European Football: Bayern Hold On To Win As Leverkusen Waste Two-goal Lead

Bayern Munich almost imploded successful their 3-2 Bundesliga triumph astatine Augsburg , conceding 2 goals for nan 2nd consecutive lucifer aft going 3-0 up soon aft nan break.

Bayern’s backmost statement looked vulnerable, conscionable arsenic it had successful Wednesday’s German Cup first information triumph complete third-tier Wehen Wiesbaden successful which they conceded 2 goals and needed a stoppage-time victor to advance.

Bayern were successful bid from nan commencement but had to hold until nan 28th infinitesimal to return nan lead pinch Serge Gnabry’s powerful header from a Harry Kane cross. They scored again connected nan changeable of half-time done Luis Díaz’s 2nd convention extremity of nan season.

The visitors looked to person put nan crippled to furniture erstwhile Michael Olise made it 3-0 3 minutes aft nan restart but Augsburg were not done and pulled a extremity backmost successful nan 53rd infinitesimal done Kristijan Jakic earlier Mert Kömür struck again 14 minutes from time.

Bayer Leverkusen wasted a two-goal lead and conceded a stoppage clip equaliser successful a 3-3 tie astatine Werder Bremen.

Karim Coulibaly snatched a constituent for nan 10-man hosts aft Leverkusen had led 2-0 and 3-1. The consequence did mean that Leverkusen stretched their Bundesliga unbeaten distant grounds to 35 consecutive matches.

Leverkusen took an unexpected lead erstwhile Nathan Tella intercepted a anemic backpass and trim backmost for Patrik Schick to drill in. They doubled it done caller signing Malik Tillman’s changeable that went successful disconnected a station successful nan 35th infinitesimal earlier Werder pulled a extremity backmost a infinitesimal earlier nan break done Romano Schmid.

Leverkusen struck again successful nan 64th infinitesimal acknowledgment to Schick’s well-taken punishment pinch Werder reduced to 10 players pursuing nan dismissal of Niklas Stark. Werder group up a nail-biting finale erstwhile Isaac Schmidt scored successful an quiet extremity successful nan 76th minute.

Two early goals from Ritsu Doan set Frankfurt connected their measurement to a 3-1 triumph astatine Hoffenheim while Chema Andrés scored nan only extremity to gain Stuttgart triumph astatine location to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Carlos Vicente equalises from nan punishment spot for Alaves successful their tie against Atletico Madrid. Photograph: Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images

Atlético Madrid’s mediocre commencement to nan La Liga play continued arsenic they were held to a 1-1 tie astatine Alavés, leaving Diego Simeone’s broadside winless aft 3 matches.

Atlético languish 14th successful nan standings aft taking 2 points from their opening 3 matches, having mislaid 2-1 astatine Espanyol and drawn 1-1 astatine location pinch promoted Elche.

Giuliano Simeone gave nan visitors nan lead successful nan seventh minute, striking from adjacent scope aft Thiago Almada’s changeable was parried by Alavés goalkeeper Antonio Sivera.
Alavés equalised 7 minutes later erstwhile Alexander Sorloth fouled Nahuel Tenaglia and Carlos Vicente made nary correction from nan punishment spot.

Riccardo Orsolini scored adjacent nan hr people pinch a deflected changeable arsenic Bologna hit big-spending Como 1-0 successful Serie A.

Atalanta again struggled successful a 1-1 tie astatine Parma and stay winless since Gian Piero Gasperini departed aft a nine-year tenure. Mario Pasalic put Atalanta up pinch a long-range changeable successful nan 79th infinitesimal but newly-signed Patrick Cutrone came disconnected nan chair to equalise connected debut for Parma six minutes later by tapping successful a rebound.

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