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Mönchengladbach (dpa) - Hair-raising defensive errors have brought down FC Bayern again in the furious Bundesliga classic at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
For the first time in ten years, the record champions lost a 2-0 lead at 2: 3 (2: 2) on Friday evening.
The team of coach Hansi Flick, who suffered his second of only four defeats as Bayern coach in Gladbach, is now threatened with losing the championship lead on Saturday.
Led by the outstanding offensive duo Lars Stindl and Jonas Hofmann, the old Bayern rival took advantage of the well-known defensive weaknesses of the Munich team.
Two outstanding passes from Stindl to Hofmann (36th minute / 45th) equalized before the break.
Florian Neuhaus (49th) scored to win.
Borussia deserved to win the first leg against Bayern for the fourth time in a row, who last lost a two-goal lead at 1. FC Köln in February 2011.
A penalty goal by Robert Lewandowski (20th) and a goal by Leon Goretzka (26th) were not enough for the triple winner.
The Gladbachers already showed a good first 15 minutes in the offensive 4-3-3 system, as Flick predicted, the record champions were challenged "from the first second".
In the Munich back four, the Bayern coach relied on Benjamin Pavard, who had recently been ailing, as a right-back, Joshua Kimmich played his prime role as a driver in midfield.
Gladbach sought the way forward at high speed and long balls - then Neuhaus blundered behind.
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The national player went to the ball with his hand unnecessarily in his own penalty area and touched it with his fingertips, Lewandowski easily transformed the penalty due to video evidence to his 20th goal of the season.
The world footballer continues to follow in the footsteps of the great Gerd Müller, who scored 40 goals in one season almost 50 years ago.
Flick cheered on the sidelines - Bayern had always fallen behind in the previous eight Bundesliga games.
It went better this time, at least initially.
Gladbach tried to increase the pressure on the guests immediately.
With clever pressing, Bayern brought Goretzka into position shortly after the lead, whose shot from a good 25 meters could not be stopped by Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
Borussia conceded their 200th goal against Bayern, but then came back quickly into the game.
And how!
Stindl and Hofmann ensured the two equalizer goals before the break - according to roughly the same scheme.
Stindl skilfully staged Hofmann twice with very strong passes against unsorted Bayern, the 28-year-old kept his nerve in front of Manuel Neuer’s Bayern goal and ensured that the national team captain conceded a goal for the tenth time in a row.
A personal negative record for the 34-year-old.
Well served, Bayern went into the break.
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A playback mistake by Niklas Süle worsened the starting position in Munich.
The Gladbachers played in the direction of the penalty area and Neuhaus made up for the penalty mistake with his opening goal.
Flick took an angry swig from his water bottle in the dugout.
The following attack efforts by Bavaria were initially under control.
Despite high pressings, the record champions did not develop the desired pressure for a long time via the outside Douglas Costa and Leroy Sané.
David Alaba's graduation was blocked (70th).
And Gladbach was waiting for more opportunities.
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