Bayern Munich consolidated their lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a featureless 2-0 victory over their Bavarian neighbor Augsburg for the 25th day of the Bundesliga.
Thomas Müller opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, after the worst first period of the Hansi Flick era “Rekordmeister”. Leon Goretzka sealed the victory in additional time (90 + 1).
This fifteenth consecutive game without defeat (14 wins) will not remain in the annals of Bayern, which did the minimum service against the team of Swiss coach Martin Schmidt, weaker but well organized.
In the first period, the flamboyant Munich of recent weeks was therefore completely unrecognizable. No rhythm, no risk taking, and a total lack of sharpness when approaching the opposing goal, like this good ball confused at the entrance to the surface by Coutinho (23rd). And a single shot on goal, not on target, by Thomas Müller in additional time.
“This cold killer mentality, which has characterized us in recent weeks, has failed us this time,” Müller admitted after the match.
Bayern Munich (55 pts) are now four steps ahead of their new runner-up Dortmund (51 pts), who won 2-1 in a crucial match on Saturday in Mönchengladbach.
Leipzig, held in check also Saturday in Wolfsburg (0-0) drops to third place with 50 points, and Leverkusen (47 pts), brilliant winner of Frankfurt 4-0, enters the top-4 qualified for the Champions League, at the expense of Mönchengladbach.
A giant tifo and retro style jerseys
During this game against the Bavarian neighbors, the Munich celebrates 120 years of their club. Before the meeting, a huge tifo brought together the 75,000 spectators present in an overflowing Allianz Arena.
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For the occasion, Bayern players also wore a collector’s jersey.
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Created: 08.03.2020, 5:58 p.m.
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