Clear words from Kimmich too
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel congratulated league leaders Bayer Leverkusen on their championship after their own 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday evening. “Yes, of course” and “of course, yes, of course,” said Tuchel on the Sky channel when asked whether the season in the Bundesliga had been decided. “After today’s game we don’t need to say anything. (…) Congratulations to Leverkusen.”
Bayern are 13 points behind Leverkusen with seven games remaining; Bayer won 2-1 against TSG Hoffenheim in the afternoon. The “Vizekusen” myth seems to be coming to an end. “It’s difficult to explain and of course absolutely not enough,” said Tuchel about the defeat in the classic against BVB. “It’s obviously extremely difficult for us to approach games with the right bite, with the right passion.”
The 9 titles missed by Bayer 04 “Vizekusen” since 1993
1993 – DFB Cup victory! The last title for Bayer 04
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After Leverkusen won the UEFA Cup in 1988, the DFB Cup was the first and only national title in Germany in 1993. Back then, the Werkself beat the second team from Hertha BSC in the final with Ulf Kirsten, Christian Wörns and Co. Go to the match report with the line-ups from 1993
1997 – Second place in the Bundesliga for the first time
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“Vizekusen” Chapter 1: Actually, second place after the 1996/97 season was Bayer’s greatest success in the Bundesliga to date. Given FC Bayern’s narrow lead and the bitter, decisive 4-0 defeat against Cologne on the penultimate matchday, it was still annoying for the factory club. Leverkusen’s 1996/97 season
1999 – Leverkusen clearly inferior
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For the second time – and again under coach Christoph Daum – the runner-up title went to Bayer Leverkusen in 1999. This time the deficit to FC Bayern was considerable. On the last day of the match, the long-time crowned champions moved away to 15 points with a 2-1 win in a direct duel. Bayer vs. Bayern: The match report from 1999
2000 – Championship gambled away on the last match day
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A year later, Bayer experienced their third runner-up title. Once again the champions were FC Bayern, but never before had it been so close and so annoying for Leverkusen. Due to a 2-0 defeat at Unterhaching, the championship went to Munich at the last moment. Leverkusen’s 1999/2000 season
2002 – Leverkusen runner-up to another champion
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With the 2001/02 season, the next runner-up title was not long in coming. Only the master was different. Borussia Dortmund had the upper hand in the end because Leverkusen lost their triumph again shortly before the end. A 0-1 defeat on the penultimate matchday in Nuremberg was a broken neck. Leverkusen’s 2001/02 season
2002 – Nothing to win in the cup final either
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After missing the championship, the 2002 DFB Cup final was also lost. After champions Dortmund, it was cup winners Schalke who gave the Werkself a blow. The Royal Blues won the cup 4-2. Leverkusen’s cup history with all decisive games
2002 – The runner-up triple is perfect
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And then also the Champions League. Bayer 04 held up well against Real Madrid in the final, but in the end had to go home with the runner-up treble of runner-up championship, runner-up cup victory and runner-up UEFA champion. The “eternal runners-up” Bayer 04 become “Vizekusen”. Lineups and goal scorers from the CL final against Real
2009 – Özil prevents Leverkusen’s cup-winning comeback
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In the 2009 DFB Cup final, Leverkusen’s seventh runner-up title, Mesut Özil was the spoilsport. Werder Bremen’s 1-0 win deprived Leverkusen of glory again. Cup final 2009: The match report
2011 – Bayer’s last Bundesliga runner-up title
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From then on – until today – there was only one runner-up title for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. In the 2010/11 season, BVB won the race again. With a 1-0 win in Freiburg, Bayer 04 said goodbye to a runner-up season in which they were not even at the top of the table, but in the end they celebrated their entry into the Champions League. About the Leverkusen squad from 2010/11
2020 – Second again in the DFB Cup
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Even under coach Peter Bosz, finals in which the Leverkusen team take part win, the others: against record winners FC Bayern they lost 2:4 in the ghost final in Berlin on July 4, 2020.
Joshua Kimmich (29) criticized himself and his teammates harshly. “Completely frustrating, completely inexplicable,” said the international. “Against BVB you don’t really need anyone to motivate you, you have to run yourself the day before. We didn’t show that at all.” In the second half, “we basically had the feeling that it was about nothing, it was a friendly game,” added Kimmich. “Regardless of the table situation, this should never, ever happen to us – and especially not in a home game against Dortmund.”
Tuchel criticizes Hummels’ rescue act after BVB’s victory at FC Bayern
The spectacular rescue act by Dortmund’s Mats Hummels (35) in the classic at FC Bayern sparked very different reactions on Saturday. After his team’s 2-0 win, the BVB central defender smiled and received congratulations for his artistic kung fu jump on a header from Eric Dier (30) from close range – Bayern coach Tuchel, on the other hand, sharply criticized the referees.
“A blatantly wrong decision,” said Tuchel on “Sky” after viewing the video images and complained that the Munich team had not been awarded a hand penalty. Hummels had defended the ball with his leg outstretched, and the rebounded ball then lightly touched the hand of the BVB professional, whose arm was stretched high up. “The hand up there, we’ve also seen penalties where the rule comes, it’s an unnatural hand movement,” said Tuchel.
VfB jumps into top 5: The Bundesliga clubs sorted by squad value
18 SV Darmstadt 98 – Squad value: €40.9 million
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Change: -1.8 million €
17 1. FC Heidenheim – squad value: €61.1 million
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Change: +€11.8 million
16 VfL Bochum – squad value: €63.1 million
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Change: +€5.6 million
15 1. FC Köln – Squad value: €93.6 million
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Change: -150 thousand €
14 Werder Bremen – Squad value: €97.6 million
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Change: +€10.9 million
13 Mainz 05 – Squad value: €102.9 million
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Change: -€6.8 million
12 FC Augsburg – squad value: €122.4 million
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Change: +1.5 million €
11 TSG Hoffenheim – squad value: €144.4 million
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Change: +€10.6 million
10 Union Berlin – Squad value: €144.7 million
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Change: -€5.3 million
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach – Squad value: €185.2 million
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Change: -€15.9 million
8 SC Freiburg – squad value: €188.2 million
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Change: -1 million €
7 VfL Wolfsburg – Squad value: €226.2 million
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Change: -€19.5 million
6 Eintracht Frankfurt – squad value: €240.9 million
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Change: +€9.1 million
5 VfB Stuttgart – Squad value: €277.9 million
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Change: +€41.5 million
4 Borussia Dortmund – Squad value: €493.7 million
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Change: -€1.5 million
3 RB Leipzig – Squad value: €496.9 million
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Change: +€13.3 million
2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Squad value: €594.6 million
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Change: +€28 million
1 FC Bayern – Squad value: €929.5 million
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Change: -€47 million
During the game, the referee team declared that it was not a penalty because the ball did not touch the hand. “The explanation is simply catastrophic,” complained Tuchel and, referring to the video referee in Cologne, said: “That is what we were told by the fourth official, the cellar in Cologne confirmed that he did not touch him with his hand.” It was “ “It’s very annoying because that’s why they look at things.”
Referee Harm Osmers replied to “Sky” that Hummel’s stretched leg was not a dangerous game and, based on the images, added that it was not a punishable handball. The football rules say: “Not every touch of the ball by a player with the hand/arm is an offense.” For Tuchel, Hummels’ action in the 35th minute when the score was 0-1 was “definitely a key scene” from Munich’s perspective. . The 35-year-old BVB professional also commented on the scene: “I’m not fast, but I’ve always been agile.”
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