Bayern Munich

The first goal was a freak as Dayot Upamecano played a long ball from his own half which goalkeeper Gregor Kobel missed as it rolled into his net. Thomas ...

Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. - Shots - 15Hummels - 8Dahoud - 6Özcan For his first he bundled in Matthijs de Ligt's flick-on.

There are high hopes that this time it will be different, and that Dortmund can surprise the Rekordmeister and finally win a Bundesliga game at the Allianz ...

The Black and Yellows will first face Leipzig in the Pokal on Wednesday and then Union Berlin at home on Saturday. And there is not much time for the 49-year-old to do just that. The willingness to work off the ball was extremely high." The willingness to implement everything was there 100%. After that first goal, Müller quickly added two more, and the biggest game in Germany, broadcasted around the world, including on ABC in the United States, was over before it even begun. It was the first game back for Kobel after an injury and he his blackout to miss a long ball forward by Dayot Upamecano, slightly redirecting it into his own goal, led to yet another Dortmund collapse.

Bayern Munich looked more structured in Thomas Tuchel's first match in charge, and now they are back on top in the Bundesliga race.

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Thomas Tuchel enjoyed an impressive victory in his first game as Bayern Munich manager as his side recorded a 4-2 victory against Borussia Dortmund.

Meanwhile, Felix Nmecha scored a stoppage-time leveller for Wolfsburg as they drew 2-2 at home with Augsburg, a game that saw the hosts’ captain, Maximilian Arnold, score an own goal and miss a penalty in the first half. Union Berlin are two points behind Dortmund in third after a 3-0 home win over the Bundesliga’s bottom side, Stuttgart, with Sheraldo Becker and Kevin Behrens scoring after the break, followed by a Genki Haraguchi own goal. [and bringing Tuchel in](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/01/thomas-tuchel-julian-nagelsmann-bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund), Bayern raced into a three-goal lead in their first match under the former Chelsea boss, with the opener coming via a bizarre 13th-minute own goal by the Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

The former Chelsea manager wanted to sign the Dutch defender last off-season.

Not only De Ligt, but also Benjamin Pavard was a target of Tuchel’s last summer. When Tuchel was coaching Chelsea, De Ligt was actually his top defensive target last summer. Matthijs de Ligt was Tuchel's top target to strengthen Chelsea's defense last summer, but the Dutchman only wanted Bayern.

Minute-by-minute report: Thomas Tuchel takes charge of Bayern for the first time against his old team. Join Alex Hess.

The winger whips an early shot at goal from the edge of the box and Kobel lunges to his right and gets to it, but all he can do is push the ball out to the feet of Muller, who once again helps himself from close range. De Ligt attacks the resulting corner with a towering header from the penalty spot and Muller meets the ball at the back post to tap home from under the bar. The good news is that a win here would put crisis-club Bayern on track for the title. 7 mins: A half-chance arrives for Dortmund at Wolf links up nicely with Brandt, who dances forward and feeds Reus charging down the right. His head is in his hands as the balls sails past him and trickles into the net. He cuts into the box and is one-on-one with Kobel but the keeper does well not to commit himself and Coman eventually slips over trying to take the ball around him. Sane cuts inside and when Muller, on the edge of the box, draws his marker toward the ball, the winger picks out his counterpart who is arriving from the other flank. Given the ball from a goal kick, Ryerson sleepwalks down the line into trouble and is robbed by Sané. Bayern surge forward again, Sane reaching a dead end on the right and going back to Kimmich on the edge of the box. 48 mins: Bayern pick up where they left off, Davies charging down the left and nudging back to Coman. It starts in the centre circle with the eventual scorer, who sweeps the ball out to Sane on the right. He spots Choupo-Moting peeling away and with his back to goal, the German takes the chipped pass on his chest before scissor-kicking into the bottom corner.

Match report as Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in to overtake the visitors at the top of the Bundesliga and give Thomas Tuchel a winning start ...

Before Dortmund managed to regroup, Bayern scored again with Thomas Mueller turning the ball in with his hip at the far post after a Joshua Kimmich corner was headed on by Matthijs de Ligt in the 18th minute. Match report as Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in to overtake the visitors at the top of the Bundesliga and give Thomas Tuchel a winning start as coach; Gregor Kobel's 13th-minute howler allowed Bayern to go in front with Thomas Muller scoring twice in the win Bayern Munich overran a hapless Borussia Dortmund to win Der Klassiker 4-2 as three goals in the opening 23 minutes helped them reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga and hand new coach Thomas Tuchel a winning start.

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund served up a Klassiker that fully lived up to its billing, with Bayern's sensational 4-2 win bringing them ahead of their ...

[Marco Reus](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/marco-reus-10-things-borussia-dortmund-germany-5396) (captain): "The coach told us at half-time that it was rubbish how we went into a lot of situations. [Matthijs de Ligt](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/matthijs-de-ligt-10-things-on-bayern-munich-s-centre-back-20596) (defender): "We need to watch game after game. [Emre Can](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/gregor-kobel) (midfielder): "It's almost impossible to win a game here in Munich. [Edin Terzic](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/edin-terzic-5-things-on-borussia-dortmunds-new-head-coach-13917) (head coach): "It would be ridiculous to sit here and say we got into the game well in the opening 15 minutes. We have to keep the focus high and focus on every game because we know we have to win every game. [Gregor Kobel](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/gregor-kobel) (goalkeeper): "I can't explain how the ball slipped through like that. We want to have more control of the game than we had. [Jude Bellingham](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/who-is-jude-bellingham-borussia-dortmund-birmingham-sancho-england-gerrard-12101) (midfielder): "It's one of those things as a goalkeeper, it can happen. We didn't want the match to be quite so wild and wanted to press higher, but we didn't manage that. "The win means that we are on top of the table. We need to adapt to a better rhythm. We want to have more ball possession.

Thomas Tuchel's reign as Bayern Munich manager got off to the perfect start as they inflicted a heavy 4-1 defeat on league leaders Borussia Dortmund.

BAYERN MUNICH 4-1 DORTMUND (EMRE CAN): A consolation for the visitors! BAYERN MUNICH 4-2 DORTMUND (DONYELL MALEN): Malen gets the goal his cameo deserves. It's his 13th career goal against Dortmund and it's a long way back now for the league leaders. BAYERN MUNICH 4-0 DORTMUND (KINGSLEY COMAN): That will do it! From a corner, he's in the right place at the right time as he bundles De Ligt's headed flick-on into the back of the net. The ball bounces into the back of the empty net and it's going to go down as a Kobel OG!

John Terry and Roberto Di Matteo - who announced the game together live at Stamford Bridge before kick-off today against Aston Villa - are the first examples of ...

Di Matteo will manage the team – just as he did against Bayern in the 2012 Champions League final – and he has been discussing the new fixture. The other proceeds will be donated to the Chelsea Foundation. ‘That was my last game,' said Robbie.

Bayern Munich started life under Thomas Tuchel with a 4-2 victory over his old club Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena that saw them replace the ...

Ferran Torres completed the rout of an Elche side playing for the first time under Sebastian Beccacece. [April 1, 2023]

For a nervy few moments at the start of this latest edition of Der Klassiker, Borussia Dortmund looked like they had come to play. Bayern Munich were facing ...

“We have to control the game better and get more rest periods into the game,” Kimmich concluded. We didn’t really want to make the game so wild and back-and-forth, but we didn’t succeed.” “We we lucky to take the lead, but we didn’t control the game for 90 minutes.

Ahead of Bayern Munichs 4-2 win over Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, Kahn told Sky Germany no one from the club leaked news of Julian ...

Following the news of Nagelsmann's sacking, Sky in Germany's Bayern Munich reporter Uli Kohler said: "This was a surprise for everyone. "After all the rumours in the media, the management of Julian Nagelsmann contacted Hasan Salihamidzic by themselves." "It was the last 10 games, Bayern won only five. This is a record that is not suiting to Bayern Munich. There was no contact with any media". Ahead of Bayern Munich's 4-2 win over Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, Kahn told Sky Germany no one from the club leaked news of Julian Naglesmann's sacking; Nagelsmann's agency Sport 360 say they contacted Bayern after "all the rumours in the media"

Julian Nagelsmann has hit back at Bayern Munich for leaking his sacking news even before it was communicated to him.

On the other hand, [players like Manuel Neuer and Joshua Kimmich wanted him to stay](https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/bayern-munich-split-julian-nagelsmann-sacking-joao-cancelo-sadio-mane-wanted-him-gone/blt3c518aad8933b5e1). Tuchel had a dream start to his journey at Bayern as the club thrashed Dortmund 4-2 in Bundesliga on Saturday. The defeat prompted the Bayern officials to sack him and bring in Tuchel. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Nagelsmann had guided Bayern Munich to the quarter-final of the Champions League with a perfect record but were two points behind Dortmund in the title race after losing to Bayer Leverkusen just before the international break. After all the rumours in the media, the management of Julian Nagelsmann contacted Hasan Salihamidzic by themselves." The club issued the statement of Nageslmann's departure and Tuchel's arrival on the same day, even though the former Chelsea manager's name was floated in the media a couple of days back.

Bayern Munich board member Uli Hoeness has suggested Julian Nagelsmann's ski trip was a factor in the clubs decision to sack the manager last month.

However, he was adamant [that Nagelsmann was made aware](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/bayern-munich-insist-behaved-fairly-julian-nagelsmann-sacking-club-addresses-thomas-tuchel-leak/bltcba92690fd3660f7) before the press broke the news of his departure. [Nagelsmann's agency releasing a statement suggesting the club made no contact before the manager's dismissal was reported in the media](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/bayern-munich-feud-julian-nagelsmann-hits-out-leaking-sacking-news/bltef4736c093e1f7b1). Many [rumours of the reasons for his dismissal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/bayern-munich-split-julian-nagelsmann-sacking-joao-cancelo-sadio-mane-wanted-him-gone/blt3c518aad8933b5e1) are swirling but it is suggested he had a [bust up with summer signing Sadio Mane](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/sadio-mane-julian-nagelsmann-furious-dressing-room-row-before-bayern-manager-s-sacking/blt2ed59fcdeb5bef63) in the weeks leading up to the decision. They next take on Freiburg in the DFB Pokal quarter-finals on April 4. If he had stayed in Munich, they would have met him and spoken to him Monday or Tuesday. Now, long-time former president Hoeness has slammed Nagelsmann's decision to go away on a ski holiday after their Bundesliga defeat to Leverkusen.

BAYERN MUNICH board member Uli Hoeness has suggested that Julian Nagelsmann's mid-season ski trip factored into the club's decision to sack him.Nagels.

[Bayern paid the highest ever compensation fee](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/10427667/chelsea-paid-prem-record-compensation-potter-brighton/) for a manager to poach Nagelsmann from RB Leipzig in 2021. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/team/247842/chelsea/) and [Real Madrid](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/team/247820/real-madrid/) have also expressed an interest in signing him. [Tottenham](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/10454051/chelsea-hijack-tottenham-nagelsmann-real-madrid/) are said to be eager to snatch him up as a replacement for Antonio Conte. [Bayern](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/team/247812/bayern-munich/) board member Hoeness has suggested that the club's league position was not the main reason for Nagelsmann's departure. [Nagelsmann](https://www.thesun.ie/who/julian-nagelsmann/), 35, was [sacked as manager of the Bundesliga giants](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/10439304/bayern-munich-confirm-nagelsmann-sacking-tuchel-successor/) last week after falling behind Borussia Dortmund in the title race. [Kicker](https://www.kicker.de/hoeness-nagelsmann-haette-nicht-in-den-skiurlaub-gehen-duerfen-944969/artikel), Hoeness said: "Nagelsmann should not have gone on a skiing holiday after the defeat in Leverkusen.

However, the major question mark before kick-off was new coach Thomas Tuchel's decision to play Benjamin Pavard at right back when João Cancelo and Noussair ...

Listen to it below or at [this link](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ToOBwUkmpXPIIYiJJ3rrR). Interested in a more in-depth look at the game? At the start, he looked like a lock to wind up permanently in Bavaria at the start of the summer transfer window.

If this was the glimpse of the future of Bayern Munich under Thomas Tuchel, it was terrifying for the rest of the Bundesliga.

If this was a glimpse of the future of Bayern under Tuchel, it was terrifying for the competition. Everyone knew what they were doing and they did so collectively because it was easy enough for everyone to understand, even for a side that had only met their new coach 48 hours earlier. Bayern could have pushed on to utterly destroy their hapless opponents but they were content to play cat and mouse with them, letting them live just enough to add two meaningless goals late on in a 4-2 defeat. Once Gregor Kobel catastrophically mishit a clearance into his own net — Leroy Sane could have had the final touch but let the ball trickle into the empty net so as not to disturb the moment’s sublime absurdity — Bayern regained their composure and Dortmund lost theirs. And yet, the non-contest at Allianz Arena offered up a strange twist. He later admitted the anxiousness had spread from him to the players, like a nasty virus.