After an important begin to the season, Bayern Munich got here crashing again all the way down to earth with their first lack of the season in opposition to Aston Villa.
Bayern naturally noticed a number of the ball within the first half however by no means pressured Emi Martinez to make a tricky save. Many of the motion got here on the defensive entrance for Bayern. Villa had a Pau Torres aim disallowed for offside within the build-up whereas the most important speaking level will likely be Dayot Upamecano who didn’t obtain a card for a foul on Ollie Watkins when the Englishman was on the assault earlier than minutes later committing the identical offence and this time getting carded.
Within the second half, Bayern have been are lot extra threatening and had nice probabilities however Martinez continued to make save after save to maintain Bayern out. Nonetheless, Villa waited and took their likelihood when substituted Jhon Duran lobbed Manuel Neuer who had ventured too far off of his line. Bayern would then be chasing the sport as soon as once more however Martinez continued to make save after save together with proper on the dying. The win for Villa means within the two video games in opposition to Bayern they’ve received 1-0 every time.
This will likely be a studying level for this Bayern aspect. That is their first loss underneath Vincent Kompany and at occasions on this sport, they didn’t look as threatening in assault as in earlier video games, whether or not this was as a consequence of Jamal Musiala being benched, or Harry Kane not being totally match we don’t know.
Bayern’s subsequent sport is in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt, a group that has triggered them a number of points over the previous few seasons. With Omar Marmoush and Hugo Ekitike being on kind as effectively, and there being a blueprint for learn how to beat Bayern, it would now not be plain crusing for Kompany and his males.
Bayern Munich XI:
Manuel Neuer (4), Konrad Laimer (5), Dayot Upamecano (4), Min-Jae Kim (5), Alphonso Davies (5), Joshua Kimmich (6), Aleksandar Pavlovic (5), Serge Gnarby (5), Michael Olise (5), Kingsley Coman (5), Harry Kane (5)
Others: Jamal Musiala (6), Leroy Sané (5), João Palhinha (5), Leon Goretzka (-), Mathys Tel (-)
GGFN Flop of the Recreation: Manuel Neuer and Dayot Upamecano (each 4)
Each weren’t at their finest right now. Though Neuer’s trait is being thus far out from his aim in his sweeper-keeper function, when he was wanted most he was caught out by Duran. Whereas for Upamecano, he was given the run round by Ollie Watkins all night time and it may very well be argued that he was fortunate to nonetheless be on the pitch after two challenges within the first half.
After weeks of Bayern wanting so sturdy on the again, Villa have been in a position to expose a few of the weaknesses which had been coated up by their dominant shows.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
