FC Bayern loses after two wins in the Euroleague in the Bundesliga near Rasta Vechta

It had to be moved up for the basketball players of FC Bayern, in the second encounter with Rasta Vechta. In the first leg, the league leader had received one of four defeats under national company at the beginning of December, the only one in its own hall so far. At the time, the Munich team had a hearty 30-point pack with Red Star Belgrade and a strenuous journey home in the muscles, the team looked over and tired the protagonists. What the guests knew how to use, Jayden Gardner duped the favorite with the last litter to 78:77.

The signs on Sunday were even worse – which was not only due to the home law of Lower Saxony. Because it was the fourth of a total of five games in the two-day rhythm, after all, there were some successes in advance, during the week in the Euroleague Milan (Tuesday) and Lyon-Villeurbanne (Thursday). Now, however, the Munich team were against a rested and highly motivated opponent with their strength, Vechta also won the second game – this time even significantly with 79:65 points.

The damage to the master is limited, FC Bayern stays at the top of the table, with twelve wins and five defeats. Vechta stays in fourth place in the chasing field with a record of 11: 7. Rasta once again demonstrated its home strength in the hall sold out with 3140 spectators and remains to be qualified directly for the championship playoffs.

Frankfurt comes on Tuesday, then is the cup weekend-and then the national players should play EM qualification

In the second comparison, the Lower Saxony were also the fresher team, especially since Vechta said goodbye to international business in mid-December after the Champions League group phase. Towards the end of the first quarter, the hosts moved away to 20:13, the backlog the Munich ran after the entire season. Only when Bayern mobilized the last reserves after a 33:39 half-time residue at the beginning of the third quarter and took the lead with a 10: 3 run with 43:42. However, this run had cost the last forces, Vechta slowly pulled away and won. The best Munich thrower was again Cars Edwards (17), two digits Niels Giffey (12) and Andreas Obst (11).

Priority in Munich already enjoys the view of the Euroleague playoffs, coach Gordon Herbert does not make any secret. Nevertheless, the title defense in the BBL is the first obligation, which has often explained managing director Marko Pesic. And the first place after the main round would be a good starting point. Nobody in Vechta will question that Herbert has the best staff for this. Rather, it is great art to distribute the forces profitably.

Herbert has not succeeded against this strongly fighting and quite talented opponent, in which Jayden Gardner, who had already managed the victory in game one, was with 19 points of the best throwers. The Munichs simply lacked energy, the necessary bite – and thus the unconditional will for a successful revenge. “We found Energy in the home games, not today,” Giffey got to the point at the Dyn microphone. Herbert left two playmakers outside in Nick Weiler-Babb and Shabazz Napier, access Justus Hollatz could not close this gap. In addition, the leader Vladimir Lucic, who had recently returned after a long injury break, was allowed to pause, Center Devin Booker is missing anyway.

Already on Tuesday, the stressed Bavarians will continue with the home game against Frankfurt (8 p.m., BMW Park). And while Vechta goes into a break of almost three weeks after this BBL game day, the demands on the Munich team will remain high: The next weekend the title defense project is pending in the cup top four before the national players are in Montenegro ( February 20) and in Bamberg against Bulgaria (February 23) EM qualification.

Whether Mumbrus predecessor Gordon Herbert in Oscar da Silva, Johannes Voigtmann, Justus Hollatz, Andreas Obst, Nick Weiler-Babb and Ivan Kharchenkov releases his half team. Vechtas Joel Aminu and Johann Grünloh, who were still there in the German victory against Sweden in November, are not nominated this time.