertha BSC.

“If you look at the second half, we can be rather dissatisfied. But overall we’re happy to take the point,” said Stuttgart’s sporting director Sven Mislintat DAZN: “Both can live with the 2:2, Bayern can celebrate and we can still put Hertha under pressure.”

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said after handing over the championship trophy for the first time: “From the coach’s point of view, the game against BVB was more decisive because we won that thing. We played a good game today, our counter-pressing wasn’t good and the remaining defense was critical. We got too many chances against an opponent who is on the relegation place.” For the coming season he would like to see “performances like in the first half of the season,” he said.

FCB grades: Süle representative with used tag, Lewy harmless

1/17

Before handing over the championship trophy on the 33rd match day of the Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich only managed to draw 2-2 against VfB Stuttgart. A defender narrowly missed the 6. The grades and individual reviews.

2/17

MANUEL NEUER: Before he knew it, it was already 0:1 after the catastrophic defensive performance of those in front. A little later almost 0:2, Marmoush would have hit the goal. Neuer couldn’t do much. Grade: 3.5.

3/17

BENJAMIN PAVARD: Started very carefully and confidently on the right side of defence, but fell away as the game progressed. Good cross to Müller in the first half, but overall too few useful impulses forward. grade: 4

4/17

TANGUY NIANZOU: Was in the starting XI instead of Niklas Süle to gain match practice. But with such achievements, he is more likely to apply for a loan. Too far away from 0:1, out of the question before 2:2. His very good pass rate doesn’t help either. Rating: 5.5

5/17

DAYOT UPAMECANO: Very focused performance from the central defender who was left alone by his teammates too often. Safe and prudent, very useful game openings and nicely pushed through to Müller in front of 2:1. Note 3.

6/17

ALPHONSO DAVIES: The only non-French player in the starting back four didn’t really help Nianzou in front of the 0-1 either. Defensive as in the last few weeks with weaknesses. Positive: vehement in pressing. grade: 4

7/17

JOSHUA KIMMICH: Bavaria’s clock. In the first half, the Bavarians with the most passes in the first third dropped again and again into the back four after the 2:2 to support Upamecano and Nianzou. Blazing clean performance. Grade: 2.

8/17

LEON GORETZKA: Dropped compared to Kimmich. Played much more inconspicuously than his neighbor, but at least won a few balls in the center. grade: 4

9/17

SERGE GNABRY: After Robert Lewandowski’s pass, he dribbled towards the penalty area at such a high speed that Sosa only straddled into space, then fine to make it 1-1. Also involved in the 2:1 through the penultimate pass. Best offensive player extends his contract! Grade: 2.

10/17

THOMAS MÜLLER: Played with great commitment a few days after his contract was extended and made it 2-1. His 137th Bundesliga goal catapulted him into the top 20 of the all-time Bundesliga goalscorers list. But missed the 3:1. Grade: 2.5.

11/17

KINGSLEY COMAN: Committed, but not enough to goal. Worst pass rate of all Bayern in the starting eleven. Got red just before the end when he lost his nerve and beat Mavropanos. grade: 4

12/17

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI: Clever and unselfish submission to Gnabry in front of 1: 1, but otherwise rather harmless. A bad ball loss in midfield almost made it 2-2 after the break. Another hit later. grade: 4

13/17

NIKLAS SÜLE: Came in for the hapless Nianzou in the 63rd minute and got his last 30 minutes in the Bayern jersey. His last impression will remain a decent one. Grade: 3.5.

14/17

MARC ROCA: Came in for Leon Goretzka in the 72nd minute and was able to get a few minutes of Bundesliga air again. No rating.

15/17

CORENTIN TOLISSO: Came for Pavard, committed performance. No rating.

16/17

MARCEL SABITZER: Came in the final minutes. Still four times on the ball. No rating.

17/17

ERIC MAXIM CHOUPO-MOTING: Came in for Müller just before the end. No rating.

FC Bayern Munich – VfB Stuttgart: The analysis

Wild first half, in which VfB SHOULD have gone into the break with a lead. Bayern started in the 4-2-3-1 system that is so popular within the team. VfB positioned themselves deep in their own half in a 3-4-2-1 formation. However, the guests do not hide and after winning the ball immediately switched over to the fast ones, Marmoush, Führich and Tomas. The Portuguese gave the guests the lead after a counterattack (8′), before and after that Marmoush missed two more big chances to gain an even bigger lead.

Bayern shook themselves after conceding and pressed the accelerator. FCB – in the end even with 80 percent possession of the ball – squeezed the guests in their own penalty area and turned the deficit around before the break. Around 43 percent of all attacks rolled down the right flank with Gnabry and Pavard.

A similar picture emerged after the break. Bayern pressed, but VfB also showed morale and quickly countered to make it 2-2. Stuttgart now took more risks and pushed a little higher, while coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team tried to calm things down by having the ball. The record champions couldn’t really calm the game down. VfB (now in a 4-4-2) always remained dangerous in their transitions, again scraping the lead several times before Lewandowski also narrowly missed with a crossbar shot on the other side (77th). In the final stages, Stuttgart was closer to victory than Bayern, and shortly before the end Coman was sent off with a red card.

Müller as a lead singer, Kimmich as a pre-kicker: pictures of the bowl handover

1/22

There’s the thing! FC Bayern Munich has secured the championship title for the tenth time in a row. The bowl was handed over on the penultimate day after the game against VfB Stuttgart. We show the best pictures.

2/22

There were flowers for Niklas Süle before the game. The central defender is moving to Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.

3/22

In the game, Tiago Tomas then gave the champions Bayern a cold shower. Thanks to Mavropanos’ own goal (35′) and Thomas Müller’s goal (44′), FCB turned the game around in the meantime. After the break, Kalajdzic (52nd) equalized for VfB.

4/22

But as we all know, you have to celebrate the festivals as they come. And, of course, Bayern celebrated their tenth championship in a row, as one would expect from FC Bayern players and officials.

5/22

Premiere: For the first time, captain Manuel Neuer was presented with the championship trophy by the new DFL boss, Donata Hopfen.

6/22

Christian Seifert’s successor also presented the Bayern stars with the obligatory championship medal.

7/22

It was also a premiere for Julian Nagelsmann. The FC Bayern coach won the championship for the first time. The shell was “heavy,” said the coach at DAZN.

8/22

With eleven championships, Thomas Müller is the record champion among the record champions. But the championship celebrations never become routine for him. For the fans, he briefly gave the lead singer.

9/22

“It’s always nice, even when you see the teammates, the supervisors, the families. There are many who know the procedure, but always nice. You can see the joy over the year. You can also hide things,” said Müller.

10/22

The fans in the south stand were also allowed to celebrate briefly with the bowl.

11/22

While Joshua Kimmich was celebrating with his son…

12/22

… and Robert Lewandowski presented his little daughter with his championship medal …

13/22

… and picked up a kiss from his wife Anna Lewandowska …

14/22

… Leon Goretzka (above) and Serge Gnabry were enough to celebrate themselves.

15/22

Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic also presented himself to the photographers with master trainer Nagelsmann.

16/22

Incidentally, the players had received a clean trfikot especially for handing over the bowls. Müller took it with him to celebrate – and held it up to the camera with a grin. Goretzka and Gnabry are happy too.

17/22

Niklas Süle it was the last bowl with Bayern. The fans called him into the curve and shouted ironically: “German champion is only BVB”. Sule’s answer: he shouted “Mia san Mia” into a megaphone and went back smiling.

18/22

Kingsley Coman (from left), Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski celebrated in front of the south stand.

19/22

Joshua Kimmich kicked with his sons.

20/22

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (from left), Corentin Tolisso, Lucas Hernandez and Bouna Sarr were in high spirits.

21/22

Julian Nagelsmann with his staff.

22/22

Without confetti no championship cup handover.

FC Bayern Munich – VfB Stuttgart: The line-ups

Bavaria: Neuer – Pavard (72nd Pavard), Upamecano, Nianzou (63rd Süle), Davies – Kimmich, Goretzka (72nd Tolisso), Gnabry, T. Müller, Coman – Lewandowski.

Stuttgart: F. Müller – Mavropanos, Anton, Ito – W. Endo, Karazor, Sosa, Tiago Tomas (74th Förster), Marmoush (46th Mangala), Führich (63rd Coulibaly) – Kalajdzic (79th Thommy).

FC Bayern Munich – VfB Stuttgart: The data of the game

Gates: 1-0 Tomas (8′), 1-1 Mavropanos (35′, own goal), 2-1 Müller (44′), 2-2 Kalajdzic (52′)
Red card: Coman (90th)
FC Bayern Munich have scored in each of their last 80 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 236 goals in total.
VfB Stuttgart gave up 16 points after leading in the Bundesliga this season – only Borussia Mönchengladbach (18) and SpVgg Greuther Fürth (25) have more.
J. Kimmich played 111 passes in this game – the most (before D. Upamecano – 97 passes). It is the 37th and 38th time this season that a Bayern Munich player has completed 95 passes or more in a game in the Bundesliga.

The star of the game: Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern)

After Robert Lewandowski’s pass, he dribbled towards the penalty area at such a high speed that Sosa only straddled into space, then fine to make it 1-1. Also involved in the 2:1 through the penultimate pass. Best offensive player in FC Bayern.

The flop of the match: Tanguy Nianzou (FC Bayern)

Was in the starting eleven instead of Niklas Süle to gain match practice with a view to the coming season. But with such achievements, he is more likely to apply for a loan. Far too far away before 0:1, downright catastrophic before Kalajdzics 2:2. His very good pass rate doesn’t help either.