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\nA \u201cfantasy\u201d goal from teenage substitute Youssoufa Moukoko fired Borussia Dortmund top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 1-0 derby win over Schalke, as Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season at Augsburg.
\nBayern\u2019s 1-0 loss was the fourth time in a row they have dropped points in the league, after three successive draws.
\nAfter the match, Bayern coach Julian Nagellsmann blamed his side\u2019s \u2018laissez-faire\u2019 attitude and lack of teamwork for the loss. \u201cWhen I look at the statistics, we should have won… We could have tried simple things to play into the space behind (Augsburg\u2019s defence), but we played very laissez-faire in the final third,\u201d Nagelsmann said. Nagelsmann said he was at a loss to explain his team\u2019s Bundesliga slide.
\n\u201cThe trend doesn\u2019t bode well. I\u2019m thinking about myself, about the situation – about everything.\u201d
\nAugsburg boss Enrico Maassen said his side \u201csuffered\u201d for the win.
\n\u201cI\u2019m proud of my team. We took high risks and suffered.\u201d
\nIn Dortmund, the home side looked set to lose another chance to capitalise on Bayern\u2019s slip-up, before a late goal from 17-year-old striker Moukoko saw them claim all three points.
\nIn Augsburg, the home side roared out of the blocks, clearly motivated for a big showing against their Bavarian neighbours.
\nAugsburg\u2019s Florian Niederlechner had a golden opportunity to open the scoring after 11 minutes, but a crucial intervention from Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano saw his shot scuffed into the hands of Manuel Neuer.
\nAs the half continued, Bayern began to find their rhythm, with Sadio Mane looking certain to score after 32 minutes before being denied by a last-ditch lunge from Augsburg\u2019s Max Bauer.
\nAugsburg, who beat Bayern 2-1 in the corresponding fixture last year, were not content to play for a draw and continually opened Bayern up on the counter.
\nThe deadlock was eventually broken from an Augsburg free-kick, with a miscue from Brazilian defender Iago landing perfectly for Mergim Berisha, who tapped the ball home.
\nNagelsmann reacted immediately, bringing off right-back Noussair Mazraoui for forward Serge Gnabry.
\nThe visitors continued to press for an equaliser as the match went on, but Augsburg held on for a deserved victory.
\nDortmund\u2019s victory over their bitter derby rivals was tempered by a potentially serious ankle injury to captain Marco Reus.
\nReus, who missed Germany\u2019s 2014 World Cup triumph due to an ankle injury, was stretchered off in tears in the 30th minute after a clash with Schalke defender Florian Flick.
\nJude Bellingham went close to the opener after play resumed, but his glancing header was kept out by a fingertip save from visiting keeper Alexander Schwolow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DORTMUND A \u201cfantasy\u201d goal from teenage substitute Youssoufa Moukoko fired Borussia Dortmund top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 1-0 derby win over Schalke, as Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season at Augsburg. Bayern\u2019s 1-0 loss was the fourth time in a row they have dropped points in the league, after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-284179","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n