Toni Kroos Certain of Bayern Munich’s Championship, even with 8 Matches till the End of the Season
Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder Toni Kroos, has expressed his well-placed confidence that the club will be champions of Germany very soon, with more than 6 matches to the the end of the season.
Bayern Munich could be crowned German Bundesliga champions in record time on Saturday if they win at Mainz and other results fall the way of the German giants as they hold a 23-point lead and victory would give them the title providing rivals Borussia Dortmund fail to win at Hanover and Schalke do not beat bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig at home.
If Bayern wrap up a 24th German league title at Mainz, they will do so with eight games to spare, breaking their own record of six, set last season. No side has ever been crowned German champions in March and Bayern are bidding to become the first team to go through an entire Bundesliga campaign unbeaten.
Mainz, who are on their own five-match unbeaten run, have risen to fifth in the table and are challenging for a UEFA Champions League place next season. But the Rhineland club are all too aware of the enormous task facing them against the European champions.
“Perhaps the club who finally break Bayern Munich’s unbeaten run should be given an extra cup to mark the achievement. That’s what we’re trying to win on Saturday,” said Mainz manager Christian Heidel. Bayern will be at near full strength, while Mainz are waiting on the fitness of Cameroon striker Eric Choupo-Moting who has had a stomach infection.”We need to be brave and believe in a sensational win against Bayern Munich.”
However, Bayern claiming the title would mean celebrations will be muted with the Bavarian giants in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and determined to defend their title.
“(Any party) wouldn’t last long, we still have too many games ahead of us,” said Bayern’s Dutch winger Arjen Robben. “We have a game every two or three days coming up and the focus is on the Champions League.”
Even if Bayern’s bid is ruined this weekend, they can still claim the title at Hertha Berlin on Tuesday. “We will be champions, but exactly when is secondary,” said Kroos.
