1X2 tips A last-minute Christmas present brought Bayern back to the top
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The champion Bayern (Munich) ends the autumn half-season as the leader in the Bundesliga after a dramatic 2:1 victory over the current leader Bayer (Leverkusen). The match of the 13th round was decided in the last minute of added time, when a mistake allowed Robert Lewandowski to score the winning goal. Defender Jonathan Ta took on the role of Santa Claus, who had previously exploded at the first goal of the guests - again the work of the Pole. It fell in the 43rd minute for 1:1. Before that Patrick Schick had scored an attractive goal for the hosts in the 14th minute.
Bayern was by no means the better team at BayArena, but in the end they were lucky. However, once the beam helped the hosts. The championship in Germany resumes on January 2. The Aspirins put Leon Bailey, Musa Diaby and Patrick Chick in the lead, who are in very strong shape. The 17-year-old talent Florian Wirtz was also a starter.
The champions have problems with injuries in the midfield, which is why David Alaba played in the center of the field next to Corentin Tolisso. Niklas Zule was again a right-back. Recovered from injury, Joshua Kimih returned to play in the second half, and Kingsley Koman left with an injury.
The Aspirins bravely imposed pressure on Manuel Neuer when the ball was taken out. The champions were clearly in trouble and could not get to any position.
Leverkusen took the lead in the 14th minute, when after a corner Chic intercepted with a masterful volley - 1:0.
Thus, for the seventh consecutive match analyzed by 1x2 predictions in the championship, Bayern was the first to concede a goal.
In the 19th the Czech Ram was not far from a second goal, but this time Neuer saved.
Two minutes later came the first real opportunity for Bayern, but Alaba and Lewandowski failed to hit the ball well. The guests shivered seriously for the second time in the 28th, when Chic again sent the ball behind Neuer`s back, but VAR reported that there was an ambush. The guests` troubles increased after Kingsley Coman was injured and was replaced shortly after the first half hour. The champions were still unconvincing, but two minutes before the break their luck smiled and they equalized. Mueller then centered in the penalty area, where goalkeeper Lucas Hradecki and Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Ta blocked each other, and Lewandowski only had to put his head down and score on an empty net - 1:1. This was the first shot of the guests. at the door.
In the second half the game became even more open with constant attacks in front of both goalkeepers, but at least in the beginning there were no clear opportunities. In the 67th Gnabri escaped on the left wing and shot dangerously, but Hradecki took a
Reserve Sane did not perform well and in the 68th Hansi Flick took him out of the game, which the player definitely did not like.
The coach gave offensive tasks to Jamal Musiala. The chance opened up for the youngster in the 79th minute, but his shot bounced off the crossbar.
Gradually, both teams physically dropped out and waited for the end. In the 4th minute after the expiration of the regular 90, however, Lewandowski took advantage of a bad play of Ta and after a ricochet made Hradecki helpless.
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