Bayern Munich 1-3 RB Leipzig: Champions stunned at home to hand advantage to Borussia Dortmund in title race
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Updated 20/05/2023 at 18:50 GMT
Bayern Munich no longer have the destiny of the Bundesliga title in their own hands following a shock home loss to RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening. Serge Gnabry gave Bayern the lead, but Leipzig levelled before snatching a shock win and Borussia Dortmund now know that wins in their final two games will secure the league championship.
Christopher Nkunku celebrates during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at Allianz Arena on May 20, 2023 in Munich, Germany
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Bayern Munich threw away a one-goal lead against RB Leipzig, with the Bundesliga title now in Borussia Dortmund’s hands after a 3-1 defeat.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were exceptional in the first half and scored via a powerful strike from Serge Gnabry that went in off the post.
However, they threw it away in the following 45 minutes as Konrad Laimer finished off a devastating counter attack to draw the visitors level.
A draw was one thing, but it got worse for Bayern as Benjamin Pavard tripped Christopher Nkunku in the box to concede a penalty.
The Frenchman stepped up to convert 15 minutes from time, giving the title race a late twist.
RB Leipzig then secured Champions League football and the dream result for Dortmund as Dominik Szoboszlai hammered in another spot kick after Noussair Mazraoui handled.
Dortmund with two matches to play are one point behind Bayern, who have just the one fixture to go.
TALKING POINT - THE LATE LATE SHOW
Bayern were cruising and looked comfortable. Leipzig were a threat throughout as did Bayern as Joao Cancelo and Kingsley Coman shone. But suddenly, things fell apart. Marco Rose’s team burst forward from a Bayern corner and scored and an experienced side just collapsed. Awful defensive errors handed penalties to Leipzig. Gift wrapped. And they didn’t miss to leave Dortmund in dreamland as they face Augsburg on Sunday. It’s now theirs to lose.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH – CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU
There is a reason why Chelsea are reportedly set to spend over £50 million to sign him. Nkunku has missed plenty of this season through injury and Leipzig have missed their main man. He floated just behind Andre Silva, who led the line and he picked up positions that are intelligent. He is a poacher and he can create chances. Nkunku won the all-important penalty and scored after playing a key role in the equaliser.
PLAYER RATINGS
Bayern Munich: Sommer 6, Mazraoui 4, Pavard 4, De Ligt 5, Cancelo 7, Kimmich 6, Goretzka 6, Musiala 6, Muller 5, Coman 7, Gnabry 6.
Subs: Gravenberch 5, Sane 5, Tel 6, Mane 6, Upamecano 6.
RB Leipzig: Blaswich 6, Simakan 4, Orban 6, Gvardiol 7, Halstenberg 5, Haidara 6, Laimer 8, Olmo 6, Szoboszlai 7, Nkunku 9, Silva 6
Subs: Henrichs 8, Kampl 6, Forsberg 6, Diallo 6, Klosterman 6.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
25' GOAL 1-0: Gnabry fires it home and beats Blaswich at his near post, hitting the wordwork as it goes in. Cancelo is key in the build-up, combining well with Muller and then making a dummy run to free up Gnabry as he drives into the box and scores.
64' GOAL 1-1: Devastating counter attack and Laimer scores. It's a Bayern corner and in the blink of an eye it's a four vs one in favour of Leipzig. They move the ball well and Laimer slams into the roof of the net after Nkunku scuffed his chance.
76' GOAL: 1-2: Bayern are bottling it! Nkunku is smart and draws the foul from Pavard, he leaves a foot out and Nkunku goes down softly but it is a penalty. Drama! Nkunku smashes it down the middle to score.
84' GOAL 1-3: The turnaround is complete, Szoboszlai smashes in. Leipzig are getting into the CL. Bayern are in danger of losing the title to Dortmund. It is now in Edin Terzic side's hands.
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