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Rostov Loss Must Act as a Wake-Up Call for Bayern Munich's Faltering Players

If you are a Bayern Munich fan, you might want to look away now. "On Wednesday evening, FC Bayern under the aegis of Carlo Ancelotti reached its low point so far: 2-3 in Rostov—a disgrace." Come on, Kicker (article in German), tell us what you really think, no need to hold back.

"That's too much," Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said when the bi-weekly magazine overstepped the mark and asked whether his club was in crisis after a second successive defeat. "Crisis" is indeed a big word to employ just because the team is not top of the Bundesliga table—they're second, three points behind leaders RB Leipzig—nor heading their Champions League group.