Bayern Munich suffered a real humiliation in the second round of the German Cup.
Strangled (5-0) on the lawn of Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Bavarians sank and were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition, like last season.
Everything happened really fast. Kouadio Koné took advantage of a favorable counter after an approximate defense of Dayot Upamecano to quickly open the scoring (1-0, 2nd). Often exceeded, the young defender of 23 years was the symbol of the sinking of his team. Thomas Muller and his teammates seemed unresponsive. They conceded a second goal, signed Ramy Bensebaini (2-0, 15th), just before the latter scored a penalty conceded by Lucas Hernandez (3-0, 21st).
The break did not change the game. Upamecano, never entered in this meeting, again multiplied the errors until his replacement (55th). One of them, following a poor appreciation on a safe ball, allowed Breel Embolo to spice up the score (4-0, 51st). The Mönchengladbach striker himself also offered a double on a ball in depth (5-0, 57th). "I am absolutely shocked," Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic told ARD. We just weren't in this game. In every situation, they were stronger than us. "
Mistreated behind, Bayern was not brilliant offensively either.
Far from there.
Unable to react, multiplying the blunders on the rare ammunition at his disposal, he has never been dangerous.
Manager Julian Nagelsmann, absent on the bench because still in quarantine after contracting covid-19, had yet released his typical team.
Rather worrying ... The German champion (series of nine titles in progress) had not lost a match by five goals since his defeat in Düsseldorf (7-1) in the Bundesliga, in 1978. This second defeat of the season sounds like a warning.
A simple accident or a sign of a deeper problem?
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