Leipzig want to delay Bayern title party
French striker Jean-Kevin Augustin says hosts RB Leipzig are determined to prevent Bayern Munich being confirmed as Bundesliga champions for the sixth straight year as early as this Sunday.
Bayern, who defeated Besiktas 3-1 away in the Champions League on Wednesday, will arrive at Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena on Sunday with a 20-point lead in the Bundesliga table with eight league games left.
Given their clear advantage, it is just a matter of time before Bayern are again crowned league champions.
Mathematically, it could all be over by Sunday night.
Bayern can equal their own Bundesliga record, set in 2013/14, of winning the title with seven league games in hand if they beat Leipzig and both of their nearest rivals, Schalke and Borussia Dortmund, draw or lose.
Leipzig, currently sixth in Germany’s top flight, finished second to Bayern last season and are eager to spoil their high-profile rivals’ potential party plans.
“Bayern are an exceptional club, also at international level, but we aren’t afraid of them,” Augustin told magazine Sports Bild.
“We want to pick up points against Bayern and prevent them being champions in our stadium.”