How could this week have got worse for Bayern Munich? After two meek losses on the road that continue to threaten a profound effect on their season, with barely a shot of substance fired in anger in that time, some would have suggested a bit of late weekend comfort eating to mask their troubles, away at Bochum. Mischievous fate, however, had one last prank to play on them before Monday came.
Visitors to the Allianz Arena in recent years have long since remarked on the goal music, a concept not to all tastes at the best of times. The indignation of inevitable concession at Bayern’s home is greeted by the jaunt of the can-can, played for just that little bit too long to rub it in that yes, your efforts are futile and that yes, you are now very much in the mud.
