Dieuer Claims Another Thrashing of Leverkusen!
How depleted Bayern claimed a point in Leverkusen It was tough to know quite where to start once the full-time whistle went. Bayern had two players sent off and two goals ruled out by VAR as they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Bayer Leverkusen. A draw, yes, but the level of drama, battling spirit and morale meant it almost felt like a win for the Bundesliga leaders.
And then there was also Sven Ulreich , making his first appearance in well over a year and producing a big save in added time. “The guys have known me a long time and know I’m there when needed,” the 37-year-old said. Leverkusen strike early The goalkeeper had little time to get reaccustomed to being out on the pitch.
Nobody had time to settle as Leverkusen struck with their first shot of the game. Ulreich, though, was powerless to help after a deflection off Jonathan Tah . The hosts could use their lead to sit back and look to break, especially down the right where 18-year-old Montrell Culbreath was a lively outlet, having also created the opening goal.
Although Bayern’s defence generally had striker Patrik Schick under control, they didn’t always manage to deal with the Czech man’s ability to lay the ball off to teammates. Vincent Kompany ’s men dominated possession at 69 percent and won 83 percent of duels, but Leverkusen had their early lead – a division-leading ninth goal in the opening 15 minutes of games this season. Bayern struggled at first and were unable to replicate the creativity and attacking threat they showed during the week in their 6-1 win at Atalanta in the Champions League.
But they did soon have the ball in the net when a Joshua Kimmich free-kick went in off ex-Leverkusen man Tah. However, referee Christian Dingert ruled it out on review because the ball had struck the Bayern defender on the arm before going in. A correct decision but tough to take.
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