The southern king is tired: two rounds without a win in the Bundesliga, the northern and southern kings draw 2-2, Kane and Diaz score.

It’s normal for the Premier League leader to have a winless streak, but Bayern, the Bundesliga leader, not winning in two consecutive rounds is major news. Is the southern king fatigued, or are the Bundesliga officials assigned specific “tasks”?

In the early hours of February 1st Beijing time, the 20th round of the Bundesliga saw the northern and southern kings face off, with Hamburg playing at home against Bayern.

In the first half, Kimmich’s powerful shot hit the crossbar, then he conceded a penalty. Fabio Vieri converted the spot-kick to break the deadlock. Kimmich redeemed himself by assisting Kane to equalize. Gnabry’s goal was disallowed, and the half ended 1-1. In the second half, Olise assisted Diaz to score and take the lead, but Vuskovic headed in to level the score again.

In the end, Bayern drew 2-2 away at Hamburg, marking their second consecutive round without a win in the league (one draw, one loss), but they still lead by 9 points.

Hamburg vs Bayern, the northern king using a 3-5-1-1 formation, with a starting lineup valued at 90.4 million euros;The southern king lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Kane upfront, Karl behind him, flanked by Gnabry and Olise. Pavlovic and Kimmich partnered as defensive midfielders, Alfonso Davies, Kim Min-jae, Upamecano, and Stanisic formed the back four, Neuer guarded the goal, with a total squad value of 561 million euros.

Due to Bayern players’ fatigue from competing on multiple fronts, combined with referees seemingly having a “mission,” the match ended in a 2-2 draw between the northern and southern kings. Fans joked that the northern king has finally forgiven the Bundesliga for its promotion, implying the German Football Association won’t let Hamburg drop back to the 2.Bundesliga. In this match, Bayern had 72% possession away, took 13 shots—one less than Hamburg’s 14—with 7 on target compared to Hamburg’s 4. Bayern’s two rounds without a win and 5 points dropped have little impact on the Bundesliga title race.