“We have to ask for forgiveness”, declared on Tuesday the attacking midfielder Thomas Muller, after the defeat by 5 a 0 for Borussia Mönchengladbach, who eliminated the Bayern Munchen of the German Cup on Wednesday.
“We were swept from A to Z during the first half. I don’t know if I’ve been through this before with the Bayern shirt,” he told the television station ARD, the 32-year-old player who has been on the Munich team for thirteen years.
For Bayern it was the biggest defeat in their history in the German Cup, which is even more surprising after the team’s good start in the german championship and on Champions League.
“Historical shame” was the headline of the newspaper image about a result that “does not follow any football logic; there is no explanation”.
Like the consecutive victories since the beginning of the season thanks to a great team game, this wreck was also collective.
While it is true that several off-field events hampered the preparation for the game: the quarantine of coach Julian Nagelsmann after being infected with covid-19, the court case of defender Lucas Hernandez, who on the day of the match knew he would not go to prison for violence marital status, and Kimmich’s criticisms of not wanting to be vaccinated.
Bayern will have the chance to recover on Saturday, in the Bundesliga, at 10:30 am (GMT), against Union Berlin, unbeaten at home for 21 games in the competition.
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