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Bayern Munich stormed to a 4-0 lead over FC Viktoria Plzeň at half time, but then allowed the Czech club to score two goals in the second half to get the final score to 4-2. What was the reason for Bayern allowing Plzeň back into the game?
Coach Julian Nagelsmann has two reasons for this (via @iMiaSanMia): Plzeň were much better after the break, and Bayern were maybe thinking ahead to Sunday’s match against SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
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Speaking of the Bundesliga, one of its former players in Jan Kliment (formerly of VfB Stuttgart) did well against the Bavarians. “Kliment did very well in front. I liked him back in the Bundesliga”, Nagelsmann said. “Certainly in the second half he made a difference, he was very active and made it difficult for our defense.
“We of course changed a little bit and needed to...that’s normal. It’s also normal that we have Sunday on our minds, after being up 4-0 at the break.”
Nagelsmann also tipped his hat to Plzeň for at least giving the fans something to cheer about despite their poor Champions League result.
“We can give them a compliment that they have a good team, and even though they were down 0-4 they still offered something for their fans”, said Nagelsmann. “In the end, I think it wasn’t too bad an experience for their fans today.”
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