27.01.2018 19:31 h

Football: Hoffenheim made it too easy for Bayern - Nagelsmann

Julian Nagelsmann admitted his Hoffenheim team made it too easy for Bayern Munich as the runaway Bundesliga leaders roared back from two-goals down to win 5-2 on Saturday.

Bayern have won 18 of their last 19 games under head coach Jupp Heynckes and are 16 points clear in the table, but trailed 2-0 after just 12 minutes at Munich's Allianz Arena.

It was the first time for 40 years Bayern have trailed by such a margin at home in the Bundesliga.

Mark Uth netted an early penalty before Serge Gnabry, who will return to Bayern at the end of the season when his loan spell finishes, slammed home Hoffenheim's second to stun the hosts.

However, Bayern roared back and were level with 25 minutes gone.

Robert Lewandowski netted his 18th league goal this season, then Jerome Boateng headed home from a corner to make it 2-2 at the break.

Lewandowski has now scored in each of Bayern's 10 home games in the Bundesliga this season.

Goals after the break by Kingsley Coman, Arturo Vidal and then new signing Sandro Wagner, his first for Bayern, on 90 minutes sealed the win.

With Bayern's head coach Jupp Heynckes, 72, insisting he will leave at the end of the season, Hoffenheim boss Nagelsmann has been tipped to replace him.

The 30-year-old steered Hoffenheim to victories over Bayern in the club's previous two meetings, but Hoffenheim were denied a hat-trick of wins against the Bavarian giants in spectacular fashion.

"We did a pretty good job in the first half, but Bayern's pressure was just too much," admitted Nagelsmann.

"We defended poorly from the set-piece that led to Bayern's opener, and they equalised not long after that.

"We could have finished off some of our moves a little better after half time, but Bayern deserve the victory at the end of the day.

"It's still annoying that they were given free headers for two of their goals.

"It's normal to concede goals against Bayern, but to conceded them from set-pieces is obviously frustrating."

"We had too few situations after they drew level in which we were able to prevail.

"The victory is okay, even if it was too high."

Bayern centre-back Boateng, whose dreadful pass led to Gnabry's goal, admitted the hosts had been caught napping.

"We were asleep, we weren't aggressive enough and gave away far too much ball, but we fought back well and deserved the win," said the Germany star, whose headed goal from an Arjen Robben corner got Bayern level.

Heynckes was pleased with his team's fighting spirit.

"That was an awesome game for the spectators," said the Bayern boss.

"We didn't start the game in the way we are used to, but the opponent did well.

"We didn't really have things under control in midfield in the first half.

"We went behind early against a well-organised and structured team, therefore it was good that we went into half time at 2-2.

"Overall I am happy, although as a coach I prefer to keep a clean sheet, but we played a strong opponent, so you have to be satisfied."

Bayern are now unbeaten in their last 32 Bundesliga home games, the club's longest run since moving to the Allianz Arena in 2005.