FC Bayern Munich has extended its lead in the Bundesliga top game on matchday 14 against pursuers Borussia Dortmund. In a wild game, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann prevailed 3: 2 (2: 1).
Julian Brandt gave Dortmund an early lead (5th), before Robert Lewandowski (9th) and Kingsley Coman turned the game around (44th). The 2-2 from Erling Haaland (48th) countered Lewandowski after a controversial handball by Mats Hummels with a penalty (77th).
The game was overshadowed by Brandt’s head injury: After a collision with Dayot Upamecano, he lay dazed and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher (70th).
Due to the new Corona regulations, only 15,000 fans were allowed in Signal-Iduna-Park. Before the game, in the course of a TV prank, uninvited guests made it to the entrance of the cabin wing with the wrong team bus.
At BVB, the controversial penalty scene that led to Bayern’s winning goal was angry. “Mats tries to go with his head to the ball. Of course he needs his body there,” said Marco Reus Sky. “I asked him: My scene was also 50-50 against Hernandez. He said it was just a bit of body. Oh my god. He definitely has to watch the scene. That he doesn’t watch it is It’s a shame. In retrospect, there is no point, we can discuss that for a long time. Those are the two crucial scenes. If I get the penalty, we will probably take the lead. And then the game will be completely different. “
Emre Can said of the penalty scene: “I think Mats doesn’t see the ball. He also said to us that it wasn’t a penalty, but I don’t understand why he doesn’t go out? He told me he went out in Mats’ situation because the video referee said it was handball. But I don’t understand why he doesn’t go out with us. We lose this game because of a decision like that. It’s a shame that such a shitty penalty decides the game.
BVB – FC Bayern Munich: The analysis
In an extremely wild initial phase, both teams benefited from individual negligence on the part of their opponents. After a referee ball, Dortmund switched faster and came through Brandt to the early 1-0, as a result of a careless blunder by Hummels Lewandowski equalized shortly afterwards.
Then FC Bayern took command with its asymmetrical “three-and-a-half chain” system and created a plus in chances. Dortmund hardly had long periods of ball possession, but always remained dangerous in fast counter-attacks after winning the ball. Especially about Haaland, who was repeatedly sent into the depths when he made his comeback.
Bellingham, who was part of a midfield with four nominal center players, also got fit in time at Dortmund. In the initial phase, the Dortmund team still pressed very hard at times, but later they withdrew more and more and gave the Munich team time for the build-up game. The focus was always on closing the center and pushing FC Bayern to the side.
Coman’s opening goal just before the break came off happily, but was not undeserved. The lead did not last long, however, because the second half began like the first: This time, Upamecano’s carelessness enabled Haaland’s goal to make it 2-2.
The game then became more hectic, marked by interruptions like Brandt’s head injury and a number of discussions like the two penalty situations. Lewandowski turned from the point to the decisive 3-2.
Even ten minutes of stoppage time did not change that, while Tolisso missed the empty goal with a shot from about 40 meters as a result of a Dortmund corner ball and Kobel stormed forward.
The star of the game: Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern)
With his two goals, Lewandowski was the decisive man for FC Bayern. Consistent running path before the 1: 1, then even more consistent conclusion. He later converted the hand penalty to 3-2. It was his away goals 117 and 118 in the Bundesliga – so he passed Schalke legend Klaus Fischer (117).
The flop of the game: Mats Hummels (BVB)
Hummel’s loss of the ball initiated the 1-1 draw, and seconds later he also lost the important duel against Müller. Coman’s big chance was also created by a loss of the ball from him (26th). Unhappy at 1: 2 when Guerreiro shot him and in his handball before the 2: 3.
The referee: Felix Zwayer
In the middle of the first half, Zwayer Tolisso should have shown yellow for his foul on Reus. Hernandez’s unpunished entry against Reus was thoroughly controversial: an optional but not a must penalty (53rd). Hard, but it was right to decide on penalty for Bayern after Hummels’ unfortunate handball. The VAR had reported, whereupon Zwayer rushed to the monitor on the sidelines.
