New red and frustration: Bavaria fails again in the DFB Cup!

New red and frustration: Bavaria fails again in the DFB Cup!

München, Deutschland - After a dramatic descent in the DFB Cup round of 16, FC Bayern Munich failed again. In an exciting game against Bayer Leverkusen, the Munich lost 0-1, after goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was already off the square with a red card in the 17th minute. Neuer, who acted with a violent foul against Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, experienced the first dismissal of his professional career. The Bayern captain expressed his regret: "The dismissal of course hurt", while the sports director Max Eberl was warned after the game that the FCB had difficulties against top teams. This defeat means that Bayern will miss the final in the DFB Cup for the fifth time in a row, as well as tz reports .

Influence of the dismissal and the victory for Leverkusen

Despite the outnumber, Bayern had some chances in the first half, but could not use them. After half -time, the team lost to strength, and in the 69th minute Nathan Tella scored the decisive goal for Leverkusen. The coach of the guests, Xabi Alonso, praised the victory as a "top" and emphasized his team's impressive series against Bayern in the last encounters, while the previously injured Patrik Schick failed again after his substitution. When he reacted to the dissatisfied questions about the performance of the team, Eberl had to undergo a statement test: "This is relatively shit", like Laola1 reported .

Bayern, which have previously presented themselves strongly in the Bundesliga, now urgently need to find answers to their weak performance against stronger teams. Already on Saturday there is the opportunity to make amends against 1. FC Heidenheim to reduce the frustration with the new cup defeat. Fans and experts are excited to see whether the Munich people find their shape or continue to be shadow their own expectations.