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Thomas Letsch: "Couldn't afford to do anything wrong" in Bayern Munich win

By
Moritz Baer
February 19, 2024
13:12
Thomas Letsch, January 2024. Photo: Vitalii Vitleo
Thomas Letsch, January 2024. Photo: Vitalii Vitleo

After winning against Bayern Munich, VfL Bochum coach Thomas Letsch spoke about the battle he faced in getting three points against the record champions.

VfL Bochum managed to win 3-2 against Bayern Munich is a shock victory in the Bundesliga.

Goals from Takuma Asano and Keven Schlotterbeck in the first half helped the home side to turnaround a 1-0 deficit via an early Jamal Musiala strike.

Later on, a Kevin Stöger penalty put Bochum 3-1 up just a minute after Dayot Upamecano got a red card.

After the tie, Bochum manager Thomas Letsch said: "It's good that we picked up three points today. And to beat a team of excellent quality like Bayern, we couldn't afford to do anything wrong."

This win marked the first time Thomas Letsch has even managed a point against Bayern Munich as Bochum manager. The last two games against the Bavarians, his side conceded ten goals.

Match Result

February 18, 2024
4:30 pm
VfL Bochum
3
:
2
FC Bayern Munich
VfL Bochum
FC Bayern Munich

'38 Takuma Asano ⚽️

'44 Keven Schlotterbeck ⚽️

'78 Kevin Stöger P ⚽️

'14 Jamal Musiala ⚽️

'77 Dayot Upamecano 🟨🟥

'87 Harry Kane ⚽️

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