"We deserve to celebrate" - Boateng

World Champion Jérôme Boateng sat down with DFB.de to discuss Bayern's title celebrations, Jürgen Klopp's farewell, the substitution of Robert Lewandowski and the upcoming tasks with the DFB Team. 

DFB.de: Mr. Boateng, congratulations on winning the championship and to your personal success, of repeating the feat of giving Pep Guardiola a beer shower, like you did last summer. 

Jérôme Boateng: It wasn’t as easy this year. He found a much better hiding place today. 

DFB.de: Will you be looking for the hat trick next year?

Boateng: First of all, I hope that we will win the Bundesliga title again next season. But we should now be talking about the Bundesliga campaign that just ended and we should celebrate. We deserve to celebrate after this season.

DFB.de: Is the team able to fully enjoy the celebrations, or are the two missed finals in Berlin still at the back of your minds?

Boateng: No, we are going to celebrate now. Berlin is not a topic at this moment. We can't change any of that anyway. The championship is what it's all about today. We worked hard for this moment for a very long year. 

DFB.de: Dortmund's coach Jürgen Klopp said that he could imagine becoming FC Bayern's coach one day. What do you say to that?

Boateng: I think it is undisputed, that Jürgen Klopp is a very, very good coach. We will have to wait and see if it works out that he can come here some day in the future. But it would certainly be interesting to see. 

DFB.de: What do you think when Robert Lewandowski was subbed off, although he was still in a position to win the Bundesliga's Golden Boot?

Boateng: I think it was more important for Claudio Pizarro to make an appearance.

DFB.de: But he could've subbed off ten other players for that. 

Boateng: Yes, but at the end of the day it's the coach's decision and that's what he decided to do. Overall I don't think it's that important. 

DFB.de: Will you be on holiday starting Monday, or are you going to play for Germany in June?

Boateng: That will be decided on Monday. 

DFB.de: What are you hoping for?

Boateng: We will see. I will talk to our coach about it. Both options are fine with me.

I had to go for it - Boateng

A slight communication error in Bayern's defence and Yaya Touré marched through a gaping gap on his way to goal. Jérôme Boateng tried to tackle him, but arrived slightly late. The consequence was a red card for the Munich defender. “I had to go for it,” he commented after the match. And true enough, he had to. If Touré had scored in the 86th minute, it would have given Manchester City renewed vigour and realistic hopes of an unlikely comeback. As it was, Bayern lost a valuable player, but secured a 3-1 victory. “We're a team and fight for each other, and sometimes sacrifices have to be made, so I'll gladly take this one,” Boateng continued.

Reaction to Schalke v Bayern

Pep Guardiola: “That was our best Bundesliga performance of the season so far. We totally dominated one of the strongest teams in Germany. We did very well. I’m satisfied and proud of this performance and my players.”

Bastian Schweinsteiger: “We took it very seriously from the start, our mentality was right. We were determined to take all three points. It’s not easy to come here and win, so we’re doubly delighted about doing just that. We were definitely very good at times.”

Jérôme Boateng: “We’re improving with every game. We dominated possession and our passing was excellent.”

Kevin-Prince Boateng (Schalke): “It’s hard to beat a team as good as Bayern. We made too many errors, and Bayern will always exploit that. Their passing and positional play is outstanding. It’s hard to get into the game. We had our chances, but you never win if you don’t take your chances.”