FC Bayern has to bury its treble hopes: A few days after the convincing victory in the Bundesliga against BVB, the record cup winners failed in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup against SC Freiburg (1: 2). The international press reviews:
kicker: “Musiala’s hand decides late: Freiburg throws Bayern out of the cup.”
Image: “A last-minute penalty shocked coach Thomas Tuchel, who took up his post at Bayern just ten days ago, and ended Munich’s dream of a treble! The first title of the season was lost in injury time.”
RTL: “Penalty in stoppage time! SC Freiburg knocks FC Bayern out of the cup. Thomas Tuchel has to digest the first setback after his second game as coach of FC Bayern Munich. Just three days after his debut in the 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund his team lost 2-1 to SC Freiburg in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. The dramatic decision came shortly before the end – in stoppage time.”
ntv: “SC Freiburg celebrates a cup sensation at FC Bayern. Madness in stoppage time: SC Freiburg throws FC Bayern out of the DFB Cup in the quarter-finals. National player Jamal Musiala plays the ball in his own penalty area with his hand, the guests punish it ice cold and celebrate the big surprise.”
Spiegel: “He came to win as many titles as possible this season. After Thomas Tuchel’s second game it was already clear: That won’t work. Bayern failed in the cup at home to Freiburg.”
Mundo Deportivo: “First hard blow for Tuchel: Bayern eliminated in the most painful way.”
Marca: “Setback for Bayern Munich. Freiburg surprised in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup and prevailed in Munich with a penalty scored by Lucas Höler in the last minute of injury time.”
AS: “Bayern fell in the cup! Tuchel’s first big disappointment at Bayern was not long in coming. After a great start against Dortmund, a very complicated game that he mastered, he was eliminated in the cup against Freiburg on Tuesday The focus was on Musiala: The youngster jumped to the ball with his arms outstretched and caused the penalty in injury time, which made it 1-2.”
L’Équipe: “The Tuchel effect is already over. FC Bayern is no longer in the race for the treble. Bayern lost at home in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup against Freiburg (1-2) on Tuesday evening. They had had that since January 2022 no longer lost them at home.”
Le Parisien: “Fourth defeat of the season for Bayern and already the third bankruptcy in 2023. After ten days in Munich, Tuchel’s first chance for the title is already gone.”
The Guardian: “Freiburg defeated favorites Bayern Munich 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup thanks to a penalty by Lucas Höler in injury time. The Bundesliga leaders suffered a defeat in their second game under coach Thomas Tuchel, because Höler sent goalkeeper Yann Sommer into the wrong corner.”
Daily Mail: “So much for the honeymoon! Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich are eliminated from the DFB Cup because Lucas Höler converted a penalty in the 95th minute to give Freiburg a 2-1 win. Tuchel has to face a hard-fought title race in Germany back to the drawing board.”
