The race to win this season’s Bundesliga title is still quite open after defending champions Bayer Leverkusen and league leaders Bayern Munich dropped points at home.
Bayern Munich suffered a shocking loss to Bochum at the Allianz Arena and Bayer Leverkusen lost at home as well to Werder Bremen.
Bayer Munich came into the match has overwhelming favorite after a spectacular Champions League performance over rivals Bayer Leverkusen in midweek.
Despite taking a two-goal lead within 28 minutes of the first half, Bayern Munich relinquished the lead to record their second loss of the season.
Raphael Guerreiro bagged a brace to give the Barbarians a comfortable lead. However, Jakov Medic halved the deficit for the visitors after the half-hour mark.
Bayern Munich’s afternoon went from bad to worse within a twinkling of an eye as Joao Palhinha received a red card just before halftime.
Ibrhaima Sissoko’s thumping header gave the visitors the equalizer six minutes into the second half.
Matus Bero scored from a brilliant finish in the 71st minute to give Bochum the lead and the eventual winner.
Bayer Leverkusen’s race to topple Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table hit a setback after a 2-0 loss to Werder Bremen at home.
Romano Schmid and Justin Njinmah’s late goal secured maximum points for the visitors in a famous win at the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich maintained their spots on the log despite the losses. The defending champions are second with 53 points, while Bayern Munich is in first place with an eight-point lead.
Im other results, Borussia Dortmund’s abysmal run in the league continues as they lost at home to Frank Onyeka’s Augsburg.
The Super Eagles midfielder played for 90 minutes as Borussia Dortmund fell to Jeffrey Gouweleeuw’s goal in the first half.
Holstein Kiel played a two-all home draw against Stuttgart while Wolfsburg held St. Pauli to a one-all draw at home.
