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Bayern Munich: Four things to look forward in matchday 26

By Kiran Thakare

MUENCHEN, GERMANY - MAY 05: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Lukas Mai of Bayern Muenchen, Lucas Hernandez of Bayern Muenchen, Benjamin Pavard of Bayern Muenchen, David Alaba of Bayern Muenchen, Alvaro Odriozola of Bayern Muenchen and Alphonso Davies of Bayern Muenchen look on during the FC Bayern Muenchen Training Session on May 05, 2020 in Muenchen, Germany. (Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
MUENCHEN, GERMANY - MAY 05: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Lukas Mai of Bayern Muenchen, Lucas Hernandez of Bayern Muenchen, Benjamin Pavard of Bayern Muenchen, David Alaba of Bayern Muenchen, Alvaro Odriozola of Bayern Muenchen and Alphonso Davies of Bayern Muenchen look on during the FC Bayern Muenchen Training Session on May 05, 2020 in Muenchen, Germany. (Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /
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GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – MARCH 03: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) head coach Hansi Flick of Bayern Muenchen looks on during the DFB Cup quarterfinal match between FC Schalke 04 and FC Bayern Muenchen at Veltins Arena on March 3, 2020 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – MARCH 03: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) head coach Hansi Flick of Bayern Muenchen looks on during the DFB Cup quarterfinal match between FC Schalke 04 and FC Bayern Muenchen at Veltins Arena on March 3, 2020 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

Will the intensity of football drop?

Flick will currently take any type of win on Sunday just to keep the momentum going, which they had built after two months of outstanding football. Die Roten was swatting teams aside and winning games by big margins.

The 3-0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is an ideal reflection of the level of performances Die Roten were delivering since the winter break. They were not only winning games but winning in style, playing an attractive style of football that saw the team pressing aggressively from the kickoff.

However, circumstances have changed completely. Coronavirus is troubling the whole world, impacting every industry. It will also impact the way football is played since it is a contact sport. Bundesliga has not exactly made major changes to football, but there could be a drop in intensity of games as players will be worried about the virus.

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Flick has been playing an expansive style of football, getting the intensity of pressing from the moment he was appointed as caretaker manager. It will be intriguing to see whether the German manager finds a way out to maintain the same level of intensity now. The game against Union Berlin will show us whether the German manager has altered the style of play due to the virus.