“At some point,” lamented Julian Weigl, “you just run out of strength.” For a long time, it looked as if a near-miracle was on the cards for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern Munich, though, have been good at snuffing those out down the years and did again here There was an element of fairytale in the 18-year-old Mathys Tel stepping out of Harry Kane’s shadow to head in an 87th-minute winner from Joshua Kimmich’s corner.
As Weigl said, there are limits, and Bayern are masters at exploiting them. Tel’s goal was a sweet moment for him – particularly after he suffered racial abuse on social media after last month’s DFB Super Cup - but it was infuriating for Gerardo Seoane and his team, well drilled throughout only to lose the vital goal from a set piece as fatigue set in and concentration briefly waned.
