Football Bundesliga
Bayern equalizes, Dortmund celebrates Reus
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What: REUTERS
In the Bundesliga, FC Bayern plays against VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund plays against Augsburg. How are the top clubs doing before the Champions League semi-finals in a few days? All games in the live ticker.
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The away games of FC Bayern and FC Augsburg at the weekend are all about the upcoming Champions League semi-finals. The Munich team will play in the Bundesliga against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky/Sat.1). Coach Thomas Tuchel wants to use this encounter to rest players for the second premier class duel against Real Madrid. Since the championship has already been lost, the only thing that counts for Bayern is the Champions League – and Tuchel wants to field his best possible and fittest squad in Madrid on Wednesday.
Of course, he doesn’t want to give away the encounter with the surprise team from Swabia. Despite the special situation, there is a “responsibility for those who play to step on the gas and defend themselves and definitely show the grit that is necessary to survive there,” as Tuchel said. With a win, Bayern would not only give Real more self-confidence, but also clear the runner-up position – in the event of a defeat, the lead over Stuttgart would shrink to two points.
The second leg of the Champions League semi-final also plays a role for Augsburg – because of the opponent: the Fuggerstadt team is visiting Borussia Dortmund. BVB coach Edin Terzic also announced – similar to Tuchel – that he would rest players. “We will definitely rotate,” he said. Augsburg coach Jess Thorup is only partially reassured by this – despite the rotation, he is certain that it will be a very difficult duel. “They have a very strong squad,” emphasized the Dane.