FC Bayern was a guest at FC Augsburg on the 2nd matchday of the Bundesliga and won 3-2 in a highly competitive game.
- FC Augsburg against FC Bayern 2: 3 (0: 2)
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Update from August 30th, 5:39 p.m.: The list of FC Bayern Munich for the game at FC Augsburg is there – and head coach Vincent Kompany waives surprises. The starting eleven of the German record champion: New – Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanisic – Kimmich, Goretzka – Olise, Gnabry, Diaz – Kane
First report: Augsburg/Munich – The second match day brings a Bavarian duel early in the season: Augsburg welcomes the favorite Munich – and both sides arrive with clear messages. FC Augsburg has a good mood of optimism after a decent prelude, and also fueled by the home game premiere of head coach Sandro Wagner in the WWK Arena.
Bavaria is on course after an intensive summer and early competitive rhythm with new coach Vincent Kompany, but is also looking for stability in the starting phase. In the personnel situation there was recently talking about bottlenecks, however, Kompany emphasized that the internal clarification has priority and that the basic virtues are in focus: “We clarify what we have to clarify. The basis is hard work, willingness to fight and players who are ready to go through the pain limit.
FC Bayern is required at FC Augsburg
On the Munich side, Kompany led the usual mix of confidence and vigilance into the field; He took the fact that it is a regionally colored duel against Augsburg with humor: “When we take a bus, it is a derby.” At the same time, the press talk underlines that Bavaria focuses on the game highly concentrated and focuses on the “hunger for victories”.
Augsburg coach Sandro Wagner decidedly rejects the role of the outsider as a “bonus game” narrative: “This is a losing husbandry-we don’t have it.” His tenor: courage, intensity and activity – especially in front of a home audience. Wagner thus sets a sign that the FCA not only wants to manage the game, but also wants to actively shape.
Favorite role Despite Augsburg’s self -confidence, the favorite role is clearly at Bavaria. Cadad quality, individual class and the recent history of results speak for the record champions. Company’s team will probably want to control the game, with a lot of possession of the ball, high counterpressing and pace over the wings. Augsburg will take a compact, aggressive start and fast switching moments – Wagner’s statements indicate that there should be no waiting attitude.
The direct record of the past few years speaks overall for FC Bayern, even if Augsburg was able to set needles again and again – especially at home. The duels in the WWK Arena were often contested; Bavaria won a large part of the games, but individual FCA successes repeatedly made headlines. In total, the series underpins the Status of the Munich as a favorite, while Augsburg’s outliers point out that there is surprise potential in the derby setting. ((smr)
