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‘Shocked’ Bayern Munich knocked out of German Cup by second division Kiel
Jan 14, 2021
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick was “shocked” as the holders crashed out of the German Cup on Wednesday after defeat at second division Holstein Kiel, who won a nail-biting penalty shoot-out 6-5 as the second round tie finished 2-2 after extra-time.
“It’s a shock. We are enormously disappointed,” Flick told Sky.
“It’s all the more annoying that we conceded an equaliser which made it 2-2 in the last second (of normal time). Congratulations to Kiel.
“We have to put it behind us and do things better.”
Bayern forward Thomas Mueller said the defeat was “brutal”.
This is the first time Bayern have been knocked out of the cup by a non-Bundesliga club since losing to then fourth-tier Magdeburg in 2000/01.
After Bayern midfielder Marc Roca was the first player to miss with his team’s sixth penalty, Kiel’s Fin Bartels converted the winning spot-kick to spark wild celebrations.
The upset means this is the first time European champions Bayern have been eliminated from a cup competition since Flick took charge in November 2019.
Bayern was 2-1 up thanks to goals by Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane, either side of a superb Bartels strike, before a last-gasp header by Kiel captain Hauke Wahl on 95 minutes took the game to extra time, then penalties.
“Even if it sounds stupid after a cup defeat against an underdog from Kiel – luck wasn’t on our side,” said Mueller.
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