Bayern Munich

Thomas Tuchel's Bayern Munich exited the German Cup at the quarter-final stage thanks to a second-half stoppage-time penalty by Lucas Holer.

[Borussia Dortmund](https://theathletic.com/football/team/dortmund/) on his managerial debut at the helm of the German champions. “We conceded two goals with two shots. I can’t remember another chance from Freiburg.

Thomas Tuchel lost a game for the first time as Bayern Munich manager as Nicolas Hofler scored a stunning goal to help Freiburg cause a German Cup shock.

Get a report of the Bayern Munich vs. SC Freiburg 2022-23 German DFB Pokal, Quarterfinals football match.

"We needed a bit of luck as well but we worked hard. "I am delighted with this result," said Freiburg coach Christian Streich. Of course I am responsible." "In the end it is our fault. I can't remember another chance from Freiburg," Tuchel said after the match. "I am not really angry.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (front R) of Bayern Munich vies with Nicolas Hoefler (front L) of Freiburg during the German Cup quarterfinal football match ...

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The smile Thomas Tuchel has worn ever since being appointed as the new boss of Bayern Munich wore off for the first time on Tuesday as they were stunned in ...

Then came the late twist in the tale as the referee pointed to the penalty spot. 'It's not easy to analyse the game. Bayern would go on to create more chances. He added: 'We know Freiburg is a team that fights and works together. Instead they toiled away to no avail and it was Freiburg toasting their first win against Bayern in Munich at the 24th time of asking. It was pure jubilation for Freiburg, who beat Bayern in Munich for the first time in 24 attempts

Bayern Munich lost to Freiburg in Thomas Tuchel's second match in charge, ending their cup campaign in the quarter-final.

Bayern will look to continue their Bundesliga push as they take on Freiburg, this time in the league, on Saturday. The Bavarians have now failed to make the DFB-Pokal semi-final for three straight seasons. Bayern took the lead inside 20 minutes, but conceded twice in Tuchel's first defeat at the helm.

Freiburg has reached the semi-final of the DFB Pokal after defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Allianz Arena. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter.

However, Freiburg quickly struck back through Nicolas Höfler and after that Bayern struggled to find the lead. Ryan Gravenberch and Daley Blind were on the bench. In the 95th minute, Jamal Musiala handled the ball and Lucas Holer fired Freiburg to the last four.

Fast forward to this year, and new manager Thomas Tuchel has admittedly not had an easy task. He's not had long since the board pulled the plug on the ...

Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hWCjgapNEjayivRpUtdsy?si=mB5ZObzQSMmPcQzLWmAFpw) or on the player below: Julian Nagelsmann managed to get his bouncing in even earlier with [an October thrashing](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2021/10/27/22749227/bayern-munich-borussia-monchengladbach-loss-dfb-pokal-second-round-borussia-park-julian-nagelsmann) at the hands of Gladbach — that one a 5-0 defeat that got off the rails fast. Still, questions will abound, as they always must in Bavaria after the bitter taste of defeat. Then in 2020/21, Hansi Flick’s second season took a turn for the worse with a [Bayern Munich](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com) squad again, as for the third year running they’ve been unceremoniously dumped out of the DFB-Pokal. The German Rekordmeister may have ten Bundesliga titles on the spin, but they haven’t had any luck in recent years in the domestic cup.