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Four ways the suspension of football will affect Bayern Munich

By Kiran Thakare

MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 21: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Flag of FC Bayern Muenchen is seen prior to the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and VfL Wolfsburg at Allianz Arena on December 21, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 21: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Flag of FC Bayern Muenchen is seen prior to the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and VfL Wolfsburg at Allianz Arena on December 21, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 25: FC Bayern Munchen players Robert Lewandowski, David Alaba and Alphonso Davies celebrate the third goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Stamford Bridge on February 25, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 25: FC Bayern Munchen players Robert Lewandowski, David Alaba and Alphonso Davies celebrate the third goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Stamford Bridge on February 25, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus) /

Losing the momentum

Momentum is a big thing in football, more particularly important when we are entering the final phase of the season. Bayern Munich was the most in-form team in Europe since the turn of the year. Hansi Flick’s team are yet to suffer a defeat in 2020. They dropped points only once in the Bundesliga, succumbing to a goalless draw against RB Leipzig in February.

Die Roten also booked their place in the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal after clinching a narrow win over Schalke. They also have one foot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League as they registered a 3-0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge a few weeks ago.

Apart from collecting victories, the brand of football played by Bayern was swashbuckling, swatting aside the teams with ease. This break comes at the worst possible time for Rekordmeister as it halts their momentum that could have made them favourites to win the treble.

Die Roten will have to start all over again when football resumes in Germany and Europe. Flick will have to make sure that this break doesn’t affect their style of play, and they gain the momentum from the word go in April.