Bayern Munich’s barren run continues
German champions were stunned 0-1 by minnows Augsburg in the Bundesliga
Berlin: Down to 10 men, Bayern Munich suffered a morale-sapping fourth straight defeat by losing 0-1 to Augsburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga ahead of their mission-impossible Champions League semifinal, second-leg, against Barcelona. Augsburg’s Paraguay striker Raul Bobadilla followed on from Barcelona’s Lionel Messi by inflicting more misery on German league champions Bayern who are poised for a last four exit from the Champions League.
Bayern host Barca in Tuesday’s home semifinal facing an uphill task having been routed 0-3 in Spain last Wednesday, when Messi scored twice, which followed defeats to Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup semifinal and a league defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.
The German giants played nearly 80 minutes with ten men in Munich after goalkeeper Pepe Reina was shown a straight red card. Neuer came on to face a penalty after Reina was sent off with just 13 minutes gone.