99th minute winners are incredibly euphoric. Ergo, Lennart Karl’s late, late winner for Bayern Munich in the 3-2 victory over SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga- following two phenomenal long range goals from Tom Bischof- will lead to a massive boost in morale for both the team and the fans. What a way it was to win the match.
But once that euphoria fades, some introspection will be needed. It is important to note that Bayern are returning from an international break, played a rotated side, had to travel
to one of the most intimidating avenues in the Bundesliga and left head coach Vincent Kompany satisfied with the performance.
Yet it is also true that Bayern could and possibly should have been 3 or 4 goals down in the second half after the hosts gave up some massive chances while the Bavarians were floundering. Will this performance be enough when Bayern travel to the Bernabeu on Tuesday? Will the likes of Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappé miss the chances presented to the Freiburg forwards?
Sure, Real Madrid are currently facing their own troubles. But history dictates that one cannot expect to get a result against them in the Champions League without a perfect performance. And Bischof knows the Bavarians will need to better than today to get that desired result.
“We’re aware we have to step it up a notch against Real Madrid,” he admitted after the match, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “We actually need three or four steps up from today.”
Can Bayern manage those steps up once the rotated players return to the side and the pressure is on against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals? We shall see on Tuesday.
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