FC Bayern lost the Bundesliga top match 0:3 at Bayer Leverkusen. Thomas Müller spoke plainly afterwards.

The frustration ran deep for Thomas Müller. FC Bayern lost the Bundesliga summit match at Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 and thus suffered a setback in the title race. The record champions are now five points behind the league leaders. And Müller was not at all happy with Munich’s performance.

“What I’m missing from us players, which is why I’m saying it publicly: we show much better approaches in training because we’re more courageous and freer there,” the 34-year-old, who came on as a substitute after an hour, said angrily on the Sky microphone. “I sometimes lack the balls, we’re too cerebral in our play. Especially with the ball.”

Leverkusen, on the other hand, did better. “They just gamble, play soccer and look for solutions,” Müller continued. However, Müller did not want to criticize Thomas Tuchel with his statements. “There were enough players with international class on the pitch. There’s no need to go after the coach,” said Müller when asked by Sky presenter Patrick Wasserziehr.

The coach’s tactical approach – Tuchel opted for a five-man back line against Leverkusen – had “worked quite well”, said Müller, referring to the balanced opening phase. “What I’m talking about are decisions, especially with the ball, that has something to do with game intelligence, with independence.”

Tuchel agreed with Müller. “We had a whole week to prepare for it. We wanted to defend very offensively and not allow Leverkusen to get into the flow of the game,” the coach said on Sky. “But we made some incredibly bad decisions. He’s right about a lot of things.”

Leverkusen – Bayern: Matthäus sees a difference in class The 50-year-old also emphasized that “it didn’t feel like a 0:3” and was combative with a view to the race for the championship. “We’ll do the devil to throw in the towel. The gap has changed for us, but our approach hasn’t. We have to get better. “

According to Lothar Matthäus, Leverkusen are the clear favorites to win the title after their victory in the top match. “If they keep playing like this, there’s no reason to doubt it. And there is no reason to doubt that they will continue to play like this. If anyone says otherwise, they have no idea about soccer,” said the Sky pundit and 1990 World Cup winner. “It was a victory that was well deserved – a difference in class at the highest level. “