Deccan Chronicle

Bayern face 2nd loss in a row

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Berlin, Oct. 7: Bayern Munich suffered a second consecutiv­e Bundesliga defeat, crashing 3-0 at home to Borussia Moenchengl­adbach, to drop to fifth in the table on Saturday.

Pressure is mounting on Bayern head coach Niko Kovac whose side are four points behind Dortmund.

Bayern are winless in their last four games in all competitio­ns and suffered back-to-back league defeats for the first time since May 2015, when they had already won the Bundesliga title.

“We are making too many individual mistakes,” said Kovac. “Everyone is trying, but at the moment we just aren’t bringing it together on the pitch.”

Bayern were 2-0 down after just 16 minutes at the Allianz Arena.

Gladbach striker Alassane Plea beautifull­y curled a long-range shot around the dive of Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on 10 minutes.

The second came six minutes later when Bayern midfielder Thiago Alcantara lost possession near his own box.

Jonas Hofmann pounced on the loose ball and squared for club captain Lars Stindl, making his return after longterm injury, to score and stun the Munich crowd.

Gladbach are now second, with three points behind the Bundesliga leaders Dortmund.

— AFP

Bayern are winless in their last four games in all competitio­ns and suffered back-toback league defeats for the first time since May 2015.

 ?? — AFP ?? Moenchengl­adbach players celebrate their 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in their Bundesliga match in Munich on Saturday.
— AFP Moenchengl­adbach players celebrate their 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in their Bundesliga match in Munich on Saturday.

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