Bayern Munich’s eternal hegemony in Germany has ever been under such jeopardy as this season. The Bávaro team won the championship with just one goal. After beating Dortmund by 71 points in the final, he was rewarded by finishing the season with a 15-goal advantage over his opponent. As another Bundesliga season begins, the number of candidates to steal the crown grows, as does their hope. Everyone understood it was possible. It just remains to be accomplished.
Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich finished the previous season with a contradictory picture. On the one hand, it is a team that can be beaten. On the other hand, it is very difficult to defeat. Recuperated an irregular tournament in the most recent date, in a definition of which there are few recent precedents in an alemán football that is generally not competitive. Outside of Germany, as the phrase, often attributed to Gary Lineker, goes, football is a game invented by the English in which 11 players compete and the Germans always win. Within Germany, it is necessary to state that Bayern Munich always wins.
Bayern Munich’s unrivalled Bundesliga dominance
The German Bundesliga first competed in 1964. Bayern Mnich has won it 32 times since then. In this century, he won 17 times as champion. He had won the previous 11 editions in a row. Absolute dominion. Rutinario and irritable. Above all, Borussia Dortmund (7 times), RB Leipzig (2 times), Bayer Leverkusen, and Wolfsburg vanished in the last decade.
From afar, the season 2022-23 schedule gives the impression that Bayern Munich is no longer as easily crowned champion as it once was. The unexpected draw by Dortmund in the final made a new Bavaro celebration possible. If that disability seal wasn’t enough, the start of this campaign was another test in that regard.
The German football season began, as it always does, with the Supercup between the Bundesliga champion, Bayern Munich, and the German Cup winner, RB Leipzig. The Red Bull team defeated Tuchel’s team 3-0, demonstrating that they had improved from the previous season. The DT described the performance as “horrible.” The game sent a clear message. The race for the German league is open, as it is very sometimes.
Bayern’s Bundesliga dominance and its competitors
Despite the defeat and the inconsistent play of the previous season, Bayern Munich enters this season as a strong contender for the title. Tuchel demanded a significant investment to renew and strengthen the factory, based on recent sales. The board of directors responded with the most expensive signing in German football history. The arrival of Harry Kane, England’s captain, for 100 million euros confirms two things: the bávaro’s economic might and their awareness that they need to strengthen in order to compete this year. The Englishman’s debut, which had a difficult relationship with the medals throughout his career, was not the best in terms of results. The first chance to be champion in Germany was squandered. However, Kane shown that he can be a persistent goal threat for a Bayern Munich team that must demonstrate strength on every line.
The Kane pass, as impressive as it was, was not Bayern’s only acquisition this season. Furthermore, the Bayern Munich champion paid 50 million euros for Korea’s Kim MinJae, the best centre player at the moment, and guaranteed the free transfers of midfielder Konrad Laimer (ex-RB Leipzig) and winger Raphael Guerreiro (ex-Borussia Dortmund). As a result, he strengthened himself and crippled his more powerful rivals. Still on the market, waiting for further moves, particularly in midfield, as Neuer’s recovery drags on, Bayern strengthened with precision to cover the departures of Mané, Lucas Hernández, Cancelo, and Sommer.
Borussia Dortmund is one of the main contenders to dethrone Bayern Munich’s hegemony. They were on the verge of winning the season, and no one can take away their desire to avenge themselves in this game. This season, Edin Terzic’s team suffered significant losses, including the previously mentioned departure of Guerreiro and the massive sale of Bellingham to Real Madrid. The objective is to cover these gaps with the arrival of Marcel Sabitzer in the middle and Lukas Nmecha in the attack.
RB Leipzig is another major rival for Bayern. The Red Bull project has reached its conclusion, and it is now poised to conquer Germany as a step towards dominating Europe. The bávaros must abdicate in order to become the next king. The Este team suffered significant losses, including as Gvardiol’s million-dollar departure to City, but rebounded as always, bringing in young players from RB Salzburg and acquiring what it lacked in the French market. Lukeba arrives from Lyon to be the new defensive anchor, Xavi Simons joins from PSG to play in the midfield, and Lois Openda, formerly of Lens, is the new goal threat.
A little farther back, there’s a spot for surprises. Last season, the surprise was Unión Berlin, who won the Champions League on a shoestring budget. This campaign maintained the basis and strengthened its defence with Leite and attack with Fofana’s departure from Chelsea. In Leverkusen, there is also delusion. Despite the sale of Moussa Diaby to the United Kingdom, Bayer added a figure to its roster. Grimaldo, Xhaka, and Victor Boniface, and don’t give up hope. Even E. Frankfurt, who sold Kamada to Lazio and Sow to Sevilla, believed he could win despite making shrewd acquisitions.
Everyone believes it is possible. Bayern is the automatic candidate, but his incompetence is envalentoning to many. Those who have arguments and those who do not. In Munich, they believe in the weight of history and the erratic habit of finishing last and celebrating with the Bundesliga in their hands, regardless of what happens or how the season begins.
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