Bayern loses to Dortmund and sees Leverkusen move further away

Munich.Bayern Munich lost in their stadium against Borussia Dortmund (2-0), this Saturday in the star duel of the 27th matchday, and sees Bayer Leverkusen, who shortly before beat Hoffenheim 2-1, get even closer to a first German champion title.

With seven days left in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen extends its advantage over Bayern from 10 to 13 points (73 points against 60), a distance that already seems practically insurmountable for the Munich team, who seem to be on the verge of putting an end to more than a decade of hegemony in German football, which began in 2013 and which has led them to chain the titles of the last eleven leagues in their country.

For Borussia Dortmund, winning the Allianz Arena means remaining fourth and within the Champions League zone, extending its advantage over RB Leipzig (5th) to three points, which stumbled against Mainz (16th) by drawing 0-0.

The last time Dortmund had won in the Bundesliga at Bayern Munich was on April 12, 2014, 3,640 days ago.

In this Saturday’s fight, the yellow team scored a goal of psychological importance already in the 10th minute, through the German international Karim Adeyemi, who perfectly concluded a counterattack launched by Niclas Füllkrug and Julian Brandt.

Goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, starting in the absence of Manuel Neuer, did not have a firm enough left hand to clear Adeyemi’s shot.

In the second half, Dortmund was better and was able to increase the score in several moments. He had to wait to do so until the 83rd minute, when Norwegian Julian Ryerson scored, assisted by Ivorian Sebastien Haller.

French attacker Kingsley Coman came on for Bayern during the second half, reappearing after two months out due to injury, but without being the boost his team needed.

Englishman Harry Kane, the Bundesliga’s top scorer (31) and recently recovered from a sprained ankle, was not inspired on this occasion. He had a great chance in the 23rd minute, with a header, but the rival goalkeeper repelled. In the 90th minute he had a goal disallowed for offside.