I’d say if Bayern hadn’t been missing 12 (!) players, they probably wouldn’t have lost.
Oh dear, you don’t have to put the 2:1 defeat on the gold scales. Bavaria is “excused”
At 0: 5, however, Bayern’s regular 11 played.
Everything just fell into place at Gladbach that day. The passes before the goals were just magical. That was world-class level from Gladbach. Every coach, fan – just everyone dreams of such actions.
It wasn’t necessarily because Upa slept part of the time, but because Gladbach simply performed supernaturally that day.
You could also set up a Maldini in top form and it would still have been played because the timing of the passes was just incredibly precise. The goals could hardly be nicer. It was partly reminiscent of Xaxi and Iniesta’s tiki-taka. There’s no more increase.
Bayern were outclassed, but Gladbach’s pace that day would have been a disaster for any other team.
I’m sorry, but it’s all the nicer that it happened in DE against the Primus of all people.