At 22:30 Beijing time on February 12, the 22nd round of the Bundesliga ushered in a focus battle: the leader Bayern away to the weak team Bochum.
In the Bundesliga table, Bayern led with 52 points in 21 games, 9 points ahead of second-place Dortmund, and Bochum 21 with 25 points, ranking 11th, only 3 points more than the relegation zone, and had to fight for relegation.
Bayern started 4231, centre forward Levan, Parne, forwards Koeman, Sane and Gnabry, double defenders Kimmich and Müller, four defenders Lucas Hernandez, Yu Pamecano, Jules, Pavard, goalkeeper Urreich. Main goalkeeper Neuer is injured. The total value of the starting eleven is still as high as 530 million euros.
Bochum started with 433, with Locadia, Holtmann and Antwe forming a forward trident. The total value of the starting eleven is only 22.5 million euros, which is too far a gap compared to Bayern.
Bayern have won six consecutive games against Bochum in their last 6 matches, and in this game, winning seems to be a big deal. As soon as the match began, Bayern attacked, while Bochum faced off against the Bundesliga overlords. In the 8th minute, Bayern's number one striker Levan broke the deadlock. Bayern led Bochum 1-0 away.
In the 13th minute, Bochum counter-attacked quickly, Holtmann sent a clever pass after flicking off Palmecano with speed, and Ajay shook off Jules to hit the goal. Bochum drew the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 36th minute, Bochum's cross was fouled by Palmecano's handball and awarded a penalty, which Locadia took. Bochum 2:1 Bayern.
In the 39th minute, Gamboa entered the box and faced Pavard's assisted defense with a direct shot, and the ball hung straight into the dead corner of the fans. Bochum 3:1 Bayern.
In the 43rd minute, Holtman shot past Palmecano and the ball went in! Ulraishi whiplash is beyond reach. Bochum 4:1 Bayern.
It is worth mentioning that Holtman, who broke through the bayern gate, is a Naturalized International of the Philippines, now 26 years old, after the World Preliminary Round of 40 in Asia and the national football match, because the relevant documents have not been completed, so he did not have the opportunity to play.
Four goals conceded in the first half, the first time since 1975 that Bayern had conceded at least four goals in the first half of the Bundesliga. The last time was against Eintracht Frankfurt, who fell behind 5-0 in the first half.
In the second half, Bochum's offensive attack did not decrease, scoring two goals in the opening 3 minutes, but they were invalidated because of offside. The French centre-back Yu Palmecano, who was blown up in the first half, was replaced before the start of the second half.
In the second half, Levan pulled back a goal and scored twice, but this only allowed him to lead the Bundesliga top scorers and the top five league top scorers with 26 goals, but it could not avoid Bayern suffering a fiasco.
Previously, Bayern star Mateus had said that the absence of the world's best goalkeeper Neuer was a problem, but Ulreich was a reliable and excellent substitute.