European Football: Harry Kane’s Late Equaliser Saves Bayern From First Defeat

Harry Kane headed successful a stoppage-time equaliser to forestall a first conclusion of nan play for Bayern Munich but their 2-2 tie astatine Union Berlin ended their grounds winning commencement crossed each competitions.

Union thought they had won it pinch Danilho Goekhi’s 2nd extremity successful nan 83rd infinitesimal but Kane headed successful nan leveller. Bayern apical nan Bundesliga connected 28 points and successful truth extended their lead to six, arsenic RB Leipzig mislaid 3-1 astatine Hoffenheim.

Bayern, who had made it 16 victories from 16 games pinch 2-1 triumph astatine Paris Saint-Germain, nan Champions League holders, connected Tuesday, looked to person tally retired of steam against nan hard-working Berlin side. The hosts thought they had taken nan lead pinch Ilyas Ansah’s ninth-minute header but nan fans were bitterly disappointed aft nan referee ruled it marginally offside pursuing a video adjunct referee review.

They still went successful beforehand successful nan 27th erstwhile Manuel Neuer fto Goekhi’s anemic changeable gaffe done his hands and nether his body. It was nan first clip Bayern had conceded a first-half extremity and nan first clip they were trailing successful nan Bundesliga this season.

Luis Díaz, who had scored doubly but was besides sent disconnected against PSG, drew them level aft playing a superb one-two pinch Josip Stanisic, sliding to support nan shot successful play and curling a changeable from adjacent nan sideline into nan apical acold corner.

The Colombian should person scored again for nan champions successful nan 45th infinitesimal aft he was sent done by Kane but he fired good wide pinch only nan keeper to beat. It was nan hosts who scored again successful nan 83rd erstwhile pinch Doekhi volleyed successful aft Kane grounded to clear a free-kick. The England captain, however, made amends pinch his 13th convention extremity of nan season.

There was besides a last-gasp equaliser arsenic Borussia Dortmund settled for a 1-1 tie astatine Hamburg. Dortmund, looking to retrieve from Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League nonaccomplishment astatine Manchester City, struggled to carve retired scoring chances successful nan first half, pinch Hamburg hitting nan woodwork done Nicolás Capaldo’s header successful nan 39th minute.

The visitors did use from sloppy Hamburg defending earlier nan shot fell to Carney Chukwuemeka, who turned and volleyed successful for a 64th-minute lead. The Ruhr vale club, however, grounded to clasp connected to it and Hamburg’s Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer headed successful an equaliser successful nan seventh infinitesimal of stoppage clip to rescue a constituent for nan hosts. Dortmund are 3rd connected 21 points, 7 down Bayern.

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