Bayern’s 23-Game Winning Streak Ends with 4-1 Loss to Hoffenheim

Bayern's Jerome Boateng
Jerome Boateng with Bayern in 2018. Photo by Kieran McManus/BPI/REX/Shutterstock (9490236cv)

Bayern Munich’s impressive streak of 23 consecutive wins has unceremoniously come to an end. The reigning Bundesliga champions had the opportunity to tie Coritiba’s world record of 24 wins in a row on Sunday but failed short by suffering a heavy 4-1 loss to Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim got the early lead in the 16th minute thanks to defender Ermin Bicakcic’s header, indicating that it could be a bad day for Bavarian giants. This became obvious just eight minutes later when Hoffenheim increased their lead to 2-0 with Mu’nas Dabbur’s goal.

Bayern managed to strike back before half time via Joshua Kimmich, but this turned out to be all they managed to do. Hoffenheim’s striker Andrej Kramaric scored twice in the second period to close out the game and give his team a huge win and No.1 spot on the Bundesliga table. 

The loss to Hoffenheim was also the end of an impressive 32-games unbeaten streak for Bayern, and the first Bundesliga contest in almost a year in which they conceded 3+ goals.

Although it robbed them of the opportunity to grab the world record, it is unlikely that the defeat will hurt Bayern Munich in the long run. The club is fresh from clinching the UEFA Super Cup, which secured them the elusive quadruple alongside the Bundesliga title, German Cup win, and UEFA Champions League trophy. Bayern can also win quintuple on Wednesday when they meet Borussia Dortmund in German Super Cup.

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