The FC Bayern footballers say goodbye to the winter break with a defeat. The German champions lost 0-1 (0-1) at Ajax Amsterdam in the fourth preliminary round game for the first time this Champions League season.
The FC Bayern footballers say goodbye to the winter break with a defeat. The German champions lost 0-1 (0-1) at Ajax Amsterdam in the fourth preliminary round game for the first time this Champions League season.
Romée Leuchter scored the decisive goal for the hosts with a low shot (44th minute). The Munich team had to do without national player Lea Schüller and Alara Sehitler at short notice. Both had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Due to their first defeat of the season across all competitions, the Munich women coached by Alexander Straus (5 points) fell from first to third place in Group C. The new league leaders are Ajax (7), second Paris Saint-Germain (6), who won 3-1 at the new bottom club AS Roma (4) in the parallel game on Wednesday. In the Bundesliga, FC Bayern also had to give up the league lead on the last matchday after a meager 1-1 draw with promoted team 1. FC Nürnberg.
The second German Champions League participant Eintracht Frankfurt welcomes Benfica Lisbon in Group A on Thursday (6.45 p.m./DAZN). The Hessians are in third place with three points behind FC Barcelona (9) and Benfica (6). The fourth opponent is FC Rosengard from Malmö, Sweden, with no points so far.
Source: Stern
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