Jeremie Frimpong (2nd) and Patrik Schick (71st) scored the goals for the double winner. Juwel Florian Wirtz was rested for 55 minutes in view of the groundbreaking DFB Cup round of 16 on Tuesday (8.45 p.m./ARD and Sky) in Munich, but after his substitution he did the preparatory work for the important 2-1.
Union's downward trend, however, continued. In the sixth home game at the Alte Försterei stadium there was the first defeat of the season. After a strong start to the season and fourth place, coach Bo Svensson's team has been waiting for a three-pointer for six competitive games. Wooyeong Jeong's (29th) equalizer after 412 minutes without a goal was little consolation.
Four days after the highest Champions League victory in the club's history, Bayer kept Lukas Hradecky, Aleix Garcia and Arthur in the starting line-up for Matej Kovar, Exequiel Palacios and the indispensable Wirtz. For the national player, Alonso referred to load control.
On the other hand, coach Bo Svensson finally demanded offensive power from his Iron team again. Despite the goal drought, he sees “no uncertainty,” emphasized the 45-year-old – after all, before the game, his team had the second-best defense in the league after Bayern, having conceded just nine goals in eleven games.
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