Fans call Bundesliga a ‘fix’ after bizarre gaffe stops Koln attack before Bayern Munich win title yet again
FANS have put a dampener on Bayern Munich’s dramatic title glory – by claiming it was fixed.
Sprinklers on the pitch went off as Koln attacked in Bayern’s 2-1 win – persuading ref Sven Jablonski to halt play and sparking wild speculation on social media.
GettyInjured Bayern skipper Manuel Neuer shrugged off the sprinkler controversy to get changed and lift the Bundesliga trophy[/caption]
BundesligaA sprinkler went off as Koln pressed forward, leading to conspiracy theories from some fans that Bayern were being helped in their title bid[/caption]
EPABayern fans were out on the streets on Sunday celebrating 11 successive titles[/caption]
Thomas Tuchel’s men were 1-0 in front at the time through Kingsley Coman, with victory vital in their hunt for 11 crowns in a row.
Koln midfielder Dejan Ljubicic hit a late penalty leveller but Jamal Musiala smashed an outstanding clincher for Bayern on 89 minutes.
That left Borussia Dortmund needing to turn a 1-0 deficit at home to Mainz into victory to steal the crown
Niklas Sule did notch a leveller six minutes into stoppage time but there was no time left for Dortmund to nick a winner.
And some observers were quick to pour cold water on Bayern’s triumph.
Sprinklers popped up outside their penalty area during a testing moment in the 72nd minute against Koln.
Bayern were handed possession back – and then picked up the title too.
Fans then showered social media with a mixture of conspiracy theories and amusement.
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One posted: “Investigate Bayern” and an equally-cheeky supporter wrote: “Fixed match.”
A third wrote: “No way Bayern let off sprinklers during the match” – followed by crying-with-laughter emojis.
But perhaps the most cynical response on social media was: “That’s an insane way of rigging the game lmao there is no way that’s a mistake.”
Tuchel didn’t refer to the incident afterwards but said: “We had the last shot and the last answer to all the questions with Jamal.
“We’ll take it, but it was a crazy, crazy afternoon.”
Yet minutes after clinching another historic success, Bayern announced the sackings of CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
Tuchel said: “Instead of celebrating, we now have another issue” manager Thomas Tuchel said in response to the sackings.”
