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22.04.2009 - Champions League Semifinal First leg

Bayern München - FC Chelsea (1:0) 2:0

Directly on the birthday of Manager Schulz, his team fought a brave match against Chelsea. It was a real close match, only a few chances for each team. In the end the victory was too high. Chelsea was better than the result might say. Nevertheless a great result for the German champion.

Team:
Peralta, Salihamidzic, Dede, Metzelder, Lucio, Frings (72. Andreasen), Fabregas (72. Fusco), Ferguson, Adu, Pizarro, Gilardino (72. Podolski)

Goals:
1:0 Gilardino (45.)
2:0 Podolski (79.)


In the other match Porto beat Manchester United 1:0.


24.04.2009 - Levan Kobiashvili found a new club. After 3 years playing for Bayern München (66 games and 7 goals), he leaves Germany and joins Fc Southampton for free.


25.04.2009 - 30th league match

1. FC Köln - Bayern München (0:2) 0:4

The first half was a closer match than the result seems. The impressing Wesley Sneijder scored twice before the halftime. The second half was a easy time for Munich. Köln did not have the strength to come back into the match and Bayern came to an easy victory.
Since Stuttgart defeats Leverkusen 3:1 (two goals from Kevin Kuranyi), the German Championship is still open.

Team:
Rensing, Görlitz, Lahm, Nesta, Hofland, Andreasen, Fusco (46. Ferguson), Sneijder, Jenas (58. Berger), Podolski (70. Gilardino), Cassano

Goals:
0:1 Sneijder (6.)
0:2 Sneijder (20. penalty)
0:3 Ferguson (67.)
0:4 Gilardino (86.)

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29.04.2009 - Champions League Semifinal 2nd Leg

FC Chelsea - Bayern München (0:1) 1:1

Disappointing home team was close to a real knock out by Bayern. Bayern was the much better team. 4:13 shots on target in the end leaves Chelsea very lucky with this result. It was again Wesley Sneijder directly before halftime, who destroys all hope for Chelsea. Damian Duff evens the score in minute 77 but this did not change the fact, that Bayern deserved the final.

Team:
Wiese, Salihamidzic (61. Lahm), Dede, Lucio, Metzelder, Frings, Hargreaves, Ferguson (61. Fabregas), Sneijder (61. Adu), Gilardino, Pizarro

Goals:
0:1 Sneijder (44.)
1:1 Duff (77.)


In the other match Manchester lost against FC Porto with 0:1. Therefore Bayern München will meet FC Porto in the Champions League final. It is a re-match for their close match from 1987 where Porto defeated Bayern by a superb goal from Rabat Madjer with 1:2.


Same time Borussia Dortmund drew VfB Stuttgart with 3:3.
With this result the situation in the german league changed. Stuttgart now is only 2 points behind Bayern but has already 2 matches more than Munich. While Stuttgart already played 32 times, Bayern has played only 30 times.

Köln has been relegated from the first division and follows Frankfurt on their way down.


03.05.2009 - 31st league match

Bayern München - Fc Schalke 04 (1:0) 5:0

Impressing. With this victory Bayerns advantage expands to 5 points and one game less than Stuttgart. Bayern never let a doubt who is going to win this match. 16:0 shots on target and Schalke way from their best form.

Team:
Wiese, Görlitz, Lahm, Hofland, Nesta, Andreasen, Fusco (46. Daly), Jenas (68. Sneijder), Gilardino (68. Adu=, Cassano, Podolski

Goals:
1:0 Podolski (23.)
2:0 Andreasen (59.)
3:0 Gilardino (67. penalty)
4:0 Sneijder (77.)
5:0 Andreasen (80.)


05.05.2009 - Bayern gets Nigel de Jong! The 24 years old DRLC from Sampdoria Genau joins Bayern München at the end of the season. The dutch international costs € 13 Mio. Patrick Schulz comments this transfer: A great deal. de Jong is a real alternative for all defensive positions. He will surely strengthen the team. Since Salihamidzic gets older and Philip Lahm is the only one who can play both sides of the defense, I wanted another player who can do this. This is for sure a transfer for the future, when Salihamidzic ends his career and or if an offer, which we cannot turn down occurs for one of the defenders.

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06.05.2009 - 32nd league match

Bayern München - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (4:0) 11:0

What a success! Bayern celebrated the highest victory in their history. Furthermore this win makes them German champion again. Oberhausen was totally destroyed by impressing Wesley Sneijder who now scored 8 times within the last 4 matches he played. 39:2 shots, 19:0 on target a disaster for Oberhausen. Bayern really wanted to make the championship fix and they did not stop playing wonderful soccer after they led with 4 goals.

Team:
Wiese, Salihamidzic, Pander, Nesta (52. Lucio), Metzelder, Hargreaves, Fabregas (52. Ferguson), Sneijder, Pizarro, Cassano (52. Frings), Adu

Goals:
1:0 Cassano (15.)
2:0 Adu (17.)
3:0 Sneijder (21. penalty)
4:0 Cassano (45.)
52. minute Salihamidzic sent off (2nd yellow card)
5:0 Sneijder (56.)
6:0 Ferguson (62.)
7:0 Frings (68.)
8:0 Sneijder (75.)
9:0 Adu (78.)
81. minute van Dommelen sent off (2nd yellow card)
10:0 Sneijder (90.)
11:0 Pizarro (90.)



09.05.2009 - 33rd league match

Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg (2:0) 3:0

Easy success for Bayern München. 15:1 shots on target. The only thing to improve is the finishing. Too many chances are wasted. But after thes winning of the titel no one could be unhappy in Munich.

Team:
Wiese, Görlitz (1. Lahm), Dede, Lucio, Hofland, Frings, Fusco (46. Daly), Jenas, Gilardino, Cassano (62. Berger), Podolski

Goals:
1:0 Gilardino (17.)
2:0 Frings (21.)
3:0 Lahm (68.)


The first two promoted teams from the second division are: Energie Cottbus und Wuppertaler SV.


13.05.2009 - In the UEFA Cup final Inter Mailand defeats Real Sociedad by a goal from Robinho with 1:0.


16.05.2009 - After two years in Munich, Yildiray Bastürk leaves Bayern. He goes back into his homeland, Turkey. He joins Galatasaray at the end of the season for a fee of € 5 Mio.

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16.05.2009 - 34th league match

Werder Bremen - Bayern München (0:1) 0:1

The last match of the Bundesliga was won. Freddy Adu scored in minute 32. The victory was not in danger. 3:16 shots on target. Because of the Champions League final in 4 days, Patrick Schulz let the B team play. The defense worked very good and Kobiashvili came to his last match for Munich.

Team:
Wiese, Lahm (90. Salihamidzic), Pander, Metzelder, Hofland, Hargreaves, Kobiashvili, Daly (59. Fusco), Jenas, Adu (59. Berger), Pizarro

Goal:
0:1 Adu (32.)


The last relagated team is Hansa Rostock.
The third promoted team is KFC Uerdingen.


18.05.2009 - Marek Heinz from Werder Bremen ist player of the year. 2nd came David Odonkor, 3rd Miroslav Klose.

Patrick Schulz ist the Manager of the year.

Miroslav Klose is goalgetter of the year with 18 goals.

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20.05.2009 - Champions League final

Fc Porto - Bayern München (2:0) 2:0

What a shame. Portos Keeper saved his team from a defeat. 5:10 shots on target and again the problem in finishing the chances costs Bayern the Champions League title. Bayerns tries to turn the match was not successful and the Champion from Portugal celebrated the victory.

Team:
Wiese, Salihamidzic (46. Lahm), Dede, Lucio, Nesta, Andreasen (46. Podolski), Frings, Ferguson (46. Fabregas), Sneijder, Gilardino, Cassano

Goals:
1:0 Hugo Leal (5.)
2:0 Postiga (28.)


22.05.2009 - Dede was voted player of the Champions League. He, Ferguson and Salihamidzic were voted into the Dream team of the Champions League.


22.05.2009 - In the German Cup final, Hamburger SV defeats Bayer Leverkusen by a goal from Bernado Romeo with 1:0

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League table after 34 games:




Team stats first part:




Team stats second part:

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Time for a season review. Let us have a look at the players Patrick Schulz used last season, divided into the different positions.

Goalkeeper:

Tim Wiese
Games: 47
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average Rating: 7.36
Caps: 30
Goals: 0
Games for Bayern: 193
Goals for Bayern: 0
Games in total: 293
Goals in total: 0

Tim Wiese kept his form over the last year. Even with no real contender for the number One, he did a good job for Bayern and was very stable in his form. He rarely disappoints and often saves Munich a point or three. Even with Robert Enke instead of Nestor Peralta or Michael Rensing in his back, Wiese should be able to maintain his number one spot in the team.


Nestor Peralta
Games: 3
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average Rating: 7.33
Caps: 0
Goals: 0
Games for Bayern: 3
Goals for Bayern: 0
Games in total: 6
Goals in total: 0

Nestor leaves the club after just one season again. We will join Hannover for the coming season. He did have a problem with sitting on the bench and asked for his release. If used in the team, his form was good and it seems as if Hannover gets a good successor for Robert Enke.

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Defenders right

Hasan Salihamidzic
Games: 27
Goals: 0
Assists: 9
Average Rating: 7.70
Caps: 59
Goals: 7
Games for Bayern: 299
Goals for Bayern: 28
Games in total: 371
Goals in total: 47

Hasan Salihamidzic, or "Brazzo" how he is called within the team, did a great job on the right side of Bayerns defense. The bosnian international saved his rating over the last 4 years and impressed by 9 assists leading to goals. Now when he gets older, the time of Andreas Görlitz will surely come, but Brazzo would not be the man, he is if he lets the younger man the first team spot without fighting for his position. Now when Nigel de Jong joins Bayern, another competitor arises, but Brazzo ist ready for competition.


Andreas Görlitz
Games: 26
Goals: 0
Assists: 7
Average Rating: 7.54
Caps: 29
Goals: 1
Games for Bayern: 139
Goals for Bayern: 3
Games in total: 235
Goals in total: 12

Andreas Görlitz did his best to give Salihamidzic a close fight for the position as a right defender. His best season since playing for Bayern was not good enough to make his way to the first man for this position. Competition comes in form of Nigel de Jong. Görlitz will surely have to improve again to maintain his regular games.

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Defenders Left

Dede
Games: 23
Goals: 3
Assists: 5
Average Rating: 7.87
Caps: 36
Goals: 0
Games for Bayern: 48
Goals for Bayern: 8
Games in total: 387
Goals in total: 23

It is no wonder that Dedes form grows weaker than in the first season, where he had an average rating of 8.40! Even now he is the best player concerning the average rating in the squad. On the left defense he is still the number one. Lahm and Pander grew better but not good enough to get his place. If he keeps his form, Dede will surely be the number one as a left defender.



Philipp Lahm
Games: 26
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Average Rating: 7.50
Caps: 50
Goals: 4
Games for Bayern: 117
Goals for Bayern: 6
Games in total: 252
Goals in total: 16


Stable form for 4 years now. Lahm is surely the man for the future. Dede ist 31 years old. Lahm and Pander will be his successors and Lahms biggest plus is also his biggest weakness: flexibility. He can play both sides in the defense and is playing regularly.


Christian Pander
Games: 21
Goals: 3
Assists: 6
Average Rating: 7.81
Caps: 17
Goals: 2
Games for Bayern: 88
Goals for Bayern: 6
Games in total: 160
Goals in total: 12

Pander is better than Lahm, if you just see the average. And perhaps he is indeed the better choice, but Patrick Schulz keeps Lahm as number two on this spot. Pander will surely get his amount of games, even with the new arriving Nigel de Jong. This is the position with the best possibilities and it is the position Patrick Schulz need not to worry about.

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Defenders Central

Kevin Hofland
Games: 26
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Average Rating: 7.62
Caps: 42
Goals: 2
Games for Bayern: 26
Goals for Bayern: 0
Games in total: 311
Goals in total: 15

Surprising but true: Kevin Hofland was the best central defender for Bayern last season. Concerninh the average rating, not even Lucio or Nesta were able to compete with the dutch international. Hofland impressed his Manager very much. It is not wonder that he declares Kevin Hofland and Lucio his Number one defense. Alessandro Nesta and Christoph Metzelder are second choice.


Lucio
Games: 25
Goals: 4
Assists: 1
Average Rating: 7.56
Caps: 127
Goals: 4
Games for Bayern: 151
Goals for Bayern: 13
Games in total: 289
Goals in total: 33

After two really great years from the legendary defender and captain of the brasilian national team, the last season was a step back. His rating decreased. At least his offensive ability seem to be intact. He is the most dangerous defenders in the league in front of the goal of the opponents. Lucio now at 31 years is the number one defender for Bayern.



Christoph Metzelder
Games: 27
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Average Rating: 7.33
Caps: 46
Goals: 0
Games for Bayern: 27
Goals for Bayern: 0
Games in total: 276
Goals in total: 10

He came as the successor of Cribari and did well in his first season for Bayern. Well, but not too good. It is a shame that he is totally harmless in front of the goal, but his defensive abilities are very good. He surely will be on the mark when Nesta retires in the nearer future.



Alessandro Nesta
Games: 30
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Average Rating: 7.47
Caps: 108
Goals: 1
Games for Bayern: 436
Goals for Bayern: 10
Games in total: 311
Goals in total: 15

In his career he only scored 10 times. Half of them did he score while in the shirt of Bayern München in the last two seasons. Nesta is a legend but even legends become slower when they reach 33 years. He will surely will get his time on the field but he will have to accept that these times will decrease in the future.