{"id":9817,"date":"2023-10-01T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/kane-penalty-helps-bayern-snatch-draw-at-leipzig-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T21:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:23:07","slug":"kane-penalty-helps-bayern-snatch-draw-at-leipzig-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/kane-penalty-helps-bayern-snatch-draw-at-leipzig-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Kane penalty helps Bayern snatch draw at Leipzig | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bayern Munich came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig<\/a> on Saturday as Harry Kane kick-started a second-half revival to prevent a first league loss of the season.<\/p>\n

Leipzig were 2-0 up and cruising at half-time thanks to goals from Lois Openda and Castello Lukeba, but Kane converted a penalty early in the second half to give his side hope.<\/p>\n

The goal, Kane’s eighth in six league appearances since moving from Tottenham, had the desired effect, spurring Bayern<\/a> on and Leroy Sane equalised shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

Bayern slipped to third, two points behind unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen, and captain Joshua Kimmich lamented his side conceding “dumb goals” while coach Thomas Tuchel said: “In the first half, we weren’t even here.”<\/p>\n

“The reaction in the second half was good,” Tuchel said, “and it was necessary.”<\/p>\n

Leipzig boss Marco Rose said his side had he better chances to score and said the win “showed we belong” among the top teams in the league.<\/p>\n

Just a day before the match, Leipzig fired sporting director Max Eberl, who had been heavily linked to a move to Munich, saying the former Bayern defender had shown a “lack of commitment” to the Saxony club.<\/p>\n

Bayern invited the hosts into the game early, goalkeeper Sven Ulreich roaming well out of his box and scuffing a pass to Emil Forsberg, but the Sweden international’s long-range shot drifted just wide.<\/p>\n

The home side did not have to wait long however, Openda latching onto a superb long pass from Xaver Schlager to score his fourth league goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Leipzig extended their lead shortly after through Lukeba, who slammed in a rebound from a corner for his first goal since moving from France in the summer.<\/p>\n

Tuchel made two changes at half-time to ignite his lethargic squad, who pulled one back from the penalty spot through Kane after VAR detected a Leipzig handball.<\/p>\n

Bayern drew level shortly after, Musiala carrying the ball up the middle of the park and laying off to Sane, who stroked the ball into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n

Bayern’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting had a chance deep in injury time but headed directly at the goalkeeper, meaning the sides split the points.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Saturday, Leverkusen continued their blistering start to the season, winning 3-0 at struggling Mainz to go top of the table.<\/p>\n

Leverkusen, who dropped their only points in the league this season in a 2-2 draw at Bayern, took the lead after 18 minutes as wing-back Jeremie Frimpong forced Mainz defender Sepp van den Berg into an own goal.<\/p>\n

Dead-ball specialist Alejandro Grimaldo doubled Leverkusen’s lead with a pinpoint free-kick before Germany winger Jonas Hofmann scored a third to round out another win.<\/p>\n

“It’s a lot of fun. Everyone pats you on the shoulder and tells you how nice the football looks,” said Hofmann.<\/p>\n

Hofmann toasted his team’s “extreme potential” after Leverkusen’s best start to a league season in their history, but said “it’s important to stay humble.”<\/p>\n

Union Berlin’s poor start to the season continued, losing 1-0 away at promoted Heidenheim after a second-half goal from Jan-Niklas Beste.<\/p>\n

Beste’s free-kick deflected into the net midway through the second half, consigning Champions League participants Union to their fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n

“There are going to be phases like this. It’s up to us to get out of it,” said Union captain Christopher Trimmel.<\/p>\n

Surprise package Stuttgart continued their remarkable rise this season, winning 2-0 at Cologne thanks to a brace from Deniz Undav.<\/p>\n

Stuttgart, who needed to win a relegation playoff against Hamburg last season to stay up, sit second having won five of six matches.<\/p>\n

Wolfsburg striker Jonas Wind scored both goals to help his team to a 2-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt and now has seven of his team’s nine league goals this season.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a double from Alassane Plea earned Gladbach their first win of the season, a 3-1 victory away at Bochum.<\/p>\n

Florian Neuhaus opened the scoring for the visitors and Plea added two by half-time, before Bochum’s Anthony Losilla pulled one back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n