Bayern Munich Seeks Consistency To Make Lazio Win The Start Of A Turnaround

DUESSELDORF, Germany: Bayern Munich made a tough recreation look straightforward in opposition to Lazio. Now to win among the straightforward video games.

Overturning a 1-0 deficit to Lazio within the Champions League midweek was a tricky project, however two targets from Harry Kane set Bayern heading in the right direction for a 3-0 win in arguably its most full efficiency for the reason that new 12 months.

“It was a perfect night for us,” Kane stated. “Obviously, it’s a big moment in our season. It was a top performance.”

Now the duty for supervisor Thomas Tuchel — who’s leaving on the finish of the season — and his workforce is to remodel that “big moment” in opposition to Lazio into the beginning of a constant turnaround.

Bayern hasn’t received back-to-back video games since Feb. 3 and up to now in 2024 has dropped factors not solely in opposition to Bundesliga chief Bayer Leverkusen however in opposition to the likes of Werder Bremen, Bochum and most not too long ago Freiburg. That’s helped Leverkusen construct up a 10-point lead with 10 video games remaining.

Next up for Bayern on Saturday at house is relegation-threatened Mainz, the membership which gave Tuchel his first head teaching job again in 2009.

Bayern followers will keep in mind how their membership’s loss to Mainz in April 2023 opened the door for Borussia Dortmund to attempt to win the title — just for Mainz to disclaim Dortmund on the ultimate day of the season.

Mainz has received solely twice within the Bundesliga all season however new coach Bo Henriksen has overseen an uptick in type with 4 factors from his first three video games.

Bayern’s damage disaster is easing, too. After proper again Sacha Boey returned to workforce coaching Wednesday, Bayern stated Thursday that winger Kingsley Coman had managed an “intense” session with the ball in coaching. He hasn’t performed since January with a knee ligament damage. Bayern additionally stated proper again Bouna Sarr, who final performed in November, was capable of practice with the ball once more.

Leverkusen, in the meantime, wants to deal with a difficult journey schedule because it performs a Europa League recreation in opposition to Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Thursday evening earlier than internet hosting Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac is beneath strain due to a nine-game winless run within the Bundesliga stretching again to December, however his workforce’s greatest current showings have come in opposition to trickier opponents, holding Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt to attracts and preventing Stuttgart onerous in a 3-2 loss final week.

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