Dortmund, who had a two-point lead before the last round, lost 2-2 at home to Mainz on Saturday, giving Bayern first place thanks to the best goal difference.
Dortmund needed a win to end Bayern’s 10-year championship run.
This is only the third time Bayern has been able to reach the top spot on the last day of the season after beating Werder Bremen in 1986 and Bayer Leverkusen in 2000.
Dortmund fans were celebrating when Cologne’s Dejan Ljubicicic scored a penalty in the 81st minute against Bayern, which needed the win, but Musiala came on as a substitute four minutes later and scored four minutes after that to send the title to Bayern.
Dortmund started the match on the plus side, but Sebastian Haller converted a penalty in the first half after Andreas Hanche-Olsen stunned the home fans by scoring against Mainz in the 15th minute.
Karim Onisivo then scored Mainz’s second goal in the 24th minute with another header, and the visitors looked capable of scoring even more against an error-prone Dortmund defense. There was nothing but pride at stake for Mainz.
Rafael Guerreiro scored in the 69th minute, but when Niklas Süle equalized in the sixth minute of the penalty time, it was too late for the black and yellow.
Roni Khedira led Union Berlin to the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen. Union finished fourth, ahead of Freiburg, who lost 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Schalke was relegated after a 4-2 loss to Leipzig, and Stuttgart will compete in the relegation/upgrade playoffs with the team that finishes third in the second division. Stuttgart played to a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim.
Bochum secured their survival with a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
First, Chhetri has not started 11 of Bengaluru FC’s last 12 games in the ISL. Second, he hasn’t scored a goal for the Indian national team since June 2022. Third, with the caveat that rest and recovery are equally important, the Indian national team captain is convinced that playing more makes you better.
So when asked how he prepares to play almost every three days in Indian summer conditions, the 38-year-old Chhetri said the following: With a broad smile. What happens when we play for our clubs, the manner of play changes a bit. Four foreigners.- an integral part of every team, so you have to adapt in the national team.
Lallianzuala Chhangte and Bipin Singh needed 18-20 games and the Durand Cup to achieve the kind of camaraderie they had with Ahmed Jakhuh, Apuya (Lalenmavia Ralte), Jorge Diaz and Craig Stewart at Mumbai City FC, Chhetri said. More training and more games will help the national team, in which some players such as Nandhakumar Sekar are newcomers, understand each other and get rid of mistakes, he said.
India will play Mongolia, Vanuatu and Lebanon in the Intercontinental Cup (June 9-18) and Kuwait, Nepal and Pakistan in the SAFF championship (June 21-July 4). We don’t know much about Vanuatu and Mongolia, so it will be a good test, Chhetri said. But the games against Lebanon and Kuwait will help India prepare for the Asia Cup match against Syria, he said.
India are in Group B along with Australia, Syria and Uzbekistan next January at the Asian Cup, the continent’s top international competition. It seems a bit tougher than last time, but we always knew the Asia Cup would be tough, Chhetri said at a virtual press conference on Saturday.
In 2019, India is in a group with Thailand, the UAE and Bahrain. India beat Thailand 4-1, lost 0-2 to the UAE and, needing a draw to advance to the Round of 16, lost 0-1 to Bahrain on penalties in penalty time.
We had some good performances, but in some moments we were not very good, especially in the second half against Bahrain. We are thinking about becoming as difficult an opponent as possible. Many teams that are outsiders have shown us, one name that comes to mind is Morocco, that if you are organized, you can create difficulties for other teams. That is our main goal.
In 2011, returning to elite Asian soccer after 27 years, India found themselves in a group with Australia, South Korea and Bahrain. Chhetri is India’s only link between the three editions.Excitement and pride are constant, he said. What has changed is, I think, more confidence, more knowledge.
Chhetri didn’t just speak for himself. He said the team that goes to Qatar next January will have more information about the teams and more knowledge about the competition than the 2019 team and certainly the 2011 team.
Chhtery said he welcomes the ban nand imports in the state leagues, but it’s a catch-22 when it comes to following Stimack’s suggestion that only Indians should be considered for the center forward position. Sivasakti Narayanan, whom Chhetri said he is sure India will be hearing a lot about in the next few months, had a breakout season because Bengaluru FC trusted him, he said.
Roy Krishna and Sunil Chhetri missed games, and in all those games Sivasakti was in the starting lineup. I know it’s an anomaly, but if you perform well, the club won’t look if you’re a foreign national. Because the club wants to win. The goals will only come if you play, but the Indian strikers will have to work a little harder (as opposed to, say, the goalkeeper, defenders or wingers) because they are competing with foreigners. But also the club will have to trust them. Simon (Grayson, coach of Bengaluru FC) did that, and look what we got.
As India prepares for their next assignment, the Intercontinental Cup, the captain addressed the virtual press conference convened in the evening. It was an exciting and beautiful day in Calcutta, Kolkata. Now we need to make sure that we have justified all the hard work we have done, Chhetri noted Saturday.
Although India will play in the Intercontinental Cup and then in the SAFF championship, the focus remains on the continental tournament next January and February in Qatar.
India, ranked 101 in the latest FIFA rankings, will face a major test at the Asian Cup in Qatar. The team plays in the same club as Australia, Syria and Uzbekistan, all ranked much higher than India.
Chhetri also admits this, but hopes to draw inspiration from Morocco’s outsiders, who stunned Belgium, Spain and Portugal by reaching the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup.
At first glance […] […] […] […] […] We have a great rival and show our best side.
In modern soccer, many teams that are outsiders have shown themselves to us. One name that comes to my mind is Morocco. And if you are a good team, you can make it hard for other teams to play against you. And that is our first and main goal. On paper, it looks a little more difficult than last time, said Chhetri.
Haaland, 22, has scored 36 goals in 35 games this season, breaking Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s previous record of 34 goals in a single Premier League campaign, which stood for nearly three decades.
The Norwegian was voted the best player of the season by the public, captains of 20 Premier League clubs and a panel of soccer experts.
City players have won the award for four consecutive seasons, with Kevin De Bruyne receiving the honor in 2019-20 and 2021-22 and Ruben Dias in 2020-21.
Haaland has withstood competition from De Bruyne, Arsenal players Bukayo Sac and Martin Odegaard, Manchester United player Marcus Rashford, Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier.
He was also named Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year with a record 82% of the vote.
Haaland will have a chance to add to his Premier League record on Sunday when City visit Brentford in the last game of the season.
The club also reportedly recently conducted an internal economic report that proved that Messi’s return would be very beneficial to all concerned. The report showed that his return would cost €230 million a year, of which €150 million would come from new sponsors and €80 million from ticket sales.
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In addition, while the Camp Nou is under reconstruction, the club will use the Montjuïc stadium next season. Meanwhile, Messi’s annual salary is 25 million euros, and including other expenses, according to the report, the club could make a profit of 100 million euros.
EL Nacional recently reported that Messi also wants his compatriots Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes to join him in Catalonia. Di Maria is set to leave Juventus after the end of the season as his contract expires. Paredes, meanwhile.Des spent the season on loan at Juventus from PSG and does not want to return to France.
Messi’s return would be a huge boost to Barcelona’s Champions League ambitions. He is averaging more goals and assists than Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe this season. There are also rumors that Messi has agreed a deal with Saudi club Al-Hilal, which could include a potential clash between him and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr after the 2022 World Cup. The offer is rumored to be 350 million euros, but Al-Hilal denies such a move, as does Messi’s father and agent Jorge.
The two clubs that would join the already relegated Southampton in the second tier would be on the edge of the financial abyss. Deloitte’s sports business experts estimate that one season of play in the Premier League costs up to £170 million ($210 million).
Everton cannot afford such a blow, the Toffees are already seeking outside investment to be able to complete the club’s new stadium.
They are the only side in full control of their own destiny, as a win at home against Bournemouth would extend their stay in the top division to 70 years.
However, Sean Dyche’s charges have only won once in 10 matches and will be without talismanic striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who will give Leicester and Leeds hope.
We want the players to focus on the game, Deitch said Friday. It’s not as easy as it sounds, but that’s the idea: to focus on what’s happening on the field and not pay attention to all the noise.
Don’t worry about all the rumors, don’t worry about everything that happens off the field.
Leicester’s fall
If fourth Everton don’t win, third Leicester can survive by beating West Ham at home thanks to a better goal difference.
Seven years ago, the Foxes celebrated the most unlikely of title triumphs.
It ushered in a glorious era when they finished in fifth place in a row in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons and won the FA Cup for the first time just two years ago under Brendan Rodgers.
Maney thought the squad, which included such talents as James Maddison, Yuri Thielemans and Harvey Barnes, was too good to fail.
But the tale turned into a nightmare this season as Rojerseys lamented the lack of investment in lineup renewal before he was fired in April.
Dean Smith failed to make a difference in the team’s fortunes with only one win in seven games as head coach.
We have to win the game and not look at Everton’s result until after the match, Smith said. We have to do our job and see what happens.
Second-down Leeds needs a miracle to avoid the end of their three-season stay in the big leagues.
A win over Tottenham at Elland Road will only be enough for Leeds boss Sam Allardyce if Everton lose and Leicester don’t win.
If Everton play at least a draw, Leeds will need to beat Tottenham by three goals to survive.beat them on goal difference.
I just hope we’re talking positive on Monday morning and I’ll have a hangover! Allardyce said about the possibility of him staying at the club until the end of the season.
Tottenham’s result could affect the only issue yet to be decided – Europa League qualification for next season.
Aston Villa is in pole position and if they beat Brighton will secure a return to Europe for the first time in 13 years.
Tottenham could move up to seventh place if they beat Villa.
But if neither side wins, Brentford can qualify for Europe for the first time in their history with a shock victory over champions Manchester City in west London.
Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle have already guaranteed themselves a Champions League appearance next season with City.
Liverpool and Brighton will participate in the Europa League.
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