Freiburg 2-3 Bayern: Karl last-minute goal & Bischof brace seal comeback win

Lennart Karl's 99th-minute winner helped Bayern Munich produce a stunning late comeback as they moved 12 points clear at the Bundesliga summit with a 3-2 win over Freiburg.

Match Report

Tom Bischof's brace had helped Vincent Kompany's side come from two goals down at Europa-Park Stadion, but Karl popped up with the decisive moment to seal a huge victory.

Philipp Treu squandered a huge chance to give Freiburg a 15th-minute lead as his first-time shot from Niklas Beste's cutback fizzed narrowly wide of Manuel Neuer's left post. 

Bayern rarely troubled the Freiburg goal but almost entered half-time with the lead. However, Karl shot straight at Noah Atubolu as Bischof skewed his shot over the bar. 

Freiburg deservedly led 39 seconds after the restart through Johan Manzambi, who curled a fine effort into the bottom-right corner that left Neuer stranded.

Holer should have put the game out of sight in the 54th minute after bundling his way into the box, but he dragged his shot wide, though he more than made up for that miss.

A teasing corner from Beste was not dealt with by Neuer, with the loose ball falling to Holer to strike into the net with the aid of a deflection from Kim Min-Jae on its way in. 

However, Bayern reduced the deficit when Bischof's shot from distance nestled into the bottom-right corner, and the full-back completed the comeback in the second minute of second-half stoppage time in similar fashion, this time finding the opposite corner with his weaker left foot. 

But there was still time for late drama as Joshua Kimmich released Alphonso Davies, whose cross picked out Karl, who tapped home to spark wild scenes from the away fans. 

Data Debrief: The late, late, late show

Bayern appeared set to suffer just their second league defeat of the season after finding themselves two goals down in the 71st minute, but Kompany's side showed what champions are made of here. 

They have now won 22 points from losing positions in the Bundesliga this season, more than any other team, though they were made to rely on their quality in reserve, particularly through Michael Olise, to get themselves over the line. 

Olise teed up Bischof's second of the match, which brought up his 18th league assist of the campaign, while the Frenchman also registered team-high totals for passes in the final third (28) and crosses (three), despite coming on in the 56th minute. 

In an entertaining affair, Bayern had the better of the expected goals (xG) battle, registering a total of 2.8 from their 21 shots to Freiburg's 1.82 from their 13 attempts, with this win a huge confidence boost ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid.

Match Events

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46' GOAL! Freiburg 1-0 Bayern (Johan Manzambi)

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71' GOAL! Freiburg 2-0 Bayern (Lucas Höler)

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81' GOAL! Freiburg 2-1 Bayern (Tom Bischof)

92' GOAL! Freiburg 2-2 Bayern (Tom Bischof)

98' GOAL! Freiburg 2-3 Bayern (Lennart Karl)

Line-ups

Freiburg XI: Ginter, Günter, Lienhart, Lucas Höler, Eggestein, J. Beste, Noah Atubolu, Philipp Treu, Yuito Suzuki, Derry Scherhant, Johan Manzambi

Subs: Höfler, Kübler, Anthony Jung, Philipp, V. Grifo, Florian Müller, Igor Matanovic, Cyriaque Irié, Bruno Ogbus

Bayern XI: Neuer, Guerreiro, Goretzka, Gnabry, Kimmich, Tah, Min-jae Kim, Luis Díaz, Stanisic, Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl

Subs: Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Musiala, Olise, Jonas Urbig, Pavlovic, Maycon Cardozo