Thanks to its offensive stars around Harry Kane, FC Bayern Munich successfully presented in the master fight, but has to fear the next injury -related failure after Jamal Musiala. In the 3-1 success in overnight outnumbered FC Augsburg, compensation scorer Musiala, supported by the medical staff, had to leave the place in the 54th minute.
After numerous failures of important Bayern players, a Musialas failure would further tighten the personnel needs of the German record champion in front of the quarter-final duel in the Champions League with Inter Milan. The first leg in Munich will take place next Tuesday (9:00 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and at Prime Video).
“We are investigating now and then looking. But it doesn't look so brilliant now, it won't be enough for Tuesday,” sports director Max Eberl told DAZN. “He felt something at the back of the leg. You don't know what that is yet. But I don't want to whine,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. Eberl saw it similarly: “Now the others have to jump into the breach. We can't blow Griesgram now. We know that we can win without a Jamal,” said Eberl.
Thomas Müller, who substituted for Musiala, that there is hot debates for the future, still experienced the victory up close on the field. After Musiala (42nd minute) countered the gap from Dimitris Giannoulis (30th) before the break, Kane and his 23rd seasonor scored the 2-1 for the Munich (60th). In added time, Leroy Sané scored 3-1.
Shortly before, the Englishman had fallen after a duel with Cédric Zesiger, which resulted in the yellow-red card for the Augsburg as a key scene (59.). The already warned Zesiger had only played the ball, but then Kane met hard on the ankle.
Bavaria lack sharpness and precision
For the surprise team from Augsburg, it was the first defeat in the second half of the season in front of 30,660 spectators. In the evening before the player Bayer Leverkusen in Heidenheim, the Munich residents pulled away to nine points on Saturday (3:30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker to the Bundesliga and Sky).
Müller first had to look at how hard his colleagues acted against the strengthened FCA. “It is a Herculean task to crack this bulwark,” said Bayern sports director Max Eberl before the kick-off and should be right with this forecast.
Against the best defensive in the calendar year, the best offensive around Kane, who scored in the first leg victory by Hattrick and with the goal of the year, struggled for a long time. Munich superiority remained without added value. There was no sharpness and precision in attack. That then changed.
Up to the mood dampers in the form of the yellow-red card, the hosts were clearly noticeable after eleven games without defeat. The first good goalkeeper used Giannoulis brilliantly. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw broke out a free kick and thus covered the sleepy Bayern defender Konrad Laimer. Giannoulis was a cross under the crossbar, Jonas Urbig in the goal of FC Bayern had no chance of defense.
FC Bayern came back. It was not surprising that Sané had a decisive part in the compensation by Musiala. He pushed into the top with speed. His cross -processed Musiala versed and hit the rotation against three Augsburg defenders. His twelfth goal of the season.
Shortly after the beginning of the second round, Michael Olise was not missing much for the second goal for Bayern. His shot banged against the crossbar when Musiala crouched on the floor. Trainer Vincent Kompany already complains numerous failures by top players such as captain Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and also Kingsley Coman.
A little later it was also for the end. However, the dismissal was heavily discussed because the Augsburg defender had also hit the ball while getting in against Kane. Four days before the Champions League first leg in Munich against Inter, FC Bayern used the majority to lead. Kane met Olise after a free kick from Olise.
