Bayern Munich suffered an expensive loss of points in the Bundesliga on Friday evening. The team of trainer Julian Nagelsmann went to visit 1. FC Augsburg with 2-1 down. The only goal by the South Germans of Robert Lewandowski did equal a Bundesliga record, as Bayern now stands on 101 goals in the calendar year 2021, the same as 1. FC Köln in 1977. The defeat means that Borussia Dortmund can. , which will host VfB Stuttgart at home on Saturday, are approaching the record champion by one point.
For Nagelsman, the duel with Augsburg was a special reunion with his former employer. The Bayern coach came out as a player and scout for the number fifteen of the Bundesliga. In his career as a trainer, however, he has won against any team more than Augsburg: ten times, nine of which at the highest level. This time, however, things went a bit more difficult for Nagelsmann’s team. At the first serious danger from the home team, it was immediately hit halfway through the first half. Mads Pedersen received the ball about nine meters from the goal and was accurate with a shot into the right corner: 1-0.
Bayern barely countered this in the initial phase and even had to watch as the home side doubled the score after more than an hour of play, when André Hahn headed a cross from IAgo from the left side of the field behind Manuel Neuer: 2-0. Bayern, however, quickly straightened up and brought the margin back to one via Lewandowski. The striker suddenly pulled out after a heel from Thomas Müller and surprised goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz in the short corner. In the second company, the leader was significantly better, but was unable to express the dominance of the field in the score. Lewandowski fired over from a promising position and Alphonso Davies aimed just wide of the right post.
In the final phase, the home team could thank Gikiewicz that Bayern did not come alongside. The goalkeeper had an excellent save after eighty minutes on a bet by Lewandowski, who struck from close range. Davies’ rebound also missed direction. The last chance of the game came from Müller’s foot. The attacker seemed to take advantage of a mistake by Gikiewicz, but saw his effort go right past the post. Next Tuesday, Nagelsmann’s team can take revenge, when the last player Dynamo Kiev comes to the Allianz Arena in the Champions League.