Home / Football / Bundesliga News / Bayern vs RB Leipzig: they prepare the victory for the “worst” match, says Kimmich, but Henrich’s “looks bad”
Joshua Kimmich praised Bayern Munich’s reaction to their first league defeat of the season but admitted their temperament was “darkened” by the injury to opposition player Benjamin Henrichs in their 5-1 win over RB Leipzig on Friday.
After losing 2-1 to seventh-placed Mainz six days earlier, Bayern beat fourth-placed Leipzig 5-1 at home in the Bundesliga on Friday, thanks to a sensational goal from distance by Kimmich that gave them a 3-point lead. 0 to rest. time.
Leipzig’s anguish was compounded when right-back Henrichs, one of Kimmich’s teammates in Germany, stretchered off due to an obvious leg injury.
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“The players felt that the match against Mainz was our worst performance of the season in every way,” Kimmich told DAZN after his team moved seven points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
“We had almost no chances to score, which was very different from today. It was very, very important for us to show that reaction and we can leave home happy, even if the mood is a little murky [because] we don’t know what’s wrong with Benny. Let’s hope it’s not as bad as it seems. »
Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane returned from injury and set up Jamal Musiala’s opener with a pass to Michael Olise, who set up the German foreigner’s fourth goal in four games from close range.
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Leipzig had been behind for under 60 seconds when Lois Openda surged into space and crossed for Benjamin Sesko to slot in.
The draw marked the first time in German top-flight history that two goals were scored in the first two minutes of a match.
Former Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer scored a brace with Olise before Bayern took the lead again after 25 minutes and, after a memorable goal from Kimmich, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies increased the home side’s lead late in the game.
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Captain Kimmich ended his wait of more than a year for a league goal. “We started really well and conceded the equaliser straight away, but you could tell from the start that we really wanted to win the game and we did it in a dominant manner,” he said.
“Jamal freed me up, generally. Leipzig always defended in a 5-3-2 formation, so I had a bit of space. I always say that I am free and he can find me if he likes.
“I am always teased for my shooting because in training it is quite decent but, in a game, it has never worked out like that. Luckily, today it went in.”
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