The unpredictability of football was seen on Sunday as two big clubs, Manchester City and Bayern Munich, encountered heavy losses in their respective league games.
Bayern, fresh from their Super Cup victory over Sevilla in Budapest, was shockingly defeated 4-1 by TSG Hoffenheim.
Sunday’s defeat, the first since December 2019, ended Bayern Munich’s 32-game unbeaten streak in all competitions.
It also stopped the Bavarian streak of 14 straight Bundesliga victories.
The signs of what was going to happen to Bayern at the Prezero Arena were obvious when Hoffenheim raced for a two-goal lead in 25 minutes, with Ermin Bicakcic and Munas Dabbur taking the lead at home.
Bayern Munich gave the false impression that they weren’t going to go down without a fight when Joshua Kimmich pulled one back for them.
However, that was all Bayern could do on Sunday’s outing, as Hoffenheim responded with two more second-half goals in the 77th and 90th minutes.
In England, it was worse for Pep Guardiola’s Man City that they were roundly defeated in their stronghold where they had enjoyed a decent share of invincibility.
It was Leicester City who broke down the Cityzens; beat them 5-2 to retain their place on top of the Premier League table with three wins from as many games as possible.
This is the best start the Foxes have ever had in the Premier League.
Jamie Vardy scored a hat trick for Leicester City before being substituted by Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho in the 85th minute.
For Guardiola, Sunday is lined with a number of undesirable records that have now been placed into his managerial career.
According to Opta Stats, this is the first time in 686 games as a boss that Guardiola has seen his side down by five goals.
It’s also the first time in 438 games at Etihad Stadium that Manchester City has been hammered five goals in any competition.