Bayern Munich have been made to work for his or her 1-0 win towards St. Pauli on Saturday afternoon. Regardless of dominating with 71 % possession and 12 pictures and an xG of 0.88, the Rekordmeister needed to be affected person because the hosts remained resilient.
Jamal Musiala’s long-range effort within the 22nd minute was the distinction as St. Pauli annoyed Bayern Munich, one thing that Joshua Kimmich touched upon post-match.
Talking to the membership’s official media, Kimmich stated: “It doesn’t at all times need to be spectacular.
“It was a troublesome sport for us at present, however we remained affected person and didn’t make the opponent look higher than they have been. They defended effectively and concentrating on defending for 90 minutes – that’s not simple for us. In fact, you hope that the opponent will play a bit and that the area will open up. Sadly, that didn’t occur at present, however we performed it out confidently.”
Bayern Munich moved six factors away from RB Leipzig, who’ve a sport in hand as they host Borussia Mönchengladbach within the Bundesliga Topspiel.
After the worldwide break, Bayern Munich host neighbouring Augsburg earlier than travelling to Borussia Dortmund for the Klassiker.
