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Despite taking the lead, Bayern Munich still lost to Leverkusen in a come-from-behind victory, as "Die Roten" conceded two penalties and lost their top spot in the Bundesliga table to Dortmund.
The home team, Bayer Leverkusen, was not intimidated and had a better start than the visitors, Bayern Munich. In the first 20 minutes, Moussa Diaby missed a chance to score when he hit the post, and Jeremie Frimpong forced goalkeeper Yann Sommer to make a save.
However, Bayern Munich was the team that made the difference. In the 22nd minute, after a cross from the right, Leon Goretzka chose not to shoot and instead passed the ball back. Joshua Kimmich, who was unmarked, comfortably scored from the edge of the box.
Nevertheless, conceding did not dampen Leverkusen's spirits. The home team calmly controlled the ball and maintained pressure on the "Reds"' goal. This was a match where Xabi Alonso's team only had 44% possession but managed to shoot 10 times, just like Bayern.
After leading 1-0 in the first half, Leverkusen pushed their attacking line in the second half. The turning point of the match occurred in the 55th minute when Amune Adli fell inside the box after a collision with Benjamin Pavard. Initially, the referee showed Adli a yellow card, believing that the French striker was feigning to earn a penalty kick.
However, he canceled the card and awarded Leverkusen a penalty after checking the VAR screen. From the spot, Exequiel Palacios deceived goalkeeper Sommer to equalize 1-1.
A similar situation happened in the 73rd minute. Initially, the referee gave Adli a yellow card after a collision with Dayot Upamecano. However, he once again canceled the card and awarded Leverkusen a penalty after checking the VAR screen. This time, Sommer guessed the direction of the penalty correctly, but he still could not stop Palacios from scoring and securing a 2-1 victory.
This win helped Leverkusen rise to eighth place in the Bundesliga table, while Bayern Munich fell to second place after losing their top spot to Dortmund by just under one point.
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