Bayern, the defending German champions, came back from a goal down to defeat Augsburgin the Bavarian derby on Saturday, increasing their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to two points. Julian Nagelsmann’s outfit, who had just knockedParis Saint-Germainoutof the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, fell down after just two minutes thanks to a goal from Mergim Berisha.
Yet, FCB’sresponse was swift.As Joao Cancelo scored from close range after 15 minutes to defeat Rafal Gikiewicz, two outstanding goals from Benjamin Pavard brought the score to 3-1. As Leroy Sane scored on a free header just before halftime, the tension was immediately alleviated.
But, the hosts were not willing to settle at four and pressed for a fifth after the restart. A penalty strike fromBerisha andalate goal from substitute Ivan Cardona were rendered meaningless by a goal from Alphonso Davies, who pushed in to give the home side a final 5-3victory.
What did Augsburg say of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, andNeymar?
Augsburg have now launched a vicious jab at PSG’s attacking trio of KylianMbappe, Lionel Messi, andNeymar after theLigue 1 champions were eliminated from the UCL by Bayernearlier in the week. Even though Augsburg alsolost to Bayern,theFuggerstädterscored three goals and took pride in the fact that the stat-studded French tramhad failed to score in both of their previous encountersin Europe’s top club competition.
Remarkably, theRed-and-Blues’fearsome three failed to score a single goal against the Bavarians, with Messi and Mbappe, in particular, being muzzled at the Allianz Arena. Neymar was sidelined because of an ankle injury that would finish his season.
Thus, Augsburg’s social media platforms were very critical of PSG’s game.“Despite the loss, we can still look to the positives”,they took to Twitter to post.