When Niklas Suele scored a goal for the 18th minute, it seemed that the hosts would win as easily as in the fall, when they beat them 5: 1 away. The German champions had an increasing advantage and the visitors made more and more mistakes in the defense.
The situation with the goal at 1-0 perfectly summed up what was happening on the pitch in the first minutes. After a corner cross, Bayer players had three chances to clear the ball outside the penalty area. However, neither Lukas Hradecky, who uncertainly came out of the goal, nor Jonathan Tah, who first hit the ball badly, and then collided with Piero Hincap, did not do it. Suele took advantage of the awkwardness of the defenders, who gave the hosts the lead at close range.
Bayern conceded points to Bayer Leverkusen
When it seemed that the next goals for Bayern were just a matter of time, Thomas Mueller gave the visitors’ hand in the 36th minute. It was he who defeated Sven Ulreich after a free kick from Kerem Demirbay. The 1-1 goal gave Bayer not only a draw, but also faith that a full set of points can be taken from Munich.
Just before the break, the guests wasted three excellent situations. The first two were Amine Adli. In the first, the French took advantage of the bad play of Dayot Upamecano, passed Ulreich, but hitting the empty goal goal hit the post. In the second, when he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, Adli shot past the goal. Just before the break, Charles Aranguiz did not show off, who on the perfect occasion hit Ulreich up close.
After the break, Bayer also had the best opportunity. Just at the beginning of the second half, Florian Wirtz only hit the side net after Adli’s pass. Bayern? Although he did not lack the opportunity, none of them could be said to have been 100%. It was not like that after Jamal Musiali’s long shot, and not after a medium shot, which was preceded by a very nice reception of the ball on the chest.
It was the only moment in the match where we can say that Lewandowski created a real threat under the Leverkusen goal. The Pole was invisible, he was not able to work out a shooting opportunity himself and he did not receive precise applications from his colleagues. For Lewandowski, who was lost on Saturday, it was the second consecutive match without a goal in the Bundesliga.
In the 88th minute the visitors could score the decisive goal. They could, but Jeremy Frimpong was not cold-blooded. Moussa Diaby raced on the left side of the field, and after playing him, the Dutchman found himself face to face with Ulreich. However, instead of going into the goal, the Bayer player hit the goalkeeper directly.
Despite the draw, Bayern still leads the table with confidence. Julian Nagelsmann’s team is 59 points and nine points clear of Borussia Dortmund. Bayer is third and is 14 points behind the leader.
Bayern will host RB Salzburg in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on Tuesday. On Saturday, Nagelsmann’s team will play away from Hoffenheim. A day later, Bayer will take up FC Koeln, and earlier, on Thursday, they will play away with Atalanta in the Europa League.
Source: Sport
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