In the 19th round of the Bundesliga, two interrelated championship battles ended on January 28th, Beijing time. Bayern Munich, who took the lead, narrowly defeated Augsburg 3-2 in an away game. However, leader Leverkusen, who played later, The match ended in a goalless draw with Monchengladbach at home 0-0. At this point, Bayern's points have risen to 47 points, only 2 points behind Leverkusen at the top. With Bayern currently leading third-placed Stuttgart by 10 points, the title race between Bayern and Leverkusen is unshakable.
Although Augsburg ranks only in the middle and lower reaches of the Bundesliga, the team has always been able to deal with Bayern, the Bundesliga hegemon. Only 12 minutes into the game, Rexbeka volleyed from the left side of the penalty area from a small angle and penetrated goalkeeper Neuer's "ten finger barrier". Bayern escaped only because the referee on duty checked VAR and confirmed that Rexbeka was offside and ruled the goal invalid. However, Bayern responded in the 23rd minute. Pavlovich, a teenager under 20 years old, received Goretzka's header and turned around in front of the goal to volley and break the deadlock. In the stoppage time of the first half, Alphonso Davies scored with a sudden shot in front of the penalty area, helping Bayern take a 2-0 lead.
However, in the 52nd minute, Mbabu made a pass from the right, and Demilovic grabbed a penalty kick in front of the penalty area and scored with a header, bringing the score as close as 1-2. In the 58th minute, Sane took a shot, but the ball was blocked by the defender. Musiala was about to shoot, but the ball was cleared by an Augsburg player to Kane's feet. Today's top scorer in the Bundesliga pushed the ball into the goal, not only beating Bayern. The lead expanded to 3-1, and his Bundesliga goals this season increased to 23.
However, Augsburg's counterattack was very fierce. In the 86th minute, Neuer hit the opponent's head with a high ball and was awarded a penalty kick by the referee. But Mitchell's penalty kick was saved by Neuer. In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Muller brought down Demilovic in the penalty area, and the referee whistled for a penalty kick again. Demilovic personally took the penalty and closed the score to 2-3.
In this campaign, Bayern played very hard, and Augsburg performed very well. Although the ball possession rate in this campaign was 41.1% to 58.9%, the home team was at a disadvantage, but the shots were 15 to 13, and the shots on target were 7 to 4. Bayern was in the upper hand. Disadvantages. If Neuer hadn't saved the penalty kick, it would have been difficult for Bayern to score all 3 points in the away game. However, Bayern also paid a price for this narrow victory. After the game, the club officially announced that left midfielder Koeman, who was replaced by Ter in the 24th minute, tore the medial ligament of his left knee during the game and will be sidelined for several weeks.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Xu Yangyang