Bayern suffer 'bitter' defeat at Augsburg
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at strugglers Augsburg on Friday without Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who is back in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
Goals by Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn put Augsburg 2-0 up and although Robert Lewandowski claimed his 14th goal in 12 league games, it was not enough to rescue Bayern.
"We deserve to fall behind in the first half," Thomas Mueller told DAZN after his 600th appearance for Bayern ended in disappointment.
"We gave away possession, dealt with crosses badly. This is a bitter setback for us and our confidence."
The Bundesliga leaders suffered only their second league defeat this season and their third in all competitions while Augsburg escaped the bottom three.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund can now trim Bayern's four-point lead when they host Stuttgart on Saturday.
Thick fog shrouded the Augsburg Arena, but the hosts were crystal clear with their game plan.
Brazilian left-back Iago caused havoc on the flank as Augsburg, who were third from bottom before kick-off, raced into a deserved 2-0 lead.
Iago floated in a cross to Swiss striker Andi Zeqiri, who laid the ball off to Pedersen to drill his first Bundesliga goal past Manuel Neuer after 23 minutes.
With Kimmich again watching at home having only been released from house quarantine on Tuesday, Bayern struggle in midfield.
Augsburg doubled their lead to the joy of home fans when Kimmich's replacement Marcel Sabitzer lost possession and Iago again swung in a cross which Hahn headed home on 36 minutes.
Bayern responded when Thomas Mueller deftly flicked the ball into the path of Lewandowski who drilled his shot home despite Augsburg goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz getting a glove to the ball.
With Bayern 2-1 down at the break, Julian Nagelsmann plugged the pace on the flanks by bringing on right-back Alphonso Davies - who Mueller nicknamed 'Bayern's Road Runner'.
The fleet-footed Canadian stemmed Augsburg's attacks on the flank and had two clear chances, but with twenty minutes to go Nagelsmann added a second striker with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting alongside Lewandowski.
With time ticking down, Lewandowski was denied by a great save from Gikiewicz as Augsburg held on for the first win over Bayern since 2015.
-
Apple Intelligence is now a little easier to get outside the U.S.“中国社会扶贫网”上线工作全面启动啦!年产值达298亿元!广东省林业特色产业发展基地增至30个在雅安商标受理处首批申请注册的7件商标注册成功Arshad Nadeem receives Hilal补短板战春耕!广东早稻集中化育秧面积超200万亩广东烤乳猪飘起一股团圆味,一道美味的传统盛宴“大地流彩——全国乡村文化振兴在行动”在广东省潮州市启动Webb telescope discovers 6 rogue worlds. They didn't form the way you'd expect.碧峰峡有新宠 身材只有两个巴掌大
- ·To Russia, with Love
- ·贵品出山,世界共享:贵州赠你千山之巅的礼物
- ·同场竞技 “决战”大渡河畔
- ·我市发布重污染天气黄色预警 启动Ⅲ级应急响应措施
- ·Speeding space object triggered a warning. It wasn't an asteroid.
- ·青山绿如画 森林小镇美
- ·八大任务!广东林业系统实施安全生产治本攻坚三年行动
- ·雅康高速生态环境问题综合整治项目有序推进
- ·The Best AMD Ryzen Gaming Laptops (So Far)
- ·深入推进商事制度改革 持续释放市场活力
- ·湛江3000亩马铃薯大丰收,客商云集采购忙
- ·遭遇消费纠纷 有效维权的关键在取证
- ·Students get free entry at second Rawalpindi Test but what’s the catch?
- ·基层党建得民心 人民群众跟党走
- ·潮州菜如何走进千家万户?饶平预制菜企业支招
- ·累计330人,广西金秀免费送务工人员返粤返岗
- ·Flying spaghetti monster and unworldly life filmed in deep sea footage
- ·截至10月初 全市391件单位商标到期 其中216件已失效
- ·广东烤乳猪飘起一股团圆味,一道美味的传统盛宴
- ·将十九大精神进村入户 精准推动残疾人事业发展
- ·Number Representations in Computer Hardware
- ·同场竞技 “决战”大渡河畔
- ·我为永和种棵树 共建绿美方志林
- ·华南理工大学、中山大学强强联手!携“头雁”企业共谋新发展
- ·Naver, Kakao strive to combat deepfake porn spreading online
- ·四季有花,“打工人”的阳台可以美成什么样
- ·Which is Faster for Gaming, Windows 10 or Windows 11?
- ·遭遇消费纠纷 有效维权的关键在取证
- ·广东烤乳猪飘起一股团圆味,一道美味的传统盛宴
- ·抓好消防基础建设 加大安全隐患排查
- ·13 Places to Find Little Legends and Compact Cryptids
- ·华南理工大学、中山大学强强联手!携“头雁”企业共谋新发展
- ·抓好消防基础建设 加大安全隐患排查
- ·成雅快速通道(雅安段)张店子大桥首个桩基开钻
- ·Speeding space object triggered a warning. It wasn't an asteroid.
- ·南农晨读|红樱烂漫