Defeat against Bayern: Wolfsburg misses signs of life in the relegation battle

Wolfsburg (SID) The struggling Bundesliga soccer team VfL Wolfsburg missed the big surprise against record champions Bayern Munich and is still stuck deep in the relegation mire. In the home game on Saturday, the Wolves lost 1:0 (1:2) against Munich despite leading 1-0. As a result of the defeat, VfL coach Martin Schmidt has only three wins from 19 games and is increasingly in acute danger of his existence. To the astonishment of many, Daniel Didavi (8th) gave the hosts the lead in the first half, while national striker Sandro Wagner (64th) and Robert Lewandowski (90th, penalty kick) turned the game in the favorites' favor. It was the 20th goal of the season for the Polish star striker Lewandowski. VfL keeper Koen Casteels (55th) had previously saved a penalty from Arjen Robben. It was Bayern's tenth league win in a row. Before the first leg of the round of 20.45 in the premier class on Tuesday (XNUMX p.m. / ZDF and Sky) against Besiktas Istanbul, the Munich team, who are almost unassailable at the top of the table in the league, cannot be satisfied due to their poor performance - especially in the first half . It seems unclear what will happen next for Schmidt in Wolfsburg. Jens Keller had already been considered a possible successor before the game. However, sports director Olaf Rebbe initially had Schmidt's back. How serious the situation is with the Wolves was already apparent before kick-off. Several fan clubs had agreed to boycott the first 19:45 minutes (based on the founding date). Only then did they take their seats in the Volkswagen Arena, which was actually sold out with 30.000 spectators, and cheer on their team. Compared to the Bremen game, Schmidt switched to five positions. Renato Steffen, Gian-Luca Itter, Sebastian Jung, Divock Origi and Daniel Didavi were new to the starting eleven. Meanwhile, Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes rested his entire core defense and brought in a total of eight new players. Wagner played for striker Robert Lewandowski from the start, and world champion Thomas Müller initially only sat on the bench. Midfield engine Thiago made his comeback after a three-month break. James and Kingsley Coman did not travel to Wolfsburg, nor did Arturo Vidal, who was suspended. Bayern's many changes played into VfL's hands in the first half. The Munich team were unable to play their usual safe combination game and hardly had any chances. The only option was a header from central defender Niklas Süle (16th), which Casteels parried well. Otherwise, there was just a lot of Bavaria going on - but ingloriously. Franck Ribery (35th) hit backwards in a duel with Steffen, but only received a yellow card after referee Sascha Stegemann tried to provide video evidence. In the second period, Bayern got more involved in the game and pressed into the opponent's penalty area. The fact that Robben missed the penalty that Stegemann gave after a foul by Steffen on Corentin Tolisso didn't bother the guests much. They continued to struggle and invested a lot.

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Defeat against Bayern: Wolfsburg misses signs of life in the relegation battle

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