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Can Bayern fix their defensive woes before it costs them more trophies?

Ahead of his live commentary on Bayern vs. Freiburg on Sunday for the Bundesliga's world feed and on ESPN+ (9:30 am ET in the U.S.), Derek Rae says the Bavarians are suffering a defensive crisis and face highly dangerous opponents. Wednesday's DFB Pokal exit to second-tier side Holstein Kiel only exacerbated their woes at the back. Here's what to watch for ahead of Sunday's clash.

The alarm bells are sounding at Bayern Munich's Sabener Strasse headquarters. Granted, you might find that a strange thing to say about the best club in the world, on the evidence of their stellar 2020 Treble-winning season, and the Bundesliga leaders (by two points) after 15 matchdays.