Black Friday for Bayern!

What a night in Bavaria! We've seen one of the biggest upsets in the Bundesilga this season. FC Augsburg claimed one of their most memorable wins in recent years as they toppled Bayern Munchen, the reigning champions of Germany. Two first-helf goals shocked the champions who could only half the deficit through their talisman Robert Lewandowski.

For long periods of the game, it would be difficult to tell that Augsburg started this Friday-night encounter as Bundesliga's 15th-placed team. They've had to defend with everything they've got in the second 45 minutes, but they succeeded in inflicting Bayern only their second league loss of the campaign.

Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl prepared his side to go toe to toe with the champions and show no fear. Speaking before the game, he insisted that the Munich team can be beaten.

"Bayern would win nine out of ten games but it's possible to beat them and to score against them. Of course, you need to have a good day, an outstanding goalkeeper and a fair bit of luck."

As if his players had these words still ringing in their ears, the hosts raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to a lovely strike from Mads Pedersen and an Andre Hahn header. It was a dream-like result for the Fuggerstadter against the country's best team.

But Robert Lewandowski is on top of his game even when his defenders and he hit one goal back just minutes later to get his team back in the game. But they were still behind.

As expected, Bayern kept pushing forward after the break, seldom leaving any space for the hosts to create anything. Augsburd looked happy to sit back and try to protect their slender lead. Julian Nagelsmann plugged the pace on the flanks by bringing on Alphonso Davies. The fleet-footed Canadian stemmed Augsburg's attacks on the flank and had two clear chances, but with twenty minutes to go Nagelsmann added a second striker with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting alongside Lewandowski.

It proved insufficient. Weinzierl and his team had their day!

Bayern went into the game with Covid-19 the main talking point. Defenders Niklas Sule and Josip Stanisic have contracted the virus, and Joshua Kimmich had to self-isolate because he's been in close contact with the infected teammates. Kimmich is one of the five players at the club who elected not to get vaccinated.

Apart from Covid, Bayen boss Nagelsmann will have to go over his team's lapses in concentration and a worrying lack of consistency.

BUNDESLIGA - Round 12

Friday

Augsburg – Bayern 2-1 (2-1)

/Pedersen 23, Hahn 35 – Lewandowski 38/

Saturday

17.30: (4.40) Bielefeld (3.50) Wolfsburg (1.95)

17.30: (1.42) Leverkusen (5.10) Bochum (8.00)

17.30: (1.32) M' gladbach (5.90) Greuther Furth (10.0)

17.30: (1.38) Dortmund (5.40) Stuttgart (8.50)

17.30: (4.20) Hoffenheim (3.80) RB Leipzig (1.90)

20.30: (2.15) Union Berlin (3.35) Hertha (3.80)

Sunday

17.30: (2.10) Freiburg (3.50) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.80)

19.30: (2.30) Mainz (3.50) Koln (3.25)

***odds are subject to change