Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich After a shock 2-1 loss to Augsburg, who scored a first-half brace to secure a memorable win in Friday’s Bavaria derby.
Goal from Mads Pedersen and Andre Hahn at the 23rd and 36th minutes put the presenter in the driver’s seat, before Robert lewandowski Scored the winning goal in the 38th minute, as Augsburg won their third of 21 Bundesliga matches against Bayern.
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The result leaves Bayern at the top of the table with 28 points but second Borussia Dortmund, on the 24th, will find a way to cut the gap when they celebrate VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
“It was not an outrageous victory for Augsburg,” said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann. “I am disappointed and for the first time as a coach of Bayern really disappointed.
“We didn’t use the large space we had in the first half. We made a mistake in possession. We had a numerical advantage in the midfield but we didn’t use it. We did. didn’t use the wings while he could.”
“Then we took a 2-0 lead. In the end what we did was not enough to get a point.”
With Thomas Muller playing his 600th game for the club Munich in all competitions, but Joshua Kimmich out for a week in the COVID-19 quarantine after coming into contact with an infected person, Bayern had more than 75% of the original time.
But Augsburg caught the visitors with a lousy punch when Pedersen hit a dangerous low that scored his first Bundesliga goal.
With Bayern taking on Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League next week, struggling to create chances, Augsburg happens once again. Bayern lost control in their half and Hahn pushed forward for a perfect header Iago overcome.
The home fans’ celebration was tempered two minutes later when Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski scored his 14th league goal from a Mueller assist to cut the deficit.
Augsburg remained disciplined in defence after the break and looked relaxed as they beat Bayern’s pressure.
The away team did not have many opportunities despite having a superior possession of the ball, but they were close when Alphonso Davies‘The shot that sank in the 73rd minute missed the post in front of the Augsburg keeper Rafal Gikiewicz then denied Lewandowski from close range.
