Bayern Munich facing scrutiny for players’ Ibiza party trip

BERLIN –

Bayern Munich gamers are going through criticism and scrutiny for taking a brief vacation in Ibiza after dropping 3-1 to Mainz with the Bundesliga title already wrapped up.

Bayern clinched its tenth consecutive title with three rounds to spare on April 23, then adopted up with a lackluster show in Mainz on Saturday. The Bavarian powerhouse was lucky to not lose by extra as Mainz hit the goal-frame 4 instances in a dominant efficiency.

Like Bayern, mid-table Mainz had little greater than satisfaction to play for.

Regardless of the heavy loss, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann caught to his plan of giving his gamers Sunday and Monday off, which the bulk took benefit of by touring to the Spanish get together island of Ibiza.

Former Bayern nice Lothar Matthaus slammed the journey after the workforce’s dismal displaying in Mainz.

“It is not on in any respect, particularly after such a sport,” Matthaus advised Sky TV. “If I have been Julian Nagelsmann, I might have taken harder motion – the times off would have been scrapped after such a sport.”

There’s nothing at stake for Bayern in its remaining Bundesliga video games, and Nagelsmann had already signaled he would rotate the squad and provides underused gamers an opportunity to play within the remaining matches in opposition to Mainz, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg.

Whereas Mainz and Wolfsburg have little to play for, Stuttgart is combating relegation.

Pellegrino Matarazzo’s workforce is simply two factors forward of Arminia Bielefeld, which is second final in a direct relegation place, whereas Hertha Berlin is 4 factors above Stuttgart and will but be dragged again into the relegation zone.

Hertha coach Felix Magath had already questioned the Bayern gamers’ professionalism after successful the league.

“The season lasts till the ultimate spherical. I do not know why a workforce can then say: `Nah, we’re not taking part in to the top of the season, we’ll end three weeks earlier than.’ It would not serve the Bundesliga nor the competitors,” mentioned Magath, who coached Bayern to league and cup doubles in 2005 and 2006.

Nagelsmann reacted to Magath’s assertion after the loss in Mainz by saying it was “very intelligent of him. I do not assume he would have accomplished it totally unselfishly. He ought to watch the sport after which he can name me. I additionally do not speak about Hertha’s efficiency.”

However Magath doubled down after Bayern’s poor displaying in Mainz and the following journey to Ibiza.

“I might by no means enable such a factor, one thing like that may by no means come into my thoughts,” Magath advised the Bild tabloid on Sunday. ”Let’s examine the way it goes. It is comprehensible to have fun the title, however not for 3 weeks.”

Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzia on Sunday defended the journey, saying it had been agreed earlier than the loss in Mainz as a “team-building measure.”

Salihamidzia mentioned it needs to be evaluated within the wake of its disappointing Champions League exit to Spanish workforce Villarreal, and he rejected any doubts in regards to the gamers’ perspective to the remaining Bundesliga video games.

“It is completely clear that our gamers will give their all on Sunday in opposition to Stuttgart,” Salihamidzia mentioned.