Musiala was successful again with a header in the thrilling league classic in Dortmund in the 85th minute and ensured that Bayern’s unbeaten streak continues after the 12th round. Jamie Gittens scored for Dortmund in the first half after a strong individual effort. The lightning-fast English winger made Konrad Laimer look old in the running duel, moved into the penalty area from the left and beat Manuel Neuer in the Bayern goal with a precise shot into the top right corner.
With the draw, coach Vincent Kompany’s team defended their lead of ten points over fifth-placed BVB. The first pursuer Eintracht Frankfurt, who have so far been the only team to keep pace with Bayern, could reduce the gap to four points on Sunday in Heidenheim.
After the final whistle, Bayern’s joy was dampened by the fact that top goalscorer Harry Kane had to be substituted in the first half due to an injury. The next test is on Tuesday in the cup against Bayer Leverkusen.
RB Leipzig off the roll
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig’s crisis continued to worsen. The Saxons lost 5-1 at home to Wolfsburg and suffered their fifth defeat in their last six competitive games.
The Leipzig team, who had suffered a major decline since key player Xavi Simons was injured, conceded three goals in the first 16 minutes. Former Luganesi Mohamed Amoura scored twice. A week ago, RB keeper Peter Gulacsi had to reach behind him four times in the 3-4 win against Hoffenheim. Things are becoming increasingly uncomfortable for coach Marco Rose.
Leverkusen advances
Champion Bayer Leverkusen with Granit Xhaka won 2-1 at Union Berlin thanks to goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Patrik Schick and moved up to 3rd place at the expense of Leipzig. Stuttgart saved itself to a 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen with Fabian Rieder and Leonidas Stergiou in the starting line-up thanks to double goalscorer Ermedin Demirovic.
Short telegrams and ranking list:
Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich 1:1 (1:0). – 81,365 spectators. – Goals: 27. Gittens 1-0. 85. Musiala 1:1. – Comments: Borussia Dortmund with Kobel.
Union Berlin – Bayer Leverkusen 1:2 (1:1). – 22,012 spectators. – Goals: 2. Frimpong 0-1. 29. Jeong 1:1. 71. Send 1:2. – Comments: Bayer Leverkusen with Xhaka.
Werder Bremen – VfB Stuttgart 2:2 (1:1). – 42,100 spectators. – Goals: 6. Njinmah 1-0. 20. Demirovic 1:1. 77. Stage 2:1. 85. Demirovic 2:2. – Comments: VfB Stuttgart with Rieder (until 67th) and Stergiou (until 80th).
Leipzig – Wolfsburg 1:5 (0:3). – 40,000 spectators. – Goals: 4. Amoura 0:1. 5. Tiago Tomas 0:2. 16. Amoura 0:3. 64. Maehle 0:4. 82. Orban 1:4. 91. Behrens 1:5. – Comments: Wolfsburg without Zesiger (replacement).
Freiburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:1 (1:0). – 34,700 spectators. – Goals: 41. Höler 1:0. 49. Doan 2-0. 61. Kleindienst 2:1. 62. Holler 3:1. – Comments: Freiburg without Ogbus (substitute) and Manzambi (not in the squad). Borussia Mönchengladbach without Omlin (substitute) and Elvedi (substitute).
Augsburg – Bochum 1:0 (1:0). – 29,556 spectators. – Goal: 38. Tietz (penalty) 1:0. – Comments: Augsburg without Vargas (substitute). Bochum without Loosli (not in the squad).
Ranking: 1. Bayern Munich 12/30 (37:8). 2. Eintracht Frankfurt 11/23 (27:16). 3. Bayer Leverkusen 12/23 (28:19). 4. RB Leipzig 12/21 (19:14). 5. Borussia Dortmund 12/20 (23:19). 6. SC Freiburg 12/20 (16:16). 7. Wolfsburg 12/18 (25:19). 8. VfB Stuttgart 12/17 (23:21). 9. Borussia Mönchengladbach 12/17 (18:17). 10. Mainz 05 11/16 (18:14). 11. Union Berlin 12/16 (10:11). 12. Werder Bremen 12/16 (19:24). 13. Augsburg 12/15 (14:23). 14. Hoffenheim 11/12 (17:22). 15. St. Pauli 12/11 (10:15). 16. Heidenheim 11/10 (15:20). 17. Holstein Kiel 12/5 (13:31). 18. Bochum 12/2 (10:33).
