Penalty and red – the next setback for Bayern

“Red alert for Tuchel,” was the headline in the German Bild newspaper after record champions FC Bayern lost two competitive games in a row for the first time this season. The head coach is counted, four days after the 0:3 in the Bundesliga summit at Bayer Leverkusen, the Munich team lost 0:1 (0:0) in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League at Lazio Rome.

The decision in the Stadio Olimpico, which was not completely sold out, came in the 69th minute. Ciro Immobile confidently converted a crystal-clear penalty.

Dayot Upamecano had previously had a blackout in the penalty area. The former FC Salzburg defender brutally stepped on the ankle of Lazio’s Gustav Isaksen with his open sole. Upamecano was right to see red.

When they were outnumbered, Bayern, who were superior before the break and had found opportunities through Joshua Kimmich, Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala, were no longer able to follow up. On the contrary: Lazio had two chances to make it 2-0.

Now there is fire on the roof. It is unclear whether Tuchel will still be on the bench in the return match on March 5th at the Allianz Arena.

There was a favorite victory in the parallel match in the Prinzenparkstadion. Paris SG (still without a title in the premier class) deservedly beat Real Sociedad 2-0 (0-0). Superstar Kylian Mbappé (58th) and Bradley Barcola (70th) scored the goals.