Bundesliga Roundup: Leverkusen beat Bayern to leave Dortmund top
BERLIN (AP) — Amine Adli was twice booked for diving, had the yellow card rescinded each occasions, and Bayer Leverkusen scored twice from the ensuing penalties to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 on Sunday.
The win left Borussia Dortmund prime of the Bundesliga.
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Referee Tobias Stieler had VAR to thank — twice — after getting it unsuitable. He apologized to Adli on every event after consulting replays displaying the French participant had, actually, been fouled first by Benjamin Pavard, then Dayot Upamecano.
Exequiel Palacios scored each penalties to finish Bayern’s four-game successful run throughout all competitions and go away Dortmund one level clear with 9 rounds remaining.
Bayern subsequent hosts Dortmund on April 1.
Leverkusen threatened extra within the early levels with Bayern counting on goalkeeper Yann Sommer to disclaim Kerem Demirbay and Alphonso Davies to clear from the lurking Jeremie Frimpong.
Joshua Kimmich scored with Bayern’s first assault within the twenty second. A deflection took the ball previous the helpless Lukáš Hrádecký within the Leverkusen purpose.
Pavard then conceded the primary penalty. Stieler initially booked Adli for diving, then modified his thoughts after seeing video replays displaying how Pavard caught his compatriot’s boot along with his studs. Adli really misplaced his boot and flung it to the bottom in frustration after being booked. But Stieler withdrew the yellow card after seeing the replays.
Palacios made no mistake from the spot to equalize within the fifty fifth.
Stieler once more booked Adli for diving within the seventieth — once more withdrawn with an apology after seeing replays of Upamecano’s foul on the Leverkusen ahead. Again Palacios scored.
Hrádecký saved from Leroy Sané, after which from Davies, to protect the win and assist Leverkusen transfer eighth and increase its probabilities of European qualification.
UNION AGAIN IMPRESSES
Former Germany midfielder Sami Khedira watched as his brother Rani Khedira led Union Berlin to 3rd place with a 2-0 win over visiting Eintracht Frankfurt.
Rani Khedira was captain instead of the absent Christopher Trimmel and he broke the impasse within the 53rd minute with the ultimate say in a goalmouth scramble after a nook. His older brother, who final performed for metropolis rival Hertha Berlin earlier than retiring in 2021, tried capturing the celebrations on his cell phone.
Frankfurt had created extra possibilities however did not put any away with Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow at his finest for the house staff.
Union ahead Sheraldo Becker had a high-quality strike dominated out for offside earlier than substitute Kevin Behrens sealed the win after an extended kick from Rönnow within the seventy fifth. Behrens was quickest to the ball and he squeezed his shot by means of the legs of Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for his fifth Bundesliga purpose of the season.
It stretched Union’s unbeaten run at house within the league to 18 video games and lifted the staff three factors forward of Leipzig and Freiburg, which performed at Mainz later Sunday.
