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.
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.
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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.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
