Head coach Julian Nagelsmann was sidelined at home, isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.ĭefender Lucas Hernandez discovered the morning of the second-round cup tie that he will escape jail in Spain despite violating a restraining order in 2017.

Ina Fassbender / AFPīayern had plenty of off-field distractions in the build-up.

READ ALSO: Barcelona Sack Ronald Koeman As Coach Moenchengladbach’s Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer (R) and his teammates react after the German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2nd round football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Western Germany, on October 27, 2021. We tried to somehow pick ourselves up, but I don’t think you saw that on TV.” “Of course, this was a disgrace for us,” added Mueller who said the Bayern team sat stunned in the dressing room afterwards. Gladbach fans started celebrating long before the final whistle as the song ‘Oh, wie ist das schoen’ (Oh, how beautiful this is) echoed around the stands. We have to apologise to our fans.”Ī full-strength Bayern team was pole-axed Wednesday when Gladbach took the lead at Borussia Park with barely a minute gone.Īfter Kouadio Kone’s early goal, Algerian defender Ramy Bensebaini netted twice to make it 3-0 at half-time.īayern’s bright start to the second-half was obliterated when Swiss striker Breel Embolo scored two rapid-fire goals.įurious Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic described the visitors’ performance as “a collective blackout - we simply didn’t turn up”. “I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced anything like that before in an FC Bayern shirt. “We were picked apart from A to Z in the first half,” the 32-year-old Mueller, who made his Bayern debut in 2008 and is approaching 600 appearances for the Bavarian giants, told ARD. Ina Fassbender / AFPīayern Munich veteran Thomas Mueller has apologised to their fans and admitted the 5-0 thrashing at Moenchengladbach in the German Cup was the worst defeat he has experienced during 13 years playing in the famous red shirt. (L-R) Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Serge Gnabry, Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich’s German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich’s German forward Thomas Mueller, Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Leon Goretzka react during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2nd round football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Western Germany, on October 27, 2021.

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