Last week’s defeat in Monchengladbach, where Bayern usually leaves all three points in recent years was seventh for coach Julian Nagelsmann during his tenure in Munich. The German tactician is not used to defeats since coming to coach Bayern, but when they happen, he is not pleased. In fact, he likes to come back next week even stronger after every defeat and that’s not a good sign for the upcoming Union Berlin. The small club from the German capital can move into the top spot in Bundesliga with an eventual win in Munich, but the current tradition is against the guests, who are yet to record a win over the Bavarians.Bayern Munich’s kryptonite pic.twitter.com/i3hwIOsN9a— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) February 18, 2023 And the biggest obstacle is certainly the fact that they are playing Bayern after their last week’s defeat.”Now they’re particularly dangerous. Now they’re irritated. That’s when they’re ready. If you look at the possibilities and the quality of the squad, we can’t compare ourselves to Bayern. But we also have a quality when it comes to mentality and organization” said Union coach Urs Fischer.Nagelsmann fined by DFB, Brazzo and Kahn still supportiveAnd he is right. Julian Nagelsmann tends to bounce back after every defeat. Last season, he experienced his first defeat as Bayern coach in Matchday 7 against Frankfurt and won the very next match (5-1 thrashing of Leverkusen). The next defeat came against Augsburg a month later. This was followed by seven competitive wins in a row in all competition (Dynamo Kiev, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Barcelona, Mainz, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg). Then they lost last January to Monchengladbach (who else), but won against Cologne a week later. In the Nagelsmann era, there were only two games that didn’t fit into this pattern: A week after Bayern secured their tenth championship in a row with a 3-1 win over BVB , Bayern Munich lost 3-1 in Mainz, and then drew against Stuttgart and Wolfsburg at the end of the season. Good luck Union.BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 22FridayMainz – Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 (1-0)/Jae-Sung 25, Ingvartsen 49, Ajorque 72, Nelson 90+3/SaturdayKoln – Wolfsburg 0-2 (0-1)/Gerhardt 4, Arnold 68/Hertha – Augsburg 2-0 (0-0)/Ricther 61, Lukebakio 70/Hoffenheim – Dortmund 0-1 (0-1)/Brandt 43/RB Leipzig – Eintr.Frankfurt 2-1 (2-0)/Sow 61 – Werner 6, Forsberg 40/Werder – Bochum 3-0 (2-0)/Fullkrug 29, Schmidt 43, Duckchs 59/Schalke – Stuttgart 2-1 (2-0)/Drexler 10, Butler 40 – Sosa 63/Sunday17:30: (2.30) Freiburg (3.50) Leverkusen (3.35)19:30: (1.38) Bayern (5.50) Union Berlin (9.50)***odds are subject to change**
