Bayern’s Unbeaten Streak Ends at Augsburg

Augsburg stunned Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to hand their Bavarian rivals a first league defeat since March.

Hiroki Ito’s opener gave the defending champions an early lead, but Augsburg fought back with two goals in six second-half minutes from Arthur Chaves and Han-Noah Massengo.

Second-placed Borussia Dortmund could cut the gap to Bayern to eight points with a victory at Union Berlin later on Saturday.

Bayern have been unstoppable this season. They had recorded the best opening half of a season in Bundesliga history, dropping just 4 of a possible 54 points in 18 games.

Favourites Bayern looked set for a routine victory when Ito headed in a Michael Olise corner after 23 minutes.

Unfancied Augsburg last won a match in early December but fought back when Chaves made the most of a mistake from Bayern’s back-up goalie Jonas Urbig to level with 76 minutes gone. Massengo then finished off a superb team move to put Augsburg in front and on track for their first win in Munich since 2015.

Olise hit the post deep in stoppage time, but Augsburg held on for a memorable victory.

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