{"id":398996,"date":"2025-11-23T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398996\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:23:24","slug":"five-observations-from-bayern-munichs-feisty-6-2-win-against-sc-freiburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/398996\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Observations from Bayern Munich\u2019s feisty 6-2 win against SC Freiburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

SC Freiburg came to play. And play they did.<\/p>\n

Bayern Munich tussled with Europa League contenders SC Freiburg (currently 2nd in the EL table), and it was a hard-fought battle. With Freiburg unafraid to push ahead with full intensity and throw bodies on the line when defending, Kompany faced a problematic foe but overcame the initial struggles brilliantly with a couple of tweaks (looking at you, Goretzka) and by changing the dynamic with which the team attacked in the second half.<\/p>\n

Here are the key takeaways from the game:<\/p>\n

Bayern caught snoozing early<\/p>\n

Freiburg came out all guns blazing, and Bayern simply wasn\u2019t ready for the initial onslaught. Two unanswered goals, both courtesy of set pieces, showcased the team\u2019s vulnerability to defending set pieces at times, and in this case, it was just poor positioning and ball watching that cost the side. However, this was also the wake-up call that Bayern needed to truly get into the game, and when they did, it was an 11-man symphony. A masterpiece in free-flowing, attacking football ensued.<\/p>\n

Absolute annihilation followed.<\/p>\n

\"Lennart<\/a><\/p>\n

Lennart Karl put in a scintillating shift tonight. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

SC Freiburg played their hearts out<\/p>\n

Late in the second half, it was difficult not to feel sorry for Freiburg with the way they played. Every single player played with his heart on the sleeve; and make no mistake\u2014this was an industrious team effort that saw Freiburg score 2 unanswered goals in quick succession\u2026something that hasn\u2019t happened to Bayern all season. However, after Bayern came back with 2 brilliant goals, it certainly seemed to be a more open game until Bayern\u2019s third. After that, Freiburg just bunkered up, which is something they shouldn\u2019t have done.<\/p>\n

Freiburg\u2019s chances came when they were more active and pushing forward. This also caused Bayern to play with more caution and led to a more balanced game. With Bayern dominating possession and cranking up the pressure in the second half, it was only a matter of time before Freiburg capitulated. And they did.<\/p>\n

Lennart Karl started on RW today and gave Freiburg problems from the very beginning. His pressing is relentless, and his nifty dribbling and untraceable movements made him a thorn in Freiburg\u2019s backside. After scoring Bayern\u2019s first with a brilliant first touch (off an otherworldly assist from Olise) and a finish off his weaker foot, he assisted Olise for Bayern\u2019s second with incredible vision.<\/p>\n

He continued playing as an attacking midfielder the rest of the game (until he was subbed off with injury concerns) and thrived in that role too! This gives Bayern some interesting options\u2014should he continue playing at RW, or should his versatility be used to Bayern\u2019s advantage? Should Kompany experiment more with him at the 10? With Gnabry thriving in the middle at the moment and Musiala\u2019s return not too far away, Lennart Karl\u2019s positional flexibility offers Bayern a top winger and a top AM option all packaged neatly in a 5\u201d6 bundle.<\/p>\n

If fit, he will almost certainly start against Arsenal, although probably not at RW, because Bayern has a better option there.<\/p>\n

\"THE<\/a><\/p>\n

THE KRAKEN HAS BEEN UNLEASHED! (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Michael Olise is hands down the best right winger in the world, and he SHOWED OUT. Any concerns over a slump in his performances due to being overworked by both France and Bayern were silenced with a scintillating performance that was capped by an absolute rocket into the top bins from range, Robben style. With 3 assists, 2 goals (5 goal contributions!!!), 5 key passes, and some key interceptions, the SofaScore rating<\/a> of 10 (!!!) was well deserved.<\/p>\n

The nonchalant king is back with a bang, and he will undoubtedly play a major role in any success Bayern enjoys against Arsenal in the UCL midweek fixture. Which begs the question:<\/p>\n

Arsenal currently has European football\u2019s best defense, but Bayern Munich\u2019s defending isn\u2019t too shabby either. However, Arsenal have certainly not faced any attack remotely close in strength to that of Bayern\u2019s this season. While this game represents an \u201cunstoppable force vs. immovable object\u201d narrative in the minds of many, Bayern Munich have already dispatched last season\u2019s UCL winners PSG with relative ease, and this attack has never looked better.<\/p>\n

This hinges in large part on Lennart Karl\u2019s availability, of course, but one thing is certain\u2014Mikel Arteta will be faced with a herculean challenge: How in the world do you stop this Bayern attack?<\/p>\n

Maybe the answer is: you don\u2019t. You have to outscore them instead.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Apple<\/a>, or any leading podcast distributor\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SC Freiburg came to play. And play they did. Bayern Munich tussled with Europa League contenders SC Freiburg…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":398997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49658,2035,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-398996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-bayern-munich-bundesliga","9":"tag-bayern-munich-match-observations","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115598761912410550","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}