Beaten by Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich is not doing any better. This defeat leaves Bayer Leverkusen, served by good fortune against Hoffenheim, a huge avenue to win the national title.
Leverkusen won 2-1 after trailing until the 88th minute. The leader moved even closer to a first German championship title with this extremis success on the 27th day. Hoffenheim took the lead through Beier (33rd), but Granit Xhaka and his teammates never gave up. Andrich equalized in the 88th before Schick gave the leader victory in the 91st.
13 points ahead
With 21 points remaining at stake, Bayer Leverkusen now has a 13-point lead over Bayern Munich. The Bavarians, who have won the last eleven titles, buried their last illusions by losing 2-0 at home against Borussia Dortmund in the “Klassiker”.
The BVB, without the injured Gregor Kobel, scored through Adeyemi (10th) and Ryerson (83rd). Dortmund remained in eleven matches without a victory against Bayern. This allows him to take an option on the 4th qualifying place for the next Champions League.
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