Union Berlin’s Steffen Baumgart doesn’t see any weakness in Bayern Munich

There has been some chatter that Union Berlin exposed some weaknesses in Bayern Munch last month during the 2-2 draw between the two teams.

After the game, Bayern Munich hit an international break and did not come back as sharp as it was in September and October. Union Berlin head coach Steffen Baumgart knows the stakes will be high for this DFB-Pokal match.

“It’s a highlight game. It’s a game where there’s only black or white for both teams, there’s no grey zone. It’s about showing the best possible performance to stand the best possible chance to advance to the next round. It’s a big challenge in our sold-out stadium. We’re looking forward to it,” said Baumgart (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “We want to defend as best as we can and use our strengths going forward, set pieces and transitions. If we want to have a chance against Bayern, we have to make good use of them. We’re happy to have another chance to play against the best team in Germany and one of the best in Europe. It’s a highlight that we’re looking forward to.”

If you are looking for Baumgart to talk about how his team kept Bayern Munich off-balance, the manager would likely look at you in bewilderment. Baumgart does not think Bayern Munich is any worse since that point…at all.

“I don’t know. The fact is that Bayern have only lost one game against Arsenal — and in my opinion Bayern were not the worse team in that game, Arsenal had a couple of moments where they did the right thing. I don’t think Bayern got any weaker. They beat Freiburg 6-2 after going 0-2 behind. They hit the woodwork three times against St. Pauli. If those had gone in then there wouldn’t be such discussions. I think Bayern are just as good,” said Baumgart.

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