The Bavarians beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 on Tuesday to extend the coach’s outstanding run of results since taking over from Niko Kovac
Hansi Flick has tasted victory in 15 of his opening 18 Bundesliga matches in charge of Bayern Munich – a feat only Pep Guardiola has previously managed in the club’s history.
Bayern beat second-placed Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the behind-closed-doors Klassiker at Signal Iduna Park through Joshua Kimmich’s outrageous first-half strike to move seven points clear at the top.
It proved the only goal of the game, although Dortmund may feel aggrieved to have seen a penalty appeal turned down when Jerome Boateng appeared to handle in the box.
The visitors endured the added anguish of seeing star forward Erling Haaland limp off the field halfway through the second 45 minutes, as they saw a run of six consecutive Bundesliga victories come to an end.
Bayern’s own fine form, however, shows no sign of slowing down, as the reigning champions made it seven league wins in a row and 13 victories in their last 14 since losing 2-1 to Borussia Monchengladbach towards the end of last year.
That is one of only two losses for Bayern under Flick, who initially replaced Niko Kovac on a caretaker basis in November before taking over permanently last month.
15/18 – Hansi #Flick has won 15 out of his first 18 #Bundesliga games in charge of @FCBayernEN , the only other manager to do so was #Pep Guardiola. Decisive? #BVBFCB pic.twitter.com/2vr1AtbbhN
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) May 26, 2020
Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are the only other teams to have taken points off the league leaders during that period, winning 2-1 and drawing 0-0 respectively.
Guardiola, whose team won 16 of their opening 18 games in 2013-14 – drawing the other two, went on to enjoy three trophy-laden seasons at the Allianz Arena that saw Bayern win seven major honours.
The current Manchester City boss lifted the Bundesliga in each of his terms in Germany, confirming a local dominance that looks destined to continue in this interrupted 2019-20 campaign under Flick.
Should Bayern see out the last six matches of the season they will lift their eighth straight league crown, extending their own record set last year under Flick’s predecessor Kovac.
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