What happened in the Bundesliga put the Bayern team in serious trouble and this will have an impact on the team's performance so Lazio can take advantage of this in the first leg to steal important points at home to Bayern.
The possibility of a second leg in the future is still wide open for Bayern, but I am quite pessimistic after seeing Bayern's performance at the moment, they are really not at their best and also the second leg will be played at home to Lazio so this will be very difficult. for Bayern.
Yesterday, Bayern only needed a victory (as in the case with Lazio, where Bayern needed at least a minimal victory in order not to be eliminated immediately but to send the game to extra time) and they were able to achieve it barely in stoppage time. It seems to me that Lazio and Leipzig are quite comparable in strength and the fact that Bayern is playing without any margin of safety is alarming. I don’t want to believe that they will be eliminated in the 1/8 finals, but in any case, they are now in no condition to compete with Real or City.
That is a bitter fact but it is true, with a series of disappointing results, Bayern can no longer be compared to Madrid and Man City as the favorite team to win. I think even though Bayern can turn things around in the second leg, their strength will still be in doubt in the quarter finals, regardless of who their potential opponents will be there.
It also doesn't rule out the possibility that Bayern could also be eliminated by Lazio, when you look at the strength of Leipzig and Lazio are not much different, we also haven't forgotten that Bochum is able to beat those who in fact have much lower strength than Lazio. On paper, the 1-0 deficit is still very possible to overcome, but it all depends on Tuchel strategy.
Bayern hopes of winning the Champions League this season are on the uphill road, even though they went smoothly without defeat in the previous group stage, everything went wrong in a short time. As a coach who has experience winning UCL trophies, Tuchel definitely has a way to get the best results, but in my opinion they will only get to the semi finals.
Apart from a series of disappointing results, Munich is also experiencing internal problems which are causing tension between the coach and several key players. This could be a factor in players playing half-heartedly in the next matches. It is true that the conditions in Munich are currently difficult, Tuchel must try to take a more humane approach to his players so that they can calm the atmosphere in the dressing room. Moreover, this season they are threatened with not getting any trophies, including the domestic league. Their only priority now is to win every match, they cannot accept a draw or at worst a loss. Statistically, it is possible that currently Harry Kane is receiving a heavy burden because he has to carry Munich in order to remain competitive in all matches, including playing in the second leg against Lazio. Of course, they have to be able to win to raise their hopes of winning the UCL. Yes, even though currently their position is not the favorite and is on a par with Madrid, I am sure that Munich can improve their current condition because they are a winning DNA team.