2-0 lead lost
FC Bayern is experiencing a debacle at newly promoted Heidenheim
April 6, 2024, 5:27 p.m
FC Bayern suffers the next big setback in the Bundesliga: The Munich team gave away a 2-0 half-time lead in Heidenheim, and in the end the promoted team won 3-2 – also thanks to a quick double strike.
A weakened FC Bayern suffered the next severe blow three days before the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League at Arsenal FC in the province. On the bitter anniversary of Thomas Müller, who played his 700th competitive game for Munich, the record champions embarrassed themselves against newcomers 1. FC Heidenheim despite a two-goal lead and deservedly lost 2:3 (2:0).
Star striker Harry Kane gave coach Thomas Tuchel’s team the lead in the 38th minute; it was the Englishman’s 32nd goal of the season. Serge Gnabry (45th) followed up in front of 15,000 spectators. However, Kevin Sessa (50th) and Tim Kleindienst (51st/79th) with his goals number ten and eleven of the season struck back for the Heidenheimers, who had been harmless for one half.
At the highly anticipated performance on Tuesday (9 p.m./Prime Video and in the ntv.de live ticker) In the premier class, Bayern have to show a completely different face than in the devastating second half. Arsenal will challenge Munich even more than Heidenheim, who were previously without a win in six league games in a row.
Tuchel made a lot of changes
Tuchel changed his central defense: Dayot Upamecano and Min-Jae Kim came into the team for Eric Dier and Matthijs de Ligt. In addition, Gnabry, who had been injured for a long time, was in the starting line-up for the first time in a good four months. Otherwise, the Bayern team lined up almost on its own given the significant injury problems. Tuchel was without captain Manuel Neuer, Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Noussair Mazraoui. Sacha Boey and Bouna Sarr were also not yet available. For all of them, deployment in London is very questionable.
Tuchel took his team to task after the sobering classic defeat against Dortmund (0-2), despite all the problems. “We’re on the way to London and above all to Wembley. That’s why there’s a reason to give everything,” he said on Sky. His colleague Frank Schmidt, on the other hand, was relaxed. “The children are here, my wife is sitting on the sofa at home and watching it comfortably,” he said.
Heidenheim: Müller – Traore, Mainka, Gimber, Föhrenbach (46th Busch) – Schöppner (46th Sessa), Maloney – Dinkci (90th Pick), Beck (46th Pieringer), Beste (76th Thomalla) – Kleindienst; – Trainer: Schmidt.
Munich: Ulreich – Kimmich, Upamecano, Kim, Davies – Laimer, Goretzka (83rd Zaragoza) – Müller (84th Guerreiro), Musiala (76th Choupo-Moting), Gnabry (67th Tel) – Kane; – Trainer: Tuchel.
Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)
Gates: 0:1 Kane (38th), 0:2 Gnabry (45th), 1:2 Sessa (50th), 2:2 Kleindienst (51st), 3:2 Kleindienst (79th)
Yellow cards: Gimber, Dinkci (3)
Viewers: 15,000 (sold out)
It was uncomfortable for his team for a long time. Bayern immediately took the initiative, but Heidenheim was extremely compact. The first big chance came straight away when Gnabry served Kane in an exemplary manner and he executed it in an ice-cold manner. Shortly afterwards, Gnabry was completely free to score his ninth goal of the season from a cross from Alphonso Davies.
After the change, referee Robert Schröder had to be replaced due to circulatory problems. The fourth official, Patrick Alt, represented him. Schmidt also responded and brought three new ones. This quickly paid off when substitute Sessa and Kleindienst punished a sleepy FCB.
As a result, an exchange of blows developed. Kane and Mathys Tel missed out on taking the lead again. At 3:2 the guests were countered ice cold. How tense the situation is for the Munich team was also shown by Tuchel, who was shown a yellow card for complaining and is suspended against Cologne on Saturday.