Setbacks provide motivation instead of hindrance

That’s not to say everything went seamlessly at the start of the season. The team suffered its first heavy blow against Freiburg on Matchday 4, when Sarah Zadrazil limped off after 12 minutes. A day later came the devastating news that the Munich midfielder had suffered a cruciate ligament tear. And two weeks later, Bayern kicked off their Champions League campaign with a bruising 7-1 defeat at three-time winners FC Barcelona. “A slip-up that won’t happen again,” as Alara would later prove to be right.