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The message? The odd rules are out the window and anything can go. “Bayern Munich will now be giving big money away,” Falk wrote, in a pointed departure to what had been longstanding but unwritten policy of not exceeding €100m on a single transfer.

SC, who set up with the same starting XI that beat Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend, had barely even touched the ball when Leipzig found the back of the net for the first time. Amadou Haidara opened the scoring for the visitors just two minutes after kick off after Leipzig stormed through the Freiburg defence, and continued to pose a threat to the opposition goal from then on. RBL were quick in transition and counter attacked at pace, so it’s no surprise that the side have scored a league best of eleven goals from counter attacks so far this season.

The winners to date:

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Gregor Kobel: “I had the sense that Bayern were more aggressive in the tackles and more dangerous on the counter-attack. We should have been better in defence. Bayern were given too much space. They posed more of a threat and they came out more aggressively at the start of the game. We should have kept a more compact shape early on and looked to hit them on the counter. We have to step up to these challenges. We wanted to deliver a better performance at home in this game. The better team won.”

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A tough away game now awaits the Fuggerstädter following the 1-1 draw against 1. FC Köln last weekend, in which FCA “weren’t rewarded for a good performance” according to Thorup.  “Hoffenheim have a lot of quality in attack, especially on the counterattack. We need to pay attention to that.” Defending against quick counterattacks was discussed once again just after the game against Köln. “We’ve addressed this during the week,” explained the 54-year-old, who can see a lot of confidence within his team: “We’ve got momentum – we want to keep that going.”

According to Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg (via @iMiaSanMia), the management is now pointing fingers at Thomas Tuchel – who has only been in charge for just over three weeks – for failing to deliver expected outcomes. Tuchel’s player rotation and his selection of the starting XI are currently under criticism by the front office.