Before this game (52 points), he was confidently leading the Bundesliga table with a six-point advantage over the second Borussia Dortmund (46 points), but this did not mean that everything in Munich was trouble-free. The last painful defeat of 2: 4 against VfL Bochum and the hardly saved draw against RB Salzburg (1-1) in the Champions League have lit a beacon in the Bavarian capital.
Bayern was looking for a recovery in a match in which his opponent was last in the table, scoring only 13 points. In recent weeks, however, the newcomer has ceased to be a whipping boy and has lost only once in the last six matches. In Munich, he wanted to confirm this.
Troubles, but also a victory for Bayern with the newcomer. Two goals by Lewandowski
The first half of the clash with the league’s “red light” was a nightmare for Bayern, which was not able to create a single good shooting situation. Greuther Fuerth was on target in added time, when Andreas Linde saved a flat shot.
What’s more, the guests were more dangerous before the break. Jamie Leweling first lost to Sven Ulreich, then failed to defeat the Bayern goalkeeper from a distance. However, Branimir Hrgota managed to do it, who in the 42nd minute hit so with a free kick that the ball bounced off Marcel Sabitzer standing in the wall and fell into the net. Bayern sensationally lost to Greuther Fuerth 0: 1 after 45 minutes.
The second part of the meeting started brilliantly for the German champions. After just 30 seconds, Dayot Upamecano played a great long pass into the penalty area, Serge Gnabry managed to reach the ball just before the end of the pitch and played it in front of the goal to which he completed the formalities, scoring the 27th goal of the Bundesliga this season.
The hosts tried to follow the blow and got their way after an hour of play, when after a sharp, flat Mueller cross, Nick Viergever was badly mixed up and the ball bounced off Sebastian Griesbeck’s legs, then landed in the net. An own goal by Greuther Fuerth’s stopper gave Bayern a 2-1 lead.
The ambitious guests, however, did not break down after these two blows. They tried to equalize and were close to it, hitting twice in the frame of Sven Ulreich’s goal. First, Max Christiansen hit the post with a long shot, and then, after good visitors’ action, Marco Meyerhofer from an acute angle also stopped on the post.
In the 82nd minute, Bayern sealed their victory, again thanks to Robert Lewandowski, who scored the second goal in this meeting and the 28th goal of the season after a well-played corner and a team match by Niklas Suele.
He set the score at 4-1 after a counter-attack in the 90th minute, who hit the net close-up after Serge Gnabry’s flat cross.
Bayern Munich had a long torment, but eventually defeated Greuther Fuerth 4-1 to strengthen their lead in the table. Julian Nagelsmann’s team will play their next game on Saturday, when they face Eintracht Frankfurt away.
Source: Sport
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