There are 5 reasons why Bayern Munich lost 0-3 to Manchester City in the first leg of the 2022-2023 Champions League quarter-finals which you can find out in this article. Yes, Bayern surprisingly lost three goals without reply at home to Man City, namely at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday (11/4/2023).
Bayern’s defeat was visible from the first half, where Man City was able to take the lead thanks to Rodri’s goal in the 27th minute. Then in the second half Bayern was completely destroyed because Man City added two goals through Bernardo Silva in the 70th minute and Erling Haaland in the 76th minute. .
So what caused a team as big as Bayern to be destroyed by Man City?
Following are the 5 reasons Bayern Munich lost 0-3 to Manchester City in the 2022-2023 Champions League Quarterfinals:
- Erling Haaland Appears Brilliant
Two of Man City’s goals were created thanks to Haaland’s excellent performance, especially in the second half. Because the two goals came from the actions of a former Borussia Dortmund player.
As with Man City’s second goal in the 70th minute, it all started with Haaland’s pass which Bernardo Silva could easily catch. Then Man City’s third goal was scored directly by Haaland who was able to pick up a bait ball from John Stones.
The failure of the Bayern defender to anticipate Haaland made the team lose.
- Bayern defenders make many mistakes
Dayot Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt made many mistakes in the Man City vs Bayern match. Even Bernardo Silva’s goal actually started from an error by Upamecano who lost the ball in his own area.
Luckily, Bayern have Yann Sommer, because he performed well under the crossbar. Sommer made six important saves because of Bayern’s poor defense. If without Sommer, maybe Bayern could lose by more than three goals.
- Bayern Munich Doesn’t Appear Confident
Bayern Munich’s game was a complete mess against Man City. According to Bayern coach, Thomas Tuchel, his team is like that because they don’t look confident.
“In my opinion our players lacked confidence and did not play well. Of course, the result was bitter for us,” said Tuchel, launching from the BBC.
- Difficulty Anticipating Man City Crosses
Not only the defenders, all Bayern players are to blame for the 0-3 defeat to Man City. Because Bayern let Man City play with their strategy.
Man City made many crosses which created two goals in the second half. Bayern unfortunately did not try to anticipate this.
- The Thomas Tuchel effect
Tuchel, who had just handled Bayern Munich, looked confused against Man City. His team’s game strategy can be said to have failed miserably.
His decision to make substitutions was questioned. Because at the start of the second half he did not bring in any new players, even though Bayern played poorly in the first half and were trailing 0-1.
Then when he was 0-2 down, Tuchel did not enter a new player. It was only when Bayern were trailing 0-3 that Tuchel played three players in the 80’s.
Of course, the three new players are having a hard time making an impact due to the lack of playing time given by Tuchel.
