Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac believes RB Leipzig are the "worst possible opponents" his side could face as they look to win the German Cup for the first time since 2016 on Saturday.
Kovac's men won their seventh straight Bundesliga title last week and will be hoping to complete their 12th double.
"We improved in the course of the competition and are happy to be in the final," said the Bayern coach.
Both league encounters between Bayern and Leipzig were close affairs, ahead of Saturday's final in Berlin. Bayern recorded a 1-0 win at the Allianz Arena but were held to a 0-0 draw at Leipzig.
Their coach Ralf Rangnick said: "We have not glittered in the cup in recent years.
"We want to try reduce the distance between ourselves and Borussia Dortmund and Bayern over the next few years. We are rightly in the final and now have the toughest possible opponent."
Kovac added: "I can only answer Ralf Rangnick: that is the worst possible opponent for us."
bayernbeasts
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If Leipzig is our worst opponent then what about Liverpool?? You and your fans are pathetic Kovac ..sorry to say
he was talking about the dfb cup final. do Liverpool play in Germany? you guys just hate him. pep would lose 3-0 and you would blame the players. kovac would win 5-1 and you would say he got lucky. you guys are plastics. you call yourself a fan but attack your own coach. he literally got no additions to the squad this season and still could win the double.
Zevo-Gaming
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Real madrid are our worst opponent..🤣🤣🤣 In Germany.. Dortmund..🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Let's be honest Kovac.. 😅
Really we knocked you out all the time tho???
Rtamafor
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he might not even be right for Bayern, but the hate is ridiculous. If I exhibit same hatred towards their favorite coaches, watch them come at me like bleating goats.
Zevo-Gaming
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Pls shut up they are really good
realmad
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Bless ur heart for this tweet. Once u dish out facts, they get triggered. Shows that most of the kovac negativity comes from pure hatred and not facts. It was actually never facts, he was rejected even before a ball was kicked this season.
Joeleman
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..those who praise Pep are overwhelmingly fans who liked to watch great football. With a few exceptions it was no pleasure to watch Bayern play football this season. That’s certainly not only Kovac’s fault but he is the most accountable person for that
mancity9
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If Kovac stays and does well next season, the fans won't praise him but would rather say he's succeeding because Bayern spent a lot of money.
Mustanger
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Bayern fans will never learn to be patient with Kovac. They would rather have the massive instability that comes with sacking a manager.
Facesea
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I’ve said there has been too much double standards since pep left. Kovac is not the best itw but he’s not as bad as everybody says
offdream
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Both could have indentical seasons with identical squads and Pep would be labeled “unlucky” or the “GOAT” and Kovac is labeled as a “fraud”.
Santiag
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WOW THIS IS A MUST WATCH!!!
ookiss
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lose to RB leipzing in the dfb cup final and you're out!!!
Halereal
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Safe to say Kovac is pretty tired of talking about his future...
ssuolow
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Kovac could claim a league and cup double and still be sacked by Bayern ....Too harsh.
Vezonic22
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Bayern might outplay Leipiz but here I am hoping Leipiz pulls a surprise victory today. Same with Barcelona versus Valencia.
Leuackrtuz
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werner and Sane are the best for Bayern
SIMSV_
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Real madrid are our worst opponent..🤣🤣🤣 In Germany.. Dortmund..🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Let's be honest Kovac.. 😅
Aneel56
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Worst opponents? Wait until 90 mins and see the score Bayern 4-0 Leipzig...or more
Biailmos
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We want Sane and Timo Werner at Bayern Shirt next season.
AN-WAR
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Sammac
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If Leipzig is our worst opponent then what about Liverpool?? You and your fans are pathetic Kovac ..sorry to say
wozenm
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If I'd be Kovac I'd deliverately lose the next game just to show em. just sayin ;)
Cooper5
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True or not, they have to deny it anyway. Would be beyond dumb to not say anything about it or even confirm it when there are two title deciding games left to play
herrlish
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Tomorrow: Bayern announces the club and Kovac have mutually decided to part ways... Sticky situation either way this is. Two title deciding games coming up. Would be stupid to make a decision before that and even more so to communicate it.
Tylerwest
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Dutch media are reporting heavily that MvB is on his way to Bayern Jesus christ... that would be fucking hilarious Any reliable sources? If so, can I get a link?
Sambill
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Bayern played the poorest football under him. Also worst Bayern squad since 2013 which is why they're spending big this summer the thing is
Withmins
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It's a shame really. They played terrible football with the talent they have. But the rebuilding project at bayern really is in full flow. Hernandez, pavard, alfonso davies, sule. They might add werner and nicholas pepe too. Really good business by them and i'm sure they'll start competing in the Champions league with a competent coach.
windowsee
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I’m nervous because Overmars is so explicitly saying Ten Hag is going nowhere. Bayern would be his club most hard to say no to. Wouldn't worry about it. They're not going to let our manager walk during this incredibly important summer. yeah that's what i think. plus he was a youth team coach at Bayern right? Yeah under Pep.
yielding
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yeah that's what i think. plus he was a youth team coach at Bayern right? Yeah under Pep.
LoveKun
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Also worst Bayern squad since 2013 which is why they're spending big this summer the thing is, Bayern have the worst season, but they still winning the double :))
neutron
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the thing is, Bayern have the worst season, but they still winning the double :))
kissyou
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What was his problem at bayern exactly?
Yamahafor
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Big spending Niko Guardiola thinks the German cuo final wont be easy against RB Watford.
xvidoeos
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Back in Berlin. We know what to do 👊🏆
background
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Announce Sane soon ,we can't handle pressure 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🔥
Tuesday
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Lose 3-1 again?