England forward Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich edged past Augsburg to end the day two points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Goals from Aleksandar Pavlovic and Alphonso Davies had given Bayern a comfortable lead at the break.
And Kane then tapped in to restore their two-goal advantage after Ermedin Demirovic had headed in for the hosts.
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved Sven Michel’s penalty but Demirovic’s spot-kick set up a nervy finale.
On-loan Tottenham defender Eric Dier made his first start for Thomas Tuchel’s injury-hit side, with Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich and Dayot Upamecano among nine absentees.
To add to Bayern’s problems, France winger Kingsley Coman was withdrawn during the first half and is now expected to be out for an extended period with a torn medial ligament in his left knee.
“It’s obviously a real blow,” said sporting director Christoph Freund. “Knowing Kingsley, he’ll come back even stronger. We wish him a speedy recovery.”
Meanwhile, Deniz Undav scored a hat-trick as Stuttgart thrashed RB Leipzig 5-2 to tighten their grip on third spot.
Leipzig – who face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League in February and have now lost their past three matches in Germany’s top flight – sit fourth, on the same points as Borussia Dortmund, who have played a game fewer.
Xabi Alonso, who has been heavily linked with the Liverpool job following Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave the Reds at the end of the season, saw his Bayer Leverkusen side held to a goalless draw by Borussia Monchengladbach.
Leverkusen remain the only unbeaten side in the league after 19 games.
Line-ups
Augsburg
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Dahmen
- 43MbabuBooked at 19mins
- 6Gouweleeuw
- 19Uduokhai
- 22Amaral BorduchiBooked at 69minsSubstituted forMaierat 75′minutes
- 24JensenSubstituted forEngelsat 62′minutes
- 17Jakic
- 8RexhbeçajSubstituted forPedersenat 62′minutes
- 16VargasSubstituted forMichelat 80′minutes
- 9Demirovic
- 21TietzSubstituted forBeljoat 62′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gumny
- 3Pedersen
- 5Pfeiffer
- 7Beljo
- 10Maier
- 18Breithaupt
- 20Michel
- 27Engels
- 40Koubek
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1NeuerBooked at 90mins
- 22GuerreiroBooked at 90mins
- 4de LigtBooked at 6mins
- 15Dier
- 19Davies
- 45PavlovicBooked at 67minsSubstituted forZvonarekat 90+7′minutes
- 8GoretzkaBooked at 90mins
- 10SanéBooked at 80minsSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 89′minutes
- 42MusialaSubstituted forMüllerat 89′minutes
- 11ComanSubstituted forTelat 26′minutes
- 9Kane
Substitutes
- 13Choupo-Moting
- 25Müller
- 26Ulreich
- 34Zvonarek
- 39Tel
- 41Krätzig
- 44Aznou
- Referee:
- Christian Dingert
- Attendance:
- 30,660
Live Text
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Match ends, FC Augsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3.
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Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3.
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Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution, FC Bayern München. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic because of an injury.
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Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Eric Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München).
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Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Raphaël Guerreiro (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München).
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Goal! FC Augsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty conceded by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty FC Augsburg. Ermedin Demirovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
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Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
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Kristijan Jakic (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Jamal Musiala.
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Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Leroy Sané.
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Penalty saved. Sven Michel (FC Augsburg) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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