Nathan Tella’s header was enough as ten-man Bayern Munich lost 2-1 against defending champions Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the 24/25 DFB Pokal on Tuesday evening.
Bayern were dominant at first, with Davies’ cutback evading friend and foe alike before Coman saw an effort saved. Florian Wirtz fired a shot wide, but the game changed completely when Neuer rushed out of his goal and was shown a red card after a challenge on Jeremie Frimpong.
Laimer hit the side-netting and Peretz denied Wirtz at the other end. Coman headed wide and had a shot deflected behind in a late flurry of chances before Goretzka saw a header saved. Wirtz miscued and Xhaka cleared the ball just ahead of Laimer, and Kim’s header over the bar meant the contest was goalless at half-time.
Leverkusen took the lead midway through the second half with Alejandro Grimaldo crossing the ball for Nathan Tella to head in.
The Bavarians had a golden chance for an equaliser when Olise was found in the box deep into added time, but he fired just wide as Bayern’s cup campaign was ended.
Bayern will be back in action on Saturday when they host Heidenheim in the Bundesliga.
