European Football: Díaz Rescues Bayern And Then Sees Red Against Leverkusen

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Bayern Munich came from down and vanished nan lucifer pinch 9 players successful a 1-1 tie astatine Bayer Leverkusen connected Saturday, allowing Borussia Dortmund to adjacent to wrong 9 points of nan Bundesliga leaders. Luis Díaz, who scored nan equaliser pursuing Aleix García’s opener, was sent disconnected successful nan 84th infinitesimal for a 2nd yellowish card. Nicolas Jackson had received a reddish paper successful nan 42nd minute.

Leverkusen took nan lead successful nan sixth infinitesimal aft Montrell Culbreath stole nan shot disconnected Díaz and fed it to Patrik Schick, who group up García connected nan separator of nan box. The midfielder slotted location pinch a deflected shot. The hosts defended good to incorporate Bayern, and vexation showed erstwhile Jackson was sent disconnected earlier halftime for a precocious situation connected Martin Terrier.

Bayern played pinch third-choice goalkeeper Sven Ulreich because Manuel Neuer has a calf rumor and backup Jonas Urbig was concussed successful nan 6-1 triumph complete Atalanta midweek successful nan Champions League. Ulreich denied an effort from Schick successful a one-on-one business astatine nan hr people conscionable earlier Harry Kane came on.

Back from a calf injury, Kane played for nan first clip since 28 February aft scoring 8 goals successful his past 4 Bundesliga games. He fired nan shot into an quiet nett successful nan 62nd infinitesimal but it was disallowed for blocking nan goalkeeper’s clearance pinch a manus successful nan buildup.

Díaz leveled successful nan 69th pinch a debased changeable from Michael Olise’s precise setup. The Colombia winger later received a 2nd yellowish paper for diving and Bayern was down to 9 men pinch six minutes near to play. The hosts could not snatch nan triumph contempt pushing difficult until nan extremity arsenic Jonas Hofmann had a extremity ruled retired heavy successful stoppage time. Bayern haven’t won astatine Leverkusen successful nan convention since October 2021.

Dortmund were successful full power passim nan first half and Augsburg was fortunate to way by conscionable 1 extremity astatine halftime. Karim Adeyemi collapsed nan deadlock successful nan 13th and had respective different chances, hitting nan woodwork twice. Luca Reggiani made it 2-0 successful nan 59th.

Hoffenheim, aiming to suffice for Champions League for first clip since nan 2018-19 season, stayed 3rd — 17 points down Bayern — aft a 1-1 tie pinch relegation-threatened Wolfsburg. Eintracht Frankfurt hit Heidenheim 1-0 pinch a extremity from Arnaud Kalimuendo.

Inter were held to a 1-1 tie astatine location by Atalanta connected Saturday, arsenic nan Serie A leaders continued to driblet points. Inter person 68 points, 8 up of second-placed Milan who sojourn Lazio connected Sunday. Atalanta stay seventh connected 47 points. Francesco Pio Esposito gave Inter nan lead successful nan 26th infinitesimal but they grounded to put nan crippled beyond Atalanta successful a lacklustre display. The visitors recovered nan equaliser done Nikola Krstovic 8 minutes from time, pinch Inter head Cristian Chivu sent disconnected arsenic nan location broadside furiously protested a foul successful nan build-up.

Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta celebrates aft scoring nan equalising extremity against Inter.

Later connected Saturday successful Serie A, Napoli successful 3rd return connected struggling Lecce and sixth-place Juventus sojourn mid-table Udinese successful nan conflict to beryllium successful adjacent season’s Champions League.

In Spain, third-placed Atlético Madrid big Getafe, 4 days aft putting 5 connected Tottenham successful their Champions League last-16 first leg. In nan evening, Real Madrid activity to travel up their first limb triumph complete Manchester City by beating Elche and cutting Barcelona’s lead astatine nan apical to 1 point, earlier nan Catalan nine big Sevilla connected Sunday.

PSV Eindhoven could go Dutch champions connected Sunday if they triumph astatine location to Nijmegen this evening. Victory would return PSV 22 points clear of Feyenoord, who would big Excelsior connected Sunday knowing conclusion would manus their rivals nan title pinch 7 games to play.

In France, Paris Saint-Germain person been fixed nan play disconnected betwixt their 2 legs against Chelsea, truthful Lens tin spell 2 points clear pinch a triumph astatine Lorient.