On Saturday night, Bayern Munich’s roller coaster match at Hamburger SV ended in a 2-2 draw. Atop the Bundesliga table, Bayern fans lamented poor officiating, multiple shots off the posts, and mental breakdowns. Sitting in relegation territory, Hamburg fans celebrated the valuable point earned by coming from behind against the league leaders.
This season will likely end with Bayern breaking the 1971/72 record of 101 goals in a Bundesliga season. Despite scoring in every game across all competitions, Bayern managed to hit a depressing milestone in the Hamburg match.
4 points from 3 games is the fewest tally by Bayern to start a second half of a season since 2014/15
Is this a moment for panic? Of course not. Bayern played seven matches in the last 21 days. Tired legs and minds weighed heavy on Bayern against a team that they easily defeated 5-0 back in September. A month from now, this will be viewed as a small rough patch that forced Bayern to persevere in order to set new highs rather than new lows.
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