Bundesliga chief Bayern Munich was wasted an advance of two goals in front of a home crowd to compete in a 3-2 defeat against VFL Bochum visitor in the Bundesliga on Saturday in a disastrous dress rehearsal before the return of the Champions League next week against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bavarians, who beat Leverkusen 3-0 in the first stage of their 16-year-old swell on Wednesday, seemed to continue towards a comfortable victory after Raphael Guerreiro struck twice in 14 minutes to put them 2-0 in the 28th minute.
Bochum, however, reduced the deficit three minutes later, with Jakov Medic Fariled.
Things got worse for Bayern when Joao Palhinha was sent with a red card two minutes before a grip after a raw tackle and Bochum made the additional man count when Ibrahima Sissoko headed in an equalizer in the 51st minute.
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The visitor finished his magnificent return to the 71st when Matus Bero slipped into the box and beat the goalkeeper of Bayern Jonas Urbig.
Bayern is first in 61 points and remains at eight points from Bayer Leverkusen, second,.
Leverkusen suffers from a 2-0 shock at home against Werder Bremen
Bayer Leverkusen suffered a 2-0 shock at home against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday to miss his chance to end on the leaders of Bayern Munich.
Visitor Werder, who had lost his previous five games, took a surprise advance of the seventh minute with Romano Schmid slipping into the distant post after a defensive error in Leverkusen.
Romano Schmid de Bremen famous with his team after scoring the opening goal during the Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. | Photo credit: AP
Romano Schmid de Bremen famous with his team after scoring the opening goal during the Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. | Photo credit: AP
To make matters worse for the Xabi Alonso team, who welcomes Bayern to the return leg on Tuesday, the midfielder Florian Wirtz suffered an ankle injury in the 54th minute and the German international had to be replaced.
Despite a late pressure, but only a handful of chances, Leverkusen could not find the equalizer and it was Werder who marked again, in time of stopping with Justin Njinmah.
Dortmund sets off 1-0 defeat by visiting Augsburg
Borussia Dortmund fell to a 1-0 defeat at home against Augsburg on Saturday to move more away from the qualification squares of the Champions League while continuing its form of roller coaster in the Bundesliga this season.
The host was late in the 23rd minute when Jeffrey Gouweleeuw of Augsburg took the lead with his first chance of the match.
Julian Brandt thought he had pulled them at the level after pressing the distant post after a head of Nico Schlotterbeck, but following a long Var review, he was governed offside.
The host had control and won nine corners in the first half, but could not translate his domination into chances of goal.
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