Bayern Held by Augsburg After Four Goals Ruled Out for Offside

Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Augsburg after a remarkable Bavarian derby in which Vincent Kompany’s side had six efforts reach the net but saw four ruled out for offside.

Why the result matters for Bayern

The champions remain second in the Bundesliga after failing to turn a dominant display into three points. Augsburg struck inside the opening nine seconds, while Bayern’s attacking pressure produced 29 shots and a sustained late push that still did not deliver a winner.

Kompany accepted that Bayern had created enough to win, but said their own errors at the other end made the draw understandable. “It was an emotional rollercoaster,” he said. “We scored six times, but four were disallowed. We are not satisfied because we did not win.”

The Bayern manager pointed to the scale of the chances created as a positive, while conceding that the two Augsburg goals came from avoidable moments. “If you produce that many opportunities, then many things have gone well,” Kompany said. “But if you make the sort of errors we made and they result in two goals, then it is fair that we did not win.”

Harry Kane set up both Bayern scorers, Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown, and had earlier struck the crossbar. The striker felt the visitors had handed Augsburg too much encouragement.

“On a different day we win that match,” Kane said. “We gave them two straightforward chances and they took them.”

Joshua Kimmich also focused on Bayern’s closing spell, describing the final 20 to 30 minutes as a “big powerplay” and calling the result an unlucky draw.

Champions League response required

Bayern have little time to dwell on the setback. Kompany’s team travel to Viking for Champions League action on Tuesday evening, with the manager urging his squad to recover quickly from the frustration in Augsburg.

“Fortunately, we have plenty of matches, so we have to move forward,” Kompany said.