Bundesliga 2020/21: Bayern Munich vs Hertha BSC – tactical analysis

In a game that was the pick of the bunch in the Bundesliga this weekend, Bayern Munich managed to just about fend off Hertha BSC in a thrilling 4-3 game. The visitors refused to give up, managing to claw their way back level on two occasions, and when Jessic Ngakam scored in the 88th minute to make the scoreline 3-3, they would have assumed they’d managed to get a brilliant point away from home. However, Maximilian Mittelsdatdt’s lack of discipline in the final moments of the game gifted Bayern Munich and Robert Lewandowski a fourth goal, as well as all three points, much to the frustration of Bruno Labbadia. After beating Borussia Dortmund late on in the Super Cup on Wednesday, Bayern will hope this tight win on top of Wednesdays will help them turn a page after last weekends disaster class against Hoffenheim.

This tactical analysis will give an in-depth analysis of the tactics used by both Hansi Flick and Labbadia, as well as a look at the frankly otherworldly finishing of Bayern’s number nine.

Line-ups

After a less than convincing defensive performance against Hoffenheim last weekend, Bayern pushed Alphonso Davies forward into a left wing position, placing Lucas Hernandez behind him in the left-back position. Whilst on the other flank, American Chris Richards got his first start at right-back following a seriously substandard performance from Pavard the week before as well. 

Unsurprisingly, Hertha were built to hurt Bayern on the counter-attack. Jhon Córdoba is an excellent target man who also has pace to hurt his opponent on the counter-attack, and he was supported by the trio of Matheus Cunha, Dodi Lukebakia, and Dayovaisio Zeefuik.

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