Title no longer in your own hands
FC Bayern collapses completely and loses against Leipzig
May 20, 2023 at 8:26 p.m
Does this defeat ultimately cost you the championship in the Bundesliga? FC Bayern make a mistake in the long-distance title duel with BVB and concede a 1: 3 home defeat against Leipzig. RB turns the game after an early deficit. Bayern falls apart, fans leave the stadium in droves.
The Bundesliga gets its championship final – and Bayern Munich no longer has the cup in their own hands. Thomas Tuchel’s team lost 3-1 (1-0) to RB Leipzig in the top game and could lose the lead on Sunday evening. The lead over rival Borussia Dortmund, who will then play at FC Augsburg, is still one point.
Munich: Summer – Mazraoui (86th Mane), Pavard, de Ligt, Joao Cancelo (86th Upamecano) – Kimmich, Goretzka (69th Gravenberch) – Coman (77th Tel), Musiala, Gnabry (69th Sane) – Müller. – Coach: Tuchel
Leipzig: Blaswich – Simakan (46th Henrichs), Orban, Gvardiol (87th Klostermann), Halstenberg – Laimer, Haidara (69th Kampl) – Szoboszlai, Olmo (87th Diallo) – Silva (69th Forsberg), Nkunku. – Coach: Rose
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
Gates: 1: 0 Gnabry (25th), 1: 1 Laimer (65th), 1: 2 Nkunku (76th penalty), 1: 3 Szoboszlai (86th penalty)
Viewers: 75,000 (sold out)
Yellow cards: Pavard (6) – Gvardiol (2)
Serge Gnabry (25th) scored his fifth goal in the last four games, but of all things the future Bayern professional Konrad Laimer (65th) equalized. Then Benjamin Pavard brought down his French compatriot Christopher Nkunku, who converted the penalty kick due (76th) – Dominik Szoboszlai (86th / hand penalty) secured Leipzig’s participation in the Champions League. One way or another, there will be a long-distance duel for the championship on the 34th matchday: Bayern have to play in Cologne, BVB against Mainz.
The DFB duo Hansi Flick and Rudi Völler as well as 75,000 spectators in the sold-out Allianz Arena only saw the hosts superior to the field in the first half. After the lead, the record champion did too little – and was severely punished. Bayern’s plan? “We want to attack and be dominant,” said Tuchel, “then the work begins to close the spaces before Leipzig can use them.” The same eleven that had demolished Schalke 04 (6:0) should implement this – with one exception: Leon Goretzka moved in as second six for the much more offensive Leroy Sané.
Before the eyes of Robben and Ribéry
Dominant – that worked. But Bayern initially lacked the power. However, it helped that Tuchel started again with Thomas Müller. “After Schalke it was clear to me all the time that he would play,” said the coach. The captain directed a lot and had the first good opportunity when he failed at RB goalkeeper Janis Blaswich (18th). Müller was also involved in the leadership. He passed Gnabry, who, in the best Arjen Robben manner, entered the penalty area from the left and scored with the help of the left inside post. Leipzig’s captain Willi Orban let him do it. Robben, who sat in the stands like Franck Ribéry and other club legends, applauded.
“We are here to win the game,” said Marco Rose, RB coach with a Dortmund past. But without Timo Werner, who had a cold, the guests rarely had the moments of change that make them so dangerous. Only after more than half an hour did Leipzig threaten the goal for the first time – and how: goalkeeper Yann Sommer saved three times against Dominik Szoboszlai and Christopher Nkunku (34th) as well as Dani Olmo (36th). Kingsley Coman had the 2-0 upside down (39′).
Rose brought on Benjamin Henrichs to slow down the forward drive of the strong João Cancelo from Munich. The fact that RB gained more control was primarily due to the increasing passivity of the Tuchel team. This took revenge after a corner of their own when Laimer completed an ice-cold counterattack. And again when Pavard fouled completely unnecessarily. Noussair Mazraoui then jumped the ball into his hand. Both penalty kicks were converted by Leipzig. After the 1: 3, the rows thinned out in the stands of the Allianz Arena.