Bayern Munich: Takeaways from thrilling draw against Arminia Bielefeld

The first game for Bayern Munich after becoming World Champions was not a happy one, but certainly an entertaining one for neutrals. Die Roten had to come back from a two-goal deficit in the second half to salvage a point against Arminia Bielefeld at Allianz Arena on Monday.

The hosts scored three goals in the second half against Bielefeld to clinch a 3-3 draw. Rekordmeister dropped points in the Bundesliga after winning five games in a row since the defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach at the start of January. Courtesy of the result, Bayern’s lead at the top of the league has been trimmed to five points.

Hansi Flick will be disappointed with the performance, but surely, he will be pleased with the character shown by the team to mount a comeback in the second half. The German Champions have been flawless in the past few weeks, so an odd average performance when the team is heavily rotated is understandable.

The German Champions will have enough rest ahead of a busy next week when Champions League football also returns for them with the first leg of the knockout clash against Lazio. Flick will have many things to ponder after the performance against Arminia Bielefeld. In an eventful game at Allianz Arena, here are our key takeaways.