FC Bayern’s first Bundesliga defeat of the season has sparked discussion. After the surprising 2-1 defeat against FC Augsburg, Lothar Matthäus had strong words for the record champions and warned of possible carelessness
„There’s a lack of consistency,“ Matthäus complained on Sky and posed the question: „Maybe we’re too confident in the Bundesliga.“ In the record international’s view, a certain carelessness has crept in recently. FC Bayern showed „a bit of carelessness“, he explained, referring to the statistics from previous matches: „Leipzig had 17 shots on goal last week, this time 16. The opponent usually didn’t have these opportunities before in this size.“
For Matthäus, this is a clear warning signal. He spoke of a lack of „ease“ in Munich’s game. „And they have to get back to that. They can do it, they know that,“ the TV pundit continued. The key now is to sharpen their focus again: „They have to concentrate more on their game again and try to work against the ball so that the opponent doesn’t get those shots.“
FC Bayern suffered a surprise loss in the derby against relegation-threatened FC Augsburg on Saturday, dropping all their points for the first time in this Bundesliga season. After a generally unfocused performance, coach Vincent Kompany’s team lost 2-1 (1-0) and thus dropped points for only the third time this season
Everything had initially looked to be going according to plan, with Hiroki Ito putting Munich ahead in the 23rd minute. However, the game turned after the break, with Arthur Chaves (75) and Han-Noah Massengo (81) turning the game around for Augsburg, who deserved their victory with a committed performance
FC Bayern stars remain calm
Despite the first league defeat, the situation at Säbener Straße is not seen as dramatic. The leading players tried to remain calm. „We have a good squad, we have a good mentality. We’re not going to panic,“ emphasised Harry Kane. The striker was already looking ahead: „We have to move on quickly and prepare for the Champions League.“
Joshua Kimmich also struck a matter-of-fact tone: „It’s human to lose a game,“ explained the midfielder and made it clear: „The important thing will be how we react to it.“
FC Bayern do not have much time to come to terms with the situation, with the Champions League away game at PSV Eindhoven coming up on Tuesday before the next Bundesliga clash at Hamburger SV next Saturday.