Leverkusen 2-1 Bayern Munich: Borussia Dortmund closes the weekend as leader of the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich was able to take over the lead again on Sunday, but choked on a visit to Bayer Leverkusen (2-1).
Tension rises in Bundesliga: Bayern loses lead to Dortmund
Where Dortmund put on a gala performance on Saturday, Bayern had a much more difficult time with Leverkusen. With Matthijs de Ligt in the base, Der Rekordmeister took the lead halfway through the first half. Leon Goretzka put the ball back to Joshua Kimmich, who worked the ball through Odilon Kossounou’s leg behind goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky (0-1).
After the break, the game turned. Leverkusen created more danger and it paid off. The home team struck twice from the spot and both times it was Exequiel Palacios who took advantage of the opportunity (2-1). With just under twenty minutes left on the clock, there was still time for Bayern to take over the lead from Dortmund at least on goal difference.
Trainer Julian Nagelsmann brought Mathys Tel in front of Goretzka and shouted his team forward, but Jeremie Frimpong and his colleagues held their ground. Mitchel Bakker and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were allowed to fill in in the final phase. With nine games to go, Dortmund leads the Bundesliga with 53 points, Bayern collected one point less.
Immediately after the international break, a huge cracker is on the program. On Saturday, April 1, the Bundesliga will resume with the cracker between Bayern and Dortmund. The top game will be played in the Allianz Arena.
Takeaways
Bayer Leverkusen trailed by one point in Sunday’s Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich at the BayArena. However, Leverkusen managed to turn a deficit into a lead. The game eventually ended in a victory with the final score: 2-1.
The visitors took the lead early in the game, when Joshua Kimmich scored after 22 minutes on a pass from Leon Goretzka.
Exequiel Palacios equalized for Bayer Leverkusen in the 55th minute.
Palacios scored again and scored the decisive goal in the 73rd minute. Palacios thus completed Bayer Leverkusen’s comeback, which brought the final score to 2-1.
In the last five games, Bayer Leverkusen has three wins, one draw and one loss, while Bayern Munich has three wins and two losses. This was Bayer Leverkusen’s fourth one-goal victory this season. The defeat was also Bayern Munich’s third defeat by one goal.
At the moment, Bayer Leverkusen has 37 points and is in eighth place, while Bayern Munich is in second position with 52 points.
Bayer Leverkusen’s next game is on Saturday, April 1. against Schalke 04 at the VELTINS-Arena. Bayern Munich will play at home against Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena on the same day.
