Bayern Munich, ten times German soccer champion, lost 2-1 to Leverkusen on the trip today and ceded the Bundesliga leadership to Borussia Dortmund, who thrashed Cologne 6-1 on Saturday.
After matchday 25 of the German championship, the Bavarians are one point behind their rivals Dortmund -52 against 53-, with the classic between the two ‘giants’, scheduled for April 1, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, winning ‘title match’. ‘ state.
Benjamin Pavard, in the 55th minute, and Dayot Upamecano, in the 73rd, conceded penalties that the Argentine Palácios converted into goals, thus ‘sealing’ the Bavarians’ third defeat of the season, already undone by Augsburg, in September, and Borussia Monchengladbach, in February.
Amine Adli, who ‘won’ the penalties, turned out to be the man of the match, essential for a ‘beautiful’ result, which places Leverkusen in eighth position, with 37 points, three behind the European standings.
The game even started well for Bayern, who took the lead in the 22nd minute, with a goal from Kimmich.
The Portuguese João Cancelo was in the defense of Bayern in the first half, to be replaced at half-time by Coman.
Bayern have been champions for the last 10 seasons, the last time they did not win the 2011/2012 season, which consecrated Borussia Dortmund, then led by Jürgen Klopp.
Earlier, Union Berlin beat Eintrach Frankfurt 2-0 in the German capital, holding firm in third place, now with 48 points, five off the lead.
Khedira, in minute 53, and Behrens, in minute 75, scored today for Union, a great revelation of this championship.
Diogo Leite, recently called up by the Portuguese team, started the game on the bench and only played the last five minutes. For Frankfurt, Aurélio Buta was in the starting eleven and played the 90.
Source: TSF
