Bayern Munich are in danger of crashing out of the Champions League after a particularly toothless performance in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Lazio.
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- Bayern put in weak performance
- Lost 1-0 to Lazio in UCL clash
- Did not manage a shot on target
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The German giants failed to land a single shot on target in the entire match in the last-16 first-leg clash in Rome. Thanks to a second-half penalty from Ciro Immobile, the Italian hosts went on to claim a vital win, seeing Bayern lose the first leg of a round-of-16 tie for the first time in 11 seasons. This was also the first time Die Roten have lost to an Italian side in Europe for 13 years.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
The tame performance against Lazio comes days after Bayern were beaten 3-0 by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. They managed just one effort on target in that game as they fell five points behind Xabi Alonso's shock league leaders.
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DID YOU KNOW?
According to , Thomas Tuchel has now lost 10 of his 43 competitive matches since taking over as Bayern coach. That is as many defeats as his predecessor Julian Nagelsmann suffered in 84 games in charge before he was sacked last season.
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WHAT NEXT FOR BAYERN?
Now on a two-game losing streak, Bayern will look to prevent another slip-up when they come up against Bochum in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The following week they will take on RB Leipzig and Freiburg in the German top flight before the return fixture against Lazio on March 5.
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