Four Takeaways as Bayern Munich narrowly escape Wolfsburg

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21 December 2019, Bavaria, Munich: Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich – VfL Wolfsburg, 17th matchday in the Allianz Arena. Munich’s players cheer with Serge Gnabry (3rd from left) about his goal for 2-0. Photo: Angelika Warmuth/DPA – IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images) /

Bayern Munich got another late winner from Joshua Zirkzee to beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in the last match of the year.

In the last match of the hinrunde, Bayern Munich barely escaped against Wolfsburg to remain third in the Bundesliga table. The Bavarians largely looked toothless in attack as the Wolfsburg defense remained solid and compact throughout the match.

Bayern won the match late after teenager Joshua Zirkzee poked in a pass from Thomas Muller in the 85th minute. As Wolfsburg started to stretch more to try to tie the match, Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry were able to get in behind the defense after a long pass from Muller. Lewandowski headed the ball into the path of Gnabry and he put it past the goalkeeper in the 89th minute.

The performance was not convincing from the defending champions, but the result will help them to further build their confidence. Winning three games in a row will allow them to go in the winter break with a positive. Moreover, winning games when they are not at their best is the hallmark of champions. The wins against Wolfsburg and Freiburg further showed Bayern’s resilence. Apart from their resilience, there were many other takeaways from their win against Wolfsburg.