Buts: Pavlović (39e) for Bavaria // Andrich (31e) pour Leverkusen
For the opposition between the leader and his runner-up, but also the two best attacks in the championship, the stakes took precedence over the spectacle. Solid, Leverkusen neutralized a largely dominant Bayern Munich (69% ball possession, 19 attempts at 3), but too little dangerous to hope for more. The Bavarians keep the lead, closely followed by Leipzig, who snatches second place in the standings from the reigning champion.
A Bayer to do
This Saturday, Bayern – in gala attire with its special Oktoberfest jersey – arrives with the firm intention of washing away the insult of last February (3-0 defeat). Vincent Kompany’s men lay down the law at the start of the match, Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala linking up the sweets, and the Frenchman misses the top corner with nothing, on a free kick obtained after a festival of number 42. Dominated, the champion in title toughens the game, crystal clear, with one touch, from outside the surface. Neuer is too short, and the visitors take the lead completely against the run of play (0-1, 31e). While the air conditioning seems to be installed at the Allianz Arena, Pavlović redeems himself with a superb cushioned sequence of the chest then a half-volley of the instep, which Lukáš Hrádecký can only divert into his small net (1-1, 39e).
Returning from the locker room, Harry Kane, little in sight this Saturday, treats Serge Gnabry, who finds the inside of the far post… then the crossbar, at close range (48e). Olise is in turn frustrated by a good outing from Hrádecký (57e), and Bavarian domination continues. Bayer successfully puts the game to sleep, even if Joshua Kimmich (68e) then Alphonso Davies (71e) can try their luck, without success. The injury exit of Harry Kane, hit in the ankle during a duel with Amine Adli, does not help the leader to take off. Solid, Martin Terrier’s team – who left before the hour mark – frustrated the Bavarian leader, and left with the point he had come to seek.
Pronostic Bayern Munich Leverkusen: Analysis, cotes and prono du match de Bundesliga
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