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The new coach of Bayern Munich, Thomas Tuchel, experienced his first failure on the bench already in his second appearance. It immediately marked the end of the dream of winning the treble, the Bavarians were surprisingly eliminated in the quarter-finals of the German Cup after losing 1:2 at home to Freiburg.
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Bayern took the lead in the 19th minute when Dayot Upamecano headed in, but eight minutes later Nicolas Höfler equalized with a cross. The triumph of last year’s finalist was ultimately decided by the situation in extra time, when Jamal Musiala played with his hand in the penalty area and the penalty kick was converted by Lucas Höler.
Bayern board member Hasan Salihamidžič had to rush to defend the coach after the meeting. “It’s bittersweet for us, but it has nothing to do with a change on the bench. We’re going through a certain process. Tuchel made a very good first impression and did an excellent job here.” declared according to the DPA.
Tuchel made his debut when Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 on Saturday in a direct battle for the first place in the Bundesliga. However, he had to swallow a bitter pill three days later. “Obviously, it’s a big disappointment. I don’t know if it’s deserved, but in the end it doesn’t matter. There were moments in the game where we were even very good, but we lacked more emphasis in front of goal. Our final passes didn’t find the recipient, “ the former Chelsea FC coach was looking for the reasons for the failure, according to the club’s official website.
Dropping out of the competition also disappointed the gunner Thomas Müller, who scored twice against Dortmund, but did not give Freiburg a goal. “It’s hard to digest. We’re out and there’s no going back. We can fight for this trophy for another year. It hurts, we wanted to achieve more this season. But we lacked precision in the decisive moments.” sighed the 33-year-old veteran.
Freiburg is in the 4th place in the Bundesliga, but it has not been doing very well in recent weeks. In the highest domestic competition, they drew four times out of five meetings and were eliminated from the European League after two matches with Juventus Turin. In the German Cup, however, he unexpectedly kept his chance for a double. “We played with passion and defended well. In the end, one goal decided after the break. We needed a bit of luck,” admitted Freiburg coach Christian Streich.
Bayern will repeat the fight with Freiburg on Saturday at 15:30 in the 27th round of the Bundesliga. Next week on Tuesday, the first match of the quarter-finals of the Champions League awaits him on the ground of Manchester City.
