Bayern Stuns Suspended Champions in 3-1 Victory!
Leverkusen's Ezequiel Fernandez (L) and Munich's Harry Kane battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich at the BayArena. Federico Gambarini/dpa Luis Díaz equalized and was later sent off in Bayern Munich's eventful 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as the nine-man champions saw their Bundesliga lead trimmed to nine points. Aleix García struck for the hosts after Díaz had given the ball away and an injury-hit Bayern then had Nicolas Jackson dismissed for a bad foul before half-time.
Harry Kane thought he had levelled on the hour moments after coming on, but he was controversially adjudged to have handled the ball during the build-up following a video review. Colombia's Díaz then did make it 1-1 on 69 minutes from Michael Olise's assist following Robert Andrich's wayward pass. He received a second booking on 84 for diving, which he vehemently protested, and Leverkusen had a goal ruled out for a very tight offside in stoppage time.
Leverkusen stay sixth in the race for the Champions League spots, two points behind fourth-placed VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig in fifth, who meet on Sunday. "It is a question of mentality," Bayern's Jonathan Tah told Sky after the battling point. "Everyone wanted to give everything and somehow get something out of the game.
It shows our strength and what sort of team we are. " Borussia Dortmund cut the gap at the top with eight games left following a 2-0 home win over Augsburg. The goals came courtesy of Karim Adeyemi and teenager Luca Reggiani - his first in the Bundesliga - in a game captained by rival brothers Nico and Kevin Schlotterbeck.
Third-placed Hoffenheim drew 1-1 with second-bottom Wolfsburg as coach Dieter Hecking returned to the Wolves dug-out after 10 years. The 2009 champions are three points adrift and in danger of a first Bundesliga relegation after years of near misses and backer Volkswagen cutting some funding. European hopefuls Eintracht Frankfurt - in seventh - won 1-0 at home to bottom side Heidenheim, who lie 10 points away from safety and are quickly heading for the second tier.
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