Bayern Munich were stunned yesterday (September 27) as a 32-match winning streak, stretching back to December 2019, was snapped by Hoffenheim.

The Champions

League winners suffered a surprising 4-1 loss to Hoffenheim in the second round

of the Bundesliga fixtures.

It’s quite

the turnabout for the team which defeated Schalke 8-0 in the opening round of

fixtures, setting them up as the favourite for a ninth consecutive league

title.

Bayern

manager Hansi Flick said there were “many reasons” for the defeat “but in terms

of their willingness and desire, I can’t blame the team at all.”

Flick

continued, “We gave our opponents too many chances and we weren’t as

effective on the offensive side as we normally are. Big compliments to

Hoffenheim, the team showed a very strong performance and also a compliment to

Sebastian Hoeness himself, as his team was very well adjusted.

“I don’t

blame fatigue for defeat. We just haven’t been able to play our way, with the

dynamism with which we normally can.”