Bayern deserves Bundesliga title, Voeller says
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen boss Rudi Voeller admitted Bayern Munich deserve to be crowned German champion after his side was beaten 2-1 by the league leader at the Allianz Arena.
A pair of Luca Toni goals sealed Bayern's win over Leverkusen on Saturday, giving the Munich side a seven-point lead over second-placed Hamburg at top of the Bundesliga.
Bayern produced the perfect reply to its humiliating 2-0 defeat at Energie Cottbus last weekend as it dominated Bayer, which remains third but level on 44 points with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04.
"When you see the way Bayern played against us, you can only applaud and regard them as the future champions. They are the best team in the championship," said Voeller, Bayer's director of sport.
Bayern skipper Oliver Khan is set to retire from Bundesliga football at the end of the season and the former Germany captain, set to win his eighth league title with Bayern, was patronizing about the lack of serious competition.
"We don't have rivals anymore," said Kahn, who nevertheless had to produce a point-blank save to deny Bayer a late equalizer.
Agencies
(China Daily 03/25/2008 page22)
