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Goretzka: Bayern need to get the fun back in their football after weak cup display

The Bochum-born midfielder says the enjoyment has gone from playing for the Bundesliga champions after a narrow cup victory vs the second tier side

Leon Goretzka thinks one of the recent problems at Bayern Munich has been that the players haven’t been enjoying their football.

The German champions scraped past second-tier Bochum in the DFB-Pokal, and needed late goals from Serge Gnabry and substitute Thomas Muller in order to progress.

They went behind when Alphonso Davies turned a cross into his own net, and the visitors needed almost 50 minutes to restore parity.

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It was a difficult night for Goretzka against his hometown club and believes the struggles are down to a lack of enjoyment.