Augsburg stuns Bayern Munich with 2-1 win

November 20, 2021
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This time, another goal from Robert Lewandowski wasn’t enough for Bayern Munich.

Augsburg held on to stun the Bundesliga leader with a 2-1 win in their Bavarian derby Friday to climb out of the relegation zone.

It was only Augsburg’s third win in 21 league games against its powerful southeastern neighbor, which fell to its second defeat of the season. Bayern had won 16 of their previous 20 meetings.

“For us, this is of course a bitter setback in how we see ourselves, how we actually want to play the games,” Thomas Müller said after his 600th competitive game for Bayern “We need that every match, this confirmation that we’re the ones who dictate and dominate the games. And that doesn’t mean ball possession, but the way and manner in which you play on an opponent.”

It was clear that Bayern missed Joshua Kimmich’s presence in midfield. The unvaccinated 26-year-old is in quarantine for the second time in as many weeks after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19. Bayern was also without Niklas Süle and Josip Stanišić, who tested positive for COVID-19. Augsburg was without winger Rubén Vargas for the same reason.

It was the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started that Augsburg was allowed play in a full stadium. It was also the last time for at least a few weeks as new restrictions are coming into place in Bavaria on Tuesday limiting capacity to 25% until Dec. 15. Bavaria is being hit hard by Germany’s fourth wave of infections.