Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Highlights - Double penalty mishap, impressive comeback (Bundesliga)

Leverkusen put up a decent performance against Bayern in the first half. In fact, they were the team that created more appetizing opportunities. However, the issue was that "The Bavarians" managed to make a difference.

In the 22nd minute, Goretzka executed a wall pass before laying it off to Kimmich to shoot. The German midfielder fired decisively, helping Bayern open the scoring.

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It seemed that this goal would pave the way for a great performance from Bayern, but it didn't. Leverkusen was trailing, but they were not psychologically affected. The home side calmly deployed the ball, maintaining steady pressure on the "Bavarians" goal.

Bayern scores early

Their reward came in the second half, specifically in the 55th minute. Pavard committed a foul inside the penalty area, and Leverkusen was awarded a penalty kick. Palacios stepped up to take the kick and made no mistake, equalizing for Leverkusen.

Pavard made a mistake, but Upamecano didn't learn from it. In the 73rd minute, it was Upamecano's turn to commit a foul inside the box. VAR was used, and Leverkusen was awarded a second penalty kick. Palacios took the 11-meter kick again and succeeded.

Leverkusen stages an impressive comeback

After taking a 2-1 lead against Bayern, Leverkusen proactively dropped their formation to preserve the result. They managed to do that and maintained their victory.

This win helped Leverkusen climb to 8th place in the Bundesliga standings. Meanwhile, Bayern is ranked 2nd, failing to reclaim the top spot from Dortmund and trailing by 1 point.

Final Score: Leverkusen 2-1 Bayern Munich (HT: 0-1)

Goals:

Leverkusen: Palacios (55', 73')

Bayern: Kimmich (22')

Starting Lineups:

Leverkusen: Lukas Hradecky, Jeremie Frimpong, Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapie, Exequiel Palacios, Kerem Demirbay, Robert Andrich, Moussa Diaby, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli

Bayern: Yann Sommer, Matthijs De Ligt, Dayot Upamecano, Benjamin Pavard, Joao Cancelo, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Alphonso Davies, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Sadio Mane

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