Bayern Munich suffered their worst defeat in 40 years last Wednesday against Borussia Monchengladbach. A 5-0 loss like the one at Borussia Park hadn't been seen since 1978, when the Bavarians also lost by the same score against Kaiserslautern. Initially, many fans who didn't watch the match thought that Bayern had fielded a reserve team or a team full of young players, but the reality was that the starting eleven was very similar to the one that beat FC Barcelona 3-0 at Camp Nou.
After the match, the reactions from the players, coaching staff, and management were very similar: a feeling of failure. Thomas Müller made this clear, as he still couldn't understand the result obtained in the DFB Pokal.
"We never got going. We can only apologize to the fans. Except for Neuer, it was a catastrophe. I had never experienced anything like it before. It's hard to understand," he said in statements after the match.
Bayern Munich were eliminated from the German Cup in the Round of 16
Furthermore, Hasan Salihamidzic, the club's sporting director, stated in an interview with the German newspaper 'Bild' that the thrashing is considered a disappointment for the entire squad. "We weren't there. In the first half, we didn't win a single duel and the game slipped away. It's a collective failure, inexplicable. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. It was a collective blackout," he said.
You can see: Bayern Munich eliminated from the DFB Pokal in the Round of 16 after losing 5-0 against M'Gladbach
Although Julian Nagelsmann couldn't be on the field because he was isolated due to coronavirus, his assistant coach Dino Toppmöller led the team and was saddened by the result. "We had a great mental void. We were always one step behind. It's hard to accept. Being 3-0 down after 21 minutes is a disaster. It was a completely lost day," he said in a press conference.
The German team will have the opportunity to bounce back and continue leading the domestic league when they visit Union Berlin on Saturday, October 30th for Matchday 10 of the Bundesliga.