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Weekend Review: Man United need Casemiro, Bayern in crisis (ESPN)

ESPN correspondents Julien Laurens, Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Luis Miguel Echegaray break down the most interesting and important stuff you need to know ...

[Girona](/soccer/team?id=9812), [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922) and Atletico given that they've been without one of the best goal scorers on the planet, [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski). And it's not going to get easier anytime soon: next up it's a trip to the Bernabeu to play [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86). [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/124091/Bruno-Fernandes)' whipped cross from the right was inviting a touch and Fred did it with a bit of flair -- flicking the ball into the net and making a superb bit of skill look casual. [Roma](/soccer/team/_/id/104), they were 2-0 up with three minutes to go and they drew 2-2. There was still work to do for the Japanese winger, however, as [Alisson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson) was rightly in place, ready to react. The pressure on [Thomas Muller](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/123465/Thomas-Mรผller) & Co. 8, a 1-0 win at [Valencia](/soccer/team?id=94) on Oct. Coming after a 1-0 Copa del Rey victory over [Real Sociedad](/soccer/team?id=89) and a 1-0 win over [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922), this was the first time in 43 years that Barca have won three consecutive games by that scoreline. [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) are rock bottom of the Premier League table and manager Nathan Jones is trying to kick-start a survival bid in the cups. Tony Tapalovic, the goalkeeping coach and [Manuel Neuer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/84774/Manuel-Neuer)'s best friend, was let go last week in a power move from Nagelsmann. [Serge Gnabry](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178980/Serge-Gnabry) was reprimanded and benched [for going to the Paris Fashion Week on his day off](/soccer/bayern-munich-gerbayern_munich/story/4862401/serge-gnabry-dropped-to-bayern-munich-bench-over-fashion-trip-fallout). [Germany](/soccer/team?id=481)?

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