For casual observers who missed Bayern Munich’s 4-1 defeat — yes, your eyesight is fine — by Hoffenheim on Sunday afternoon, there would have been a temptation to ask: “Did Bayern rest their first-team players for the game?”
In a sense, that question will likely be on the lips of anyone who couldn’t catch the match, given just how dominant the Bavarians have been since the turn of the year. FC Hollywood’s thrashing was their first loss since Borussia Monchengladbach beat them 2-1 in early December. Their last loss of any kind came in a 5-2 friendly defeat at the hands of Nurnberg on January 11.