Bayern Munich celebrated with a fake Meisterschale
The original one was in Dortmund
May 30th, 2023
Beyond the harm, the ridicule. The disappointment of Borussia Dortmund, who failed to win in front of their own fans against Mainz and thus also lost the title in the head-to-head race against Bayern Munich. A psychodrama for the Yellow and Whites, for whom the championship they had longed for for a decade slipped away because Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern a title that had seemed unattainable until then. And because that was the case, Tuchel's team had to celebrate with a copy of the Meisterschale, as the original had been brought to Signal Iduna Park.
No big deal for Bayern, who lifted the national trophy for the 11th year in a row, confirming a dominance that seems stronger than the many mistakes made during the season, so much so that the party in Cologne was followed by the resignation of Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic. However, according to some German media, the decision to send the championship trophy to Dortmund instead of Cologne, where Bayern challenged Koln, was not only due to the odds, which saw the Yellow and Whites as big favourites, but also due to logistics, as the Bundesliga was founded in Dortmund and is now based in Frankfurt. In short, BVB's hara-kiri and Musiala's goal surprised everyone, even the Bundesliga managers.