Bayern Munchen did what it had to do last night at the Berlin Olympic stadium and is on course for ‘ the Treble’ after winning the German Pokal Cup with a devastating 4-0 victory over last years winnerss Werder Bremen.
Arjen Robben, was ‘Man-of-the-match’ – his penalty in the first 45 minutes put Bayern in the lead.
It is this the kind of warm-up Robben and his team-mates needed before their Champions League final in Madrid Bernabeu Stadium this coming Saturday 22nd of May.
As the main catalyst of the Bayern attack, Robben ripped through the Bremen defence time after time – scored the vital opener – albeit from the penalty spot- and while he did miss an open net early on, deserves great acclaim for yet another outstanding performance – and also as part of a team performance.
He was often seen running back to defend – unusual for any player of his stature, as did Frank Ribbery, which was equally unusual and equally creditable!
Goals from Ivica Olic, Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger completing the rout.
Hans-Joerg Butt, the Bayern keeper also had an excellant game and made a double save in the first half denying Claudio Pizarro and then the rebound from Torsten Frings – before Aaron Hunt’s final 3rd attempt on goal was yet again deflected.
This will augur well for Bayern because Inter Milan have probably the best goalie in the world – the venerable Brazilian Julio Cesar.
Frank Ribery, who has been linked with a move away from Bayern, added the third goal when he took a great pass from Mark van Bommel and put it past Werder goalie Tim Wiese.
Full congratulations to Wiese - a goalie who this time seemed awake, conscious and actually made some saves – usually he is incapable of doing any of these 3 things when he is between the posts.
Werder Bremen went down to 10 men when thier captain, the frustrated Frings was issued a completely legitimate red card for fouling Schweinsteiger.
Frank Ribery will be told on Wednesday by UEFA if he can play against Inter