SC Freiburg vs Bayern Munich. German Bundesliga.
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Match report and highlights as Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg; hosts went ahead through Christian Gunter but goals from Mathys Tel and Jamal Musiala had Bayern on course for win; however, late equaliser from Lucas Holer put Bayer Leverkusen in firm control of title race
Saturday 2 March 2024 07:09, UK
The Bundesliga title is slipping away from Bayern Munich after Thomas Tuchel's side dropped more points with a 2-2 draw away at SC Freiburg.
Freiburg forward Lucas Holer scored an 87th-minute goal to snatch a point for the hosts and further dent Bayern's title hopes.
The draw leaves Bayern seven points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who can open up the gap at the top of the table to 10 points with a win over Cologne on Sunday in a game which is live on Sky Sports (kick-off 2.30pm).
Freiburg started and ended the game well. They took the lead in the 12th minute through captain Christian Gunter's powerful strike.
However, Bayern hit back through a rocket of a shot from Mathys Tel (35) before Jamal Musiala's stunning solo effort (75) looked to be sending the visitors to a crucial victory.
However, Holer's late show stunned Tuchel's side, and their Bundesliga title hopes now hang by a thread ahead of the crunch Champions League round-of-16 second-leg tie against Lazio in midweek.
Bayern knew anything but a win at Freiburg would hand Bayer Leverkusen a huge advantage in the title race, but Tuchel's side start slowly.
The hosts started full of intent and they got their reward early on. Manuel Neuer made a fine save to stop Roland Sallai's header, then Sallai hit the crossbar with an overhead kick, but the rebound fell to Gunter, who struck the ball perfectly to send it inside the far post.
Bayern eventually got going and finished the first half the stronger of the two sides. They were level in 35th minute when Tel, making a rare start because of Leroy Sane's injury, shifted the ball inside with his first touch and fired a powerful right-footed shot past goalkeeper Noah Atubolu.
Bayern's improvement continued after the break and Atubolu had to be alert to deny Musiala before Holer cleared Harry Kane's header off the line.
However, Bayern thought they were on course for all three points when Musiala weaved his way through three Freiburg defenders before curling his shot inside the far post.
But it was Holer who had the final say as his fine volley handed Bayer Leverkusen the chance to go 10 points clear at the top.
Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel:
"We played completely without structure (in the first half).
"We were not disciplined. We were not in our positions, we lost possession going forward and allowed them to counter-attack.
"It was very clear that we wanted to play here with a different level of determination but we only started doing that after conceding a goal. But one good half is not good enough to win here.
"It wasn't a matter of will, we played recklessly for the first half hour."
Freiburg host West Ham United in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 clash on Thursday (8pm), while Bayern entertain Lazio looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday (8pm).
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