It was a night to forget for FC Bayern, but Kimmich is eager to see the reaction from his side…
Bayern Munich finally cracked and fell 2-1 to FC Augsburg at the Allianz Arena in a Bavarian derby that featured what looked to be a tired, flat, and uncharacteristic Bayern side on the afternoon. There’s still a comfortable lead at the top of the Bundesliga table for Vincent Kompany’s side, but the nature of loss is what will be most concerning, rather than just the loss itself.
After Hiroki Itō’s headed goal in the 23rd minute, Bayern had started to stamp their authority and control in the match, but lacked the killer instinct in the final third that they’ve so often shown throughout the season so far. Robin Fellhauer striking the crossbar right on the stroke of the halftime whistle set the tone for the second half that saw a spirited fightback from Augsburg, leading them to what was well and truly a deserved three points away from home. Poor defending from a corner invited a headed goal in from new Augsburg loan player Arthur Chaves not long before Han-Noah Massengo provided the killer punch to Bayern’s jugular.
After the match, Joshua Kimmich, who started the match from the bench before coming on midway through the second half, said that they need to just take this one on the chin and use the next match against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League and subsequent match against Hamburg SV to show the right reaction. “Today, we have to accept that completely. It’s the manner in which it was done that bothers me most. There was a bit of a lack of hunger. I’m now looking forward to our response,” Bayern’s number 6 stressed (Bild).
Thankfully, Bayern are notorious for getting strong results after dropping points, so that’s working in their favor even though they have already guaranteed advancement to the round of 16 in the Champions League. Kompany still won’t take the PSV match lightly and will want to take positive momentum into next weekend’s tricky away visit to Hamburg in the Bundesliga. By then, he’ll likely have welcomed back Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry, and Raphaël Guerreiro into the squad.
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