Maybe everything was a bit too easy – Kovac shocked by Bayern slump

Niko Kovac said "maybe everything was a bit too easy" for Bayern Munich previously after the German giant's winless streak continued against Ajax in the Champions League.

Mats Hummels' early opener was cancelled out by Noussair Mazraoui as Bayern were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by the Dutch visitors on Tuesday.

Bundesliga holder Bayern has now gone three games without victory in all competitions, having started the season with seven successive wins.

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"Nobody expected that. But, that's football. When you fall, you always have the opportunity to get up," head coach Kovac told Sky Germany about Bayern's slump.

"Maybe, everything was a bit too easy. Now, we have to roll up our sleeves. I know what struck the clock, that we did not win three games and we need to focus on the essentials again. That's not what I imagined personally. Now, we have to quickly show the face that made us so good in the first seven games."

Bayern was shocked by Hertha Berlin last week, but the Bavarians made a flying start in the Group E clash – Hummels breaking the deadlock in just the fourth minute.

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Ajax, however, responded midway through the first half via Mazraoui's fine strike and it proved to be enough to frustrate Bayern.

"That was certainly not a good game from us. We did that very well in the first 15 minutes. Then, we played negligently, won too few duels, every second ball was at the opponent," Kovac said.

"We simply played too many bad passes. We wanted too much, too fast. As a result, you build up the opponent and lose confidence. That was a winning point for us in the end. You have to see it that way."

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Bayern star Thomas Muller added: "We certainly had a better phase this season. Our way of playing is in need of improvement."

"We have to stay tuned, something else does not help us. We have to sort the bones and fix everything on Saturday. In football you have to look forward."