Business before pleasure: Pep Guardiola and his Bayern charges are looking to secure the 24th league title in the club’s history in Berlin on Tuesday night. However, there is still work to be done, as the Bayern head coach explained ahead of the away fixture at Hertha BSC: “We’ve got to play well and win first.”
Out of “respect” for “good opponents”, the boss did not want to talk about possible celebrations. However, the Spaniard was prepared to admit he was looking forward to a possible championship party: “I’ll be very happy and proud the moment we win the title.” A victory in front of a capacity 76,197 crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin would mean Bayern claiming the title on Matchday 27, setting another record as the earliest winners in the 51-year history of the Bundesliga.
“The championship is the most important title. You have to win week-in, week-out,” said Guardiola, emphasising the value of winning the league, “you’ve always got to show you’re better than the opposition.” FCB have certainly fitted the bill in the current campaign with no defeats to date. “We’ve done well so far this season but we obviously want to carry on in the same vein,” said the Spaniard.
Hertha BSC have faltered recently after a surprisingly good first half of the season. The Reds experienced that at first hand in a hard-fought 3-2 home win at the end of October. “Hertha have been outstanding so far this season,” said Guardiola in praise of coach Jos Luhukay’s team. Hertha are “very good on the break,” but they can also “use the ball well.”
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