Bayern Munich returns following international break to a series of do-or-die games, especially in the DFB-Pokal and the Champions League. A home fixture against SC Freiburg was perfect for their return — a team that has never won in the Allianz Arena while having enough quality to challenge them appropriately prior to an important fixture like Arsenal FC away at the Emirates.
The game started off rather poorly for the Bavarians who found it rather difficult to get their footing right. Looking lethargic
and impassive, the team’s performance echoed the silence of the Ultras. However, they turned their tides and by dint of an extraordinary display of attacking football, won the match 6-2.
Speaking on the setbacks from the beginning of the game, Aleksander Pavlović admits that Bayern were entirely at fault. “We were caught asleep twice on set pieces,” he said, per @iMiaSanMia.
“But we didn’t give up, kept the pace high and managed to turn the game around. In the end it’s the result that matters. Now we’ll prepare well for Arsenal and go for it.”
Pavlović registered an assist in this game, assisting Harry Kane’s goal at the 60th. The youngster who started alongside Leon Goretzka and played for 80 minutes before he was substituted by Hiroki Itō. The Japanese defender had his first game since March, when he fractured his metatarsal.
