Lienen on Klassiker: Bayern “in a different world” to Dortmund | OneFootball

Ewald Lienen also doesn't miss the opportunity to comment on the Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Bayern Munich duel from last Saturday in his podcast "Der Sechzehner". The 2:3 defeat of BVB is as deserved as the highly probable new title for the winner FC Bayern. Because, according to Lienen, they simply play "in a different world" than the competition in the Bundesliga and thus also than BVB.

Ewald Lienen, a former professional and former coach in the Bundesliga, refers less to the game on Saturday, in which BVB showed a very good performance and was relatively close to gaining a point. Instead, he focuses more on what FC Bayern delivers throughout the season, both in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League.

That Borussia Dortmund performed as strongly as they did on Saturday surprised his co-moderator Michael Born, but not Lienen himself. The former had not held high expectations for BVB after the weak performance in the 1:4 at Atalanta Bergamo and the associated exit. Lienen explains that it is different to go into a match with a 2:0 lead, which one might only want to manage, than to clearly have to play for victory, as was the case against FCB, to achieve the set goals.

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Lienen: Schlotterbeck still "sometimes impulsive"

Nico Schlotterbeck was extremely lucky when he only saw "dark yellow" in the first third of the match after his tackle, in which he painfully hit Stanisic as well as the ball. For Born and Lienen, it was a clear red card, as was already discussed here.

All the more beautiful then was Schlotterbeck's goal, after which the national player indulged in goal celebration on an advertising board. Born can only shake his head again at how reckless Schlotterbeck acted here after already receiving his first yellow card. Lienen describes Schlotterbeck as "sometimes impulsive," even though he is no longer a very young player.

Ewald Lienen, who played for Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and MSV Duisburg in the Bundesliga and 2nd league, gives special praise to Daniel Svensson for his confidently converted goal to make it 2:2. However, both commentators note that he showed weaknesses in defensive work, which, Lienen interjects, happens against opponents of FC Bayern's quality.

After all, this FC Bayern plays "in a different world," and BVB is simply not better than their current second place in the standings. If FC Bayern also has luck, like with Harry Kane's narrowly converted penalty, BVB ends up leaving the field with a defeat at home despite a strong performance.

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