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Jamal Musiala in the arms of Mathys Tel: They can't fix it on their own yet

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Tom Weller/dpa

A quick look at the trademark:

Some football players are not just athletes, but cultural assets.

Arjen Robben moved inside and scored from a distance, Zinédine Zidane turned around while dribbling, and Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration can be seen on every football pitch.

In the Bundesliga, Bayern golden boy Jamal Musiala is gradually developing such a trademark: stalking through three, four, five opponents in a very small space and shooting the ball into the goal (75th minute).

Musiala's beer mat dribbling made FC Bayern Munich briefly dream of an away win in Freiburg - but only briefly.

The result:

SC Freiburg and Bayern split 2:2 (1:1).

The record champions are in second place - seven points ahead of VfB Stuttgart, seven points behind Bayer Leverkusen - a bit in no man's land in the table, albeit at a high level.

Freiburg is ninth and continues to swim in the large group of teams still hoping for Europe.

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Enough of the canceled results

: After three competitive defeats in eight days and the decision to part ways with coach Thomas Tuchel in the summer, FC Bayern seemed to have picked themselves up a little in the previous week: they managed a win in the top game against RB Leipzig, and manager Max Eberl was appointed as new strong man introduced.

But more would be needed to reverse the trend.

Maybe a construction opponent?

With just one point from the last five Bundesliga games, SC Freiburg almost looked like one - but Christian Streich's team certainly didn't play the role of victim.

Dry training for the European Championships:

Speaking of victimhood, it's not Joshua Kimmich's season.

The midfield all-rounder, who is generally considered the most talented German player of his generation, has recently been missing from the starting line-up in top games; national coach Julian Nagelsmann removed Kimmich from the beloved midfield center in favor of veteran star Toni Kroos.

Kimmich is “a servant for his country,” Nagelsmann told SPIEGEL.

Against Freiburg, Kimmich also had to be FC Bayern's servant, defending at right back, while the center belonged to home-grown Aleksandar Pavlovic.

Annoying for Kimmich: Just before the break he could hardly get his side under control, so Christian Günter (16th) and Vincenzo Grifo (22nd) had chances.

All problems in one scene:

At the time of these occasions, FC Bayern were already behind, and the fact that that doesn't sound sensational at all doesn't speak for the current situation with the record champions.

Numerous deficiencies could be seen in the goal conceded: When Freiburg threw in near the halfway line, Tuchel gestured not to leave Freiburg alone on the wing far from the ball.

But the SCF chose to shift the game, got space and, after the next wing change, a double chance for Roland Sallai, who only headed in the penalty area and then, after a brilliant save by Manuel Neuer, hit the crossbar with an overhead kick.

Because Bayern didn't consistently defend the second ball, Günter had the chance to shoot - and the outsider was ahead (12th).

Tel's apple shot:

Bayern needed a while to recover.

What was noticeable was the numerous slight ball losses during the build-up.

It is all the more significant that the equalizer fell through Mathys Tel's individual class: the Frenchman, described by Eberl during the week as an "outstanding example" of a talent with the makings of a top star, turned 180 degrees in a flash in the duel with Grifo Striking the ball into the far corner is worth seeing.

Before and after, a number of things the 18-year-old tried failed - but the desired new face of Bayern in the Eberl era could well be that of Tel.

The simple mistakes:

Or Musiala's.

The two youngsters actually seemed to be able to hide the major structural problems, both defensively and in structure.

But they had made the calculation without the Bayern nonsense, which had turned into the opposite, Murphy's Law in the Free State version, according to which things end up going as wrong as possible this season.

And so it was a throw-in (!) that Michael Gregoritsch was able to pluck down with his foot and Lucas Höler set up for the equalizing goal.

Bayern were served, Freiburg were happy.

The last chance for reconciliation:

Bayern can't be happy with their performance and the way the game went, but ultimately the Bundesliga doesn't really matter at this point: Leverkusen seems to have run away, qualification for the premier class is not in danger.

The fall will be greater in the Champions League on Tuesday when Bayern have to make up for the 0-1 loss from the first leg of the round of 16 against Lazio Rome in Munich.

If Tuchel doesn't want to end his only full season as Bayern coach without a title, his team has to pull itself together as soon as possible.