A penalty deep into added time helped Bayer Leverkusen earn a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich as both teams maintained their unbeaten start.
2023/2024 Bundesliga
2-2
Harry Kane broke the deadlock in the seventh minute - his fourth goal of the season - to give the hosts the lead.
Alex Grimaldo’s wonderful strike from a free-kick pulled Leverkusen level, which they thought was enough for at least a draw in a drama-packed match at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern thought they had stolen a win when Leon Goretzka found space in the box with less than five minutes to go, and steered Mathys Tel’s cross beyond Lukas Hradecky.
But the excitement wasn’t over. Leverkusen won a penalty deep into added time, which Exequiel Palacious converted to snatch a well-deserved point.
Match Events
3' Laimer's shot stopped
7' GOAL! Bayern 1-0 Leverkusen (Kane)
24' GOAL! Bayern 1-1 Leverkusen (Alejandro Grimaldo)
33' OFFSIDE! Boniface’s goal disallowed
34' Yellow Card! Hofmann booked
35' Muller's header stopped
45' Gnabry's shot stopped
47' Yellow Card! Florian Wirtz booked
52' Boniface's long shot over the bar
57' Kane's shot stopped
69' Yellow Card! Tapsoba booked
78' Wirtz hits the bar
86' GOAL! Bayern 2-1 Leverkusen (Goretzka)
Line-ups
Bayern XI: Ulreich, Muller, Kane, Goretzka, Gnabry, Kimmich, Sane, Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Min-jae Kim
Subs: Choupo-Moting, Sarr, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Daniel Peretz, Jamal Musiala, Mathys Tel, Frans Krätzig, Taichi Fukui
Leverkusen XI: Hradecky, Xhaka, Hofmann, Alejandro Grimaldo, Robert Andrich, Tah, Tapsoba, Jeremie Frimpong, Odilon, Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz
Subs: Lomb, Amiri, Exequiel Palacios, Nathan Tella, Kovar, Adam Hlozek, Piero Hincapié, Amine Adli, Gustavo Puerta