Bayern Munich have not conceded two defeats in a row with Hansi Flick on the bench since December 2019. Then they reacted with an overwhelming career that has led them to win the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, the Champions League and the European and German Super Cups.
Now Bayern find themselves in the same situation after losing two consecutive games to Borussia M’gladbach in the Bundesliga (3-2) and against Second Division Holstein Kiel on penalties (2-2 and 6-5) in 1/16 of the DFB Pokal final.
The Bavarian champion has come down to earth and today is under pressure at the Allianz Arena against Freiburg. The pressure is not on his pursuers, as the stumbling blocks of Leipzig (2-2 at Wolfsburg), Borussia Dortmund (1-1 at home to Mainz) and Bayer Leverkusen (1-0 defeat against Union Berlin) keep him in the leadership and will allow him, if he wins today, to be winter champion one day from the end of the first round.
Bayern is under pressure from its managing director, Karl Heinz Rummennige. “The team must show the coach that what happened was an accident. We must regain our style of play and attitude, ”the former German international demanded on Friday.
Freiburg, on a historic streak and with a record coach
Freiburg, eighth in the table, will not be an easy opponent: they have 5 wins in a row – the best streak in their history in the Bundesliga – and have just beaten Cologne 5-0, their biggest win in more than 20 years.
He is led by Christian Streich, the coach who has been managing the same team for the longest time (9 years), although since taking charge of Freiburg in January 2012 he has only beaten Bayern once in 15 games …
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