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Bayern Munich remain in second spot in the Bundesliga table after they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the BayArena.

54' PENALTY - BAYER LEVERKUSEN - A fantastic example of VAR working and working well. It was probably one of the strangest matches Adli has ever played in and given he was at the centre of the penalty drama. This match against a resurgent Bayer Leverkusen was a chance for Bayern to leapfrog Dortmund into top spot but ultimately it's a chance they have failed to take. 20 minutes after the first penalty, Adli was once again brought down inside the penalty area and was once again booked for simulation by the referee. The ball fell to Joshua Kimmich who struck a fierce effort which, with the help of a deflection, found its way past Lukas Hradecky and into the back of the net. Ten minutes into the second half, Frech winger Amine Adli went down inside the penalty area and was booked for simulation despite being clearly fouled.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen's Exequiel Palacios scored two second-half penalties to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over visitors Bayern Munich ...

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Can Bayern Munich regain the top spot with a win against Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen?

They will then travel to Manchester for the big one against Pep Guardiola's City in the UCL. They will then face Freiburg twice in the next two, once in the league and again in the cup. Bayer Leverkusen are currently ninth in the table with 34 points from 24 games with 10 wins and 10 losses.

Two Exequiel Palacios penalties deny Bayern Munich the opportunity to move back to the top of the Bundesliga with defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

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Bayern are in second place in the Bundesliga, a point behind Borussia Dortmund, and there are concerns that they may not be able to retain the title.

Nagelsmann was left hugely frustrated by the situation, saying: 'It bothers me a lot. 'What is the person who transmits this looking for? It had gotten better in the last few weeks, this pairing of emotion and quality. When she is lazy and thinks that she can do anything with the playful quality. [Although Bayern took the lead through Joshua Kimmich, two penalties in the second half from Exequiel Palacios condemned them to defeat.](/sport/football/article-11878601/Bayer-Leverkusen-2-1-Bayern-Munich-Exequiel-Palacios-scores-twice-spot-comeback-win.html) He said: 'Except for the last ten minutes, we were the worse team.

Getting undone by two penalties is not the best way to go in a match, but the Rekordmeister did not help themselves at all. Although they lost to Xabi Alonso's ...

We had another two or three good chances in the second half. “It felt like we were playing better in the second half, but then lost it because of two penalties. “It’s tough to create 10 clear-cut chances in every game,” the midfielder said. Kimmich also rued Bayern failing to capitalize on any chance they got in the second half when they could and should have finished their opponents. “In general, it wasn’t enough from us today in many areas, but we were still 1-0 up at half-time,” Kimmich said. Getting undone by two penalties is not the best way to go in a match, but the Rekordmeister did not help themselves at all.

@JamalMusiala has pulled out of the squad to face Peru and Belgium with a muscle strain. Hansi Flick has opted not to call up a replacement: "It's a shame that ...

This especially rings true for those who were hoping to see a lineup that included Musiala and fellow phenom Florian Wirtz taking the field together for the German national team. Bella-Kotchap will be replaced by We hope he's back fit soon and can join up with us next time."

Bayern Munichs hopes of winning their eleventh successive Bundesliga title have been dealt a blow after a disappointing 2-1 defeat away at Bayer Leverkusen ...

Bayern's next game after the international break is a crucial one as they host title rivals Borussia Dortmund on April 1. Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic was also disappointed with the team's performance, and said, "That wasn't what Bayern Munich means. "There was little power on the field, we didn't play well.

Hasan Salihamidzic was left furious after Bayern Munich's shock dfeat against Bayer Leverkusen as he slammed the players for a poor show.

When she is lazy and thinks that she can do anything with the playful quality. And she's not as good when she's playing like she is today. This team is so good when they have a mentality from the start and go 100 percent.

Referee Tobias Stieler had himself a day in Bayer Leverkusen's 2-1 victory over defending title holders Bayern Munich. He refereed the first half with a ...

[post-game podcast](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2023/3/20/23647609/bavarian-podcast-works-s5-e38-bayer-leverkusen-vs-bayern-munich-look-ahead-manchester-city-dortmund)! Listen below or [on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/53cWbLNpL7WojsOK7swhjH?go=1&sp_cid=6024ffdb8049fe8a53c9ca8ffb8eff99&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop)! We don’t need to talk about the referee, we have other problems to deal with,” Müller said grimly ( Adli gestured in exasperation at the referee each time, but was left with a wry smile and handshake after earning the just corrections. “VAR was a life-saver for me today. In the second half, he seemed determined to give Leverkusen winger Amine Adli a yellow card.

How did Bayern beat Barcelona and PSG yet struggle against Augsburg and Leverkusen? The answer might surprise you.

It would not be too surprising if this is the year that Bayern’s Bundesliga dominance comes to a halt, but the team ends up celebrating a different title win come the season’s end. As a result, Bayern fans were treated to some of the best football the team has played this season in the cup competitions, not to mention stellar results. The compounded failure in the cup competitions, plus the insurance of the ten consecutive league titles, somehow causes the team to focus less on the Bundesliga, hence the inconsistent form. It may sound like a cheap excuse, but again, the team is made of humans, not machines. In the Champions League, Bayern are among the favorites, yet in the Bundesliga, they are not top of the table anymore. But in the big three competitions, Bayern have not been that consistent, if not a bit unlucky. Even though winning the Bundesliga deserves just as much fanfare as winning any other major trophy, people are quick to criticize when the team ‘only’ wins the Bundesliga in a single season. Remember how Bayern nullified the best striker in the world against Barcelona only to slump to a defeat to lowly Augsburg? Since the glorious treble in 2020, the only major trophy that Bayern have won in the past three or so years is the Bundesliga. Not a single game of these 11 was unconvincing, with the only possible exceptions being the first half of the home win against Barcelona, and the nervy last half hour of the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain. In truth, the Bundesliga tells only half the story. The Rekordmeister are currently second in the Bundesliga table, having relinquished top spot to [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.fearthewall.com) following a painful 1-2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.

SportsBrief.com News - Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic is angry at the club's players following their underwhelming performance against ...

[Bayern Munich](https://sportsbrief.com/football/bayern-munich/) 2-1 to put a dent in the Bundesliga champions' defence, [Eurosport ](https://www.eurosport.com/football/bundesliga/2022-2023/bayer-leverkusen-v-bayern-munich-bundesliga-live_sto9513180/story.shtml#:~:text=weekend%27s%20results%2C%20the%20Bundesliga%20title%20race%20couldn%27t%20be%20set%20up)reports. “This is not what FC Bayern is all about. There was so little drive, mentality, duels.

Bayer Leverkusen played with aggression, composure and efficiency to beat Bayern, with Dortmund top going into the international break.

Thomas Letsch is doing better at Bochum though: the 54-year-old’s hearty ”kick and rush” style saw off an [RB Leipzig](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leipzig/) side fresh from their not-so-magnificent 7-0 defeat away to Manchester City in the Champions League last 16. Nagelsmann at first denied that the crossed wires contributed to the defeat and pointed at poor one-v-one stats in attack and defence instead. Not for the first time in this campaign, Bayern’s manager will have to use an international break to think things through. [Europa League](https://theathletic.com/football/europa-league/) trip to Hungary, where they won 2-0 against Ferencvaros and made it to the quarter-finals. [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) outcast continued to play deep, leaving fellow Etihad old boy Leroy Sane unsure of where to go. (This week, it published a couple of pages from his playbook for the game last month against Bochum.) More importantly, why were his team so insipid in a match the players themselves had called “a must-win” beforehand? The result was no pressure whatsoever on Leverkusen’s defence and a back line sitting far too deep. Blaming the players’ attitude, as many Bayern managers and officials have done over the decades, felt rather convenient after such a dishevelled performance. The visitors did get going a bit more towards the end of the game after a raft of substitutions but had no complaints about leaving empty-handed. [Borussia Dortmund](https://theathletic.com/football/team/dortmund/) are top of the table going into the March international break, but that was only one of many ‘Things you never thought you’d see’ on Sunday night’s bingo card. That drubbing was exemplary of Bayern’s ability to focus and raise their game, even amid plenty of dressing room doubts about the coach at the time, and conversely, of Dortmund’s chronic post-Jurgen Klopp flakiness. Alonso’s clever ploy of positioning Andrich between the centre-backs also worked a treat: Bayern’s woeful attempts at winning the ball high were unable to cut out Andrich’s line-breaking passes before the break.

Borussia Dortmund hold a one-point lead over defending champions Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga after 25 rounds of fixtures.

[Leipzig](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-team-news-match-stats-gvardiol-neuer-mane-musiala-22266) and [Cologne](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-cologne-live-team-news-match-stats-mane-neuer-muller-blind-musiala-22338) - earlier this year. [last man standing in the 2023/23 UEFA Champions League](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/german-clubs-2022-23-champions-league-bayern-dortmund-frankfurt-fixtures-results-21059), Bayern have two more games to play than Dortmund in April, followed by another two in the second and third week of May, if they reach the last four. [Julian Nagelsmann](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/how-do-julian-nagelsmann-and-hansi-flick-s-bayern-munich-teams-compare-18307)'s troupe are streaks ahead of the opposition on +45, compared to Dortmund's +24. The fact they [came from 2-0 down to draw the first Klassiker of the current campaign](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-live-team-news-match-stats-mane-bellingham-reus-21452) is an additional psychological boost. [Allianz Arena](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/the-allianz-arena-the-a-z-of-bayern-munich-s-home-3263-2207) in control of their own destiny. Win their remaining nine fixtures, and they will be parading the [Meisterschale](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/german-soccer-dictionary-meaning-definition-translation-term-phrase-2773-1262) through the city's Borsigplatz once again, after 10 years of Bayern dominance. Should Bayern be pushed all the way in their pursuit of a record-extending 11th successive Bundesliga title, they have goal difference on their side. It all adds up to 10 more points than Bayern in the same period for a [BVB](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bvb-meaning-borussia-dortmund-s-nickname-explained-2889-1465) team that were down in sixth prior to the 2022 World Cup break. Aside from being 10-in-a-row champions, the last time they weren't top this late in a season, the red machine hit five without reply past Dortmund (Matchday 27, 2018/19) to redress the balance and ultimately take the crown by two points. The result was in keeping with Bayern's natural tendency to find another gear in meetings with BVB. Borussia Dortmund hold a one-point lead over defending champions Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga after 25 rounds of fixtures. Dortmund's table-topping turnaround has been helped by a huge upswing in front of goal.

Nübel posts a shutout, Tillman, Sabitzer, and Cuni score, and promotion and relegation battles heat up before the international break.

Vidovic started on the bench for Vitesse’s match against Eindhoven, but came into the match in the 66th minute with the match tied 1-1. The bottom six will fight to stay out of the one relegation spot at the bottom of the table. All this to say, despite today’s win, Lustenau will play in the relegation group. Cuni finally found himself back on the scoresheet in Saarbrücken’s 3-0 win at home against RW Essen. United went down 1-0 in the 50th minute, but stormed back after a deliberate handball on the goal line sent two Fullham players — one for the handball and one for dissent — and their coach to the locker room early. Great to see Tillman back on the field and on the scoresheet. In his time on the field, Vidovic only had one shot, which was blocked. He helped his team get the match across the finish line and keep the shutout on the night. A stoppage time goal made the score 3-1 and sends United to the Semi-finals. Tillman was finally back in the squad for Rangers’ match away to Motherwell, but started on the bench. However, Sabitzer attempted two shots — one on goal and one that missed the frame. His teammates did the rest and scored two goals to get the full three points.