Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich received 2-1 at Freiburg on Saturday to maneuver six factors away from Bayer Leverkusen, who threw away a two-goal lead to attract 2-2 at RB Leipzig. Kane and English compatriot Eric Dier created the opener within the fifteenth minute. Dier discovered Kane who drilled a low shot by the fingers of Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. The aim was Kane’s first from open play since mid-November and his seventeenth in 17 league video games this season. Bayern doubled their lead after 54 minutes when Kim Min-jae outmuscled Atubolu and headed in a Joshua Kimmich nook.
Freiburg made Bayern sweat when Matthias Ginter headed in a nook with 22 minutes remaining, however the German giants held agency to bounce again from Wednesday’s shock 3-0 Champions League loss at Feyenoord.
“We have performed higher video games than that,” Kimmich instructed Sky Germany.
“However that’s precisely what you want typically. We deserved to win.”
Bayern’s win means defending champions Leverkusen at the moment are six factors behind the league leaders, after they dropped factors within the league for the primary time since early November at Leipzig.
Florian Wirtz impressed all through and was instrumental in Leverkusen’s opener.
The Germany midfielder shrugged off two defenders with a jink and shot in opposition to the publish, with Patrik Schick properly positioned to faucet in and put Leverkusen in entrance after 18 minutes.
Leverkusen’s controversial second, scored on the 36-minute mark, was additionally created by Wirtz.
Close to the sideline, the 21-year-old received the ball from Leipzig’s David Raum, whereas showing to sink his studs into the defender’s leg.
With Raum on the bottom, Wirtz dribbled goalwards and minimize the ball again to Aleix Garcia, who calmly slotted residence.
Raum had his revenge simply 5 minutes later, thumping in a deflected free kick off the crossbar to chop Leverkusen’s benefit.
Leipzig equalised from one other set piece with 5 minutes remaining. Xavi Simons despatched a spiralling free kick into the field which Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba changed into his personal web.
“We’re not glad, issues might have been higher however they might have been worse. We’ll preserve going,” mentioned Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.
Schick added: “We weren’t efficient sufficient up entrance and Leipzig performed properly at the moment. Not many groups win right here.”
Dortmund struggles proceed
Of their first match since sacking coach Nuri Sahin, 10-man Borussia Dortmund additionally let a two-goal lead slip to attract 2-2 at residence in opposition to Werder Bremen.
Dortmund’s probabilities took an early hit when centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck was crimson carded for a last-man foul after 21 minutes.
The hosts had been harmful regardless of the drawback and took the lead seven minutes later when Julian Brandt discovered Serhou Guirassy who headed in his eighth league aim of the season.
Dortmund seemed in cost when Guirassy’s 51st-minute cross was changed into his personal web by Bremen defender Marco Friedl, however Bremen levelled issues up with two objectives in eight minutes.
Former Dortmund midfielder Leonardo Bittencourt unleashed a rocket from exterior the field earlier than Marvin Ducksch caught the hosts napping, working in behind and scoring to degree issues up.
Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken confirmed after the sport that interim coach Mike Tullberg would stay in cost for Wednesday’s residence Champions League conflict with Shakhtar Donetsk.
Elsewhere, Mainz continued their spectacular run this season, beating Stuttgart 2-0 at residence due to objectives from Nelson Weiper and Anthony Caci.
Relegation candidates final marketing campaign, Mainz’s win sends them sixth, one level behind Stuttgart and Leipzig and in competition for a Champions League place.
A stoppage time aim from Keven Schlotterbeck took Augsburg to a 2-1 residence win over Heidenheim.
In Saturday’s late recreation, Borussia Moenchengladbach host last-placed Bochum.
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