"After losing both of his preferred right-backs, Josip Stanisic and Konrad Laimer, due to injury just days into the Ruckrunde, Vincent Kompany now also found himself without the services of his main center-back, Dayot Upamecano, due to a viral infection. With Raphael Guerreiro nursing a calf strain and Sacha Boey being sidelined from a rare long-term gastrointestinal illness, it meant that the third and fourth string right-backs were also unavailable."
"Having seen Tom Bischof, not set the world on fire when being played out of position as a full-back, Kompany decided to start Alphonso Davies at right-back with Hiroki Ito at left-back. Joshua Kimmich started the game amongst the substitutes. In fairness to the coach, considering that it was Ito who scored for Bayern, after 23 minutes with a fine header, and they preserved that lead until the 75th minute, there appeared to be little reason for concern at the break."
Bayern Munich suffered a 1-2 home defeat to FC Augsburg in the Bavarian derby, their first Bundesliga loss of the season. The defeat came against a side sitting 15th in the table and dented pride in front of the home fans. Multiple defensive injuries forced Kompany into makeshift full-back choices, with Alphonso Davies at right-back and Hiroki Ito at left-back. Ito scored with a header after 23 minutes and Bayern held the lead until the 75th minute. The result preserves Bayer Leverkusen's unique status as the only Bundesliga team to have completed a season unbeaten until at least the next season's completion. Bayern face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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