Sharing points in the top game! Bayern play against Leverkusen 1:1. One Munich player can be happy despite the draw: Niklas Süle (26)! The central defender makes it 1-0 and scores his first goal in 14 months.
Nice moment before kick-off: Bayern come onto the field in the colors of Ukraine and gather around a banner in the center that reads: “End the war!” The players and fans then observed a minute’s silence to commemorate the victims of Ukraine -war.
Then the ball rolls. Bayern wake up immediately, dominate the initial phase – and take the lead through Süle and a ping-pong corner!
18 minutes: The ball is deflected four times in the penalty area after a corner cross and then lands right in front of Süle’s feet. The central defender humorlessly slams the ball into the short corner. 1:0!
Ironically, Süle! Since the announcement of his summer move to BVB, the national player has found his old strength. He was already the best Bayern player in the 1-0 win in Frankfurt and is also one of the strongest Bayern players against Leverkusen.
With the 1-0 in the back, the table leader turns up and still has a good chance of making it 2-0 through Gnabry (28th). Shortly thereafter, Bayern give the equalizer!
36 minutes: Demirbay brings a free kick into the penalty area from the inside right. At the near post, Thomas Müller (32) flies in the flank and deflects with the toe untenable for goalkeeper Ulreich. The Bayern veteran’s first own goal in his 615th competitive game!
After conceding a goal, Bayern suddenly collapse – and are really lucky that it’s 1-1 at the break! Amine Adli (21) has a huge chance of making it 2-1 for Leverkusen after a catastrophic Upamecano back pass in the 42nd minute. The Frenchman intercepts the ball, curves around Ulreich, but can’t get the ball into the empty goal from a tight angle.
While the final phase of the first half in particular is a real spectacle of chances, the excitement in the second half is rather low. The freshly substituted Sabitzer misses the greatest chance of a Bayern winning goal.
In the 62nd minute, he ran freely towards Hradecky, who parried the weak finish and prevented the goal from being scored. Bayern even received whistles from the home crowd in the 88th minute for the harmless performance.
Leverkusen also have a big chance just before the end. The Werkself counterattacked one last time in the 87th minute, and Diaby put the ball straight into the penalty area. However, right-back Frimpong cannot convert the cross because Ulreich prevented the home bankruptcy in his 50th Bayern game.
