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MunichOnce again, Niko Kovač pulled his head from the noose. "I hope it's a liberation," said Bayern coach, whose team has resolved the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 5-1 win on the Benfica. In the Allianz Arena in Munich, David Alaba and his team-mates played weak league games, such as a 2: 3 at Borussia Dortmund and a late 3: 3 attacker from Dusseldorf, forgotten for the moment. "It was all right, the team showed it could do it," Kovač said.
Arjen Robben (13th, 30th), Robert Lewandowski (36th, 51st) and Franck Ribery (76th) drew themselves into a new system with two frustrations of the soul, the star of ÖFB Alaba was allowed to badist to credit the fifth shot. Lewandowski is now with 51 goals number six in the everlasting shooter list of the Champions League.
"It was a win for the team, for the coach, for the whole club, for all the fans," commented Robben. The Dutchman was particularly happy for Kovač. "He deserves it, he is tearing his bad and I hope we can go on like this." Three days after the general criticism of President Uli Hoeneß, there were no negative words or words praise everywhere. Also from Hoeneß, who stressed: "I am very satisfied".
The replacement of Kovač is not currently under discussion. "The game spoke for itself," said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic. Saturday in the league match at Werder Bremen, the Munich have to pull together to strengthen the back of the 47-year-old Croatian and not lose more ground on the haunted championship of Dortmund, which has nine points. "I hope we will tackle the match as we did against Benfica," Kovač said.
In addition to Bayern, the Dutch qualifying runner, Ajax Amsterdam, is qualified and a second promotion in electronic team. ÖFB team member Maximilian Wöber played in the 2-0 win at AEK Athens. Both teams will win the group on December 12 in Amsterdam, with a draw in Munich.
Results of the Champions League
Group E: Bayern (Alaba) – Benfica Lisbon 5: 1, AEK Athens – Ajax Amsterdam (Wöber) 0: 2.
Group F: Hoffenheim (84th Grillitsch, Posch / Bank) – Shakhtar Donetsk 2: 3, Lyon – Manchester City 2: 2.
Group G: CSKA Moscow – Viktoria Pilsen 1: 2, Roma AS – Real Madrid 0: 2.
Group H: Manchester United – YB Bern (Schick / Bank) 1-0, Juventus – Valencia 1-0.
("Die Presse", printed edition, 29.11.2018)
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