FC Bayern are Christmas champions! Drama with a last-minute stall against Bayer 04 - world footballer makes the difference

Bayer Leverkusen versus FC Bayern Munich: It's the duel for the Bundesliga table lead.

Follow the game on Saturday evening here in the live ticker.

• Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern Munich 1: 2 (1: 1)

• Coach Hansi Flick

  had to do without

  Leon Goretzka

  against the “Werkself”

  - Joshua Kimmich celebrated his comeback instead

• Leroy Sané received

  the maximum penalty that evening and was substituted on again after being substituted on

• The

  Bundesliga *

  top game

  of

  FC Bayern *

  on Saturday evening in the ticker for reading

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern Munich 1: 2 (1: 1)

Lineup Bayer Leverkusen:	Hradecky - Dragovic, Tah, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven - Baumgartlinger - Diaby, Amiri, Wirtz, Bailey (from 74th Demirbay) - Schick (from 81st Alario)
Lineup FC Bayern Munich:	Neuer - Süle, Boateng, Hernandez, Davies - Tolisso (from 68th Kimmich), Alaba - Coman (from 32nd Sané / from 68th Musiala), Müller, Gnabry - Lewandowski
Gates:	1: 0 Schick (14th), 1: 1 Lewandowski (43rd), 1: 2 Lewandowski (90th + 3)
Referee:	Felix Zwayer

Conclusion:

an incredibly dramatic end to a game that didn't really live up to expectations.

FC Bayern shoot their way to the Christmas champions with the last minute goal.

90 + 3 minutes:

TOOOOOOOOOR!

MADNESS!

LEWANDOWSKI!

2: 1!

Tah loses the ball in his own penalty area, Kimmich plays Lewandowski, whose conclusion is slightly deflected by Tapsoba into the goal!

90 + 1 minute:

There are three minutes on top.

90th minute:

Almost the goal!

Diaby also prevails on the right, but his flank is too sharp and Alario cannot reach!

87th minute:

Officially three minutes left.

Can a team succeed in lucky punch?

83 minutes:

Now the Werkself are trying again, but the Bosz squad is now also noticing that the final phase has begun.

In the top game between @ bayer04fussball and @FCBayern, the substitution of @leroy_sane caused the greatest excitement.

# B04FCBhttps: //t.co/qJIs5BTZva

- tz (@tzmuenchen) December 19, 2020

79th minute:

Post!

I almost liked it!

Bayern combine through, Musiala seeks the end in the penalty area and puts the ball on the aluminum!

77th Minute:

The game is entering the decisive phase, but there were no scoring chances in the past few minutes.

Both teams watch each other and wait for the other's mistake.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern NOW in the live ticker: Who succeeds in the Lucky Punch?

Maximum penalty for Sané

68th Minute:

Maximum penalty for Sané!

Hansi Flick replaces the offensive player, although he only came into play in the 32nd minute for the injured Coman.

Brutally.

It almost goes under that Joshua Kimmich is making his comeback.

❤️ pic.twitter.com/OvDk8liWmi

- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) December 19, 2020

66th minute:

Gnabry!

Müller plays a great pass on the national player who closes wonderfully from the left.

But Hradecky is down and fishes the ball out of the corner!

64th minute:

Bayern sew on!

Sané goes through nicely on Lewandowski, who brings the ball sharply into the middle.

Tapsoba can just about come with the long leg.

The second ball is then cleared.

60th minute:

Amiri now from a distance!

Neuer has his problems with the flutter ball, but can hold it safely after a short wobble.

55th minute:

Unfortunate action by Sané, who shortly before unpacked the hoe.

This time he loses the ball unnecessarily to Sinkgraven and can only help himself with a foul in the penalty area.

But the free kick doesn't bring anything.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern NOW in the live ticker: Spectacular start into the 2nd half

52nd Minute:

Both teams have shifted up a gear again on the offensive.

However, accuracy is lacking on both sides in the final pass.

But: The game is picking up momentum again!

47th Minute:

Directly the first dangerous action.

Davies sends Lewandowski, who wants to cross in the penalty area, but Hardecky intervenes and clears at the very last second.

Promising start ...

46th Minute:

The second half continues!

Without change on both sides.

Half-time conclusion:

An intense, but not yet high-class game in Leverkusen.

For a long time the Bosz-Elf had the game under control and did not take an undeserved lead through a dream goal by Schick.

Shortly before the break, the Werkself shocked themselves and world footballer Lewandowski managed a curious equalizer.

The second round definitely promises to be exciting.

45th + 4 minutes:

But the Pole chases the ball twice into the wall.

In the end, Müller is offside and referee Zwayer whistles for the break.

45 + 4 minutes:

Tolisso shoots Amiri on the arm in the penalty area.

Another good free kick position for Bayern ...

45th + 2 minutes:

Lewy again!

Gnabry brings in a free kick from the right sharply, the Pole loosens super, but sets the header over the goal from 13 meters.

FCB is in the game!

43rd minute:

TOOOOOOOOOOR!

Compensation!

And how strange was that ?!

Sané puts Müller on the right in the scene, who crosses into the center.

In the five, Hradecky and Tah run over each other, Lewandowski stands completely blank on the second post and nods the ball into the empty goal.

37th Minute:

Sané brings momentum to the offensive here.

The international marched towards the penalty area at high speed and then unfortunately made the wrong decision.

Instead of looking for a deal, he wants to put Lewandowski in the limelight - and the ball goes out ...

33rd minute:

That's how it is!

Coman has to go.

Leroy Sané comes for him.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern NOW in the live ticker: madness!

Dream goal in the BayArena - FCB star has to go out injured

32nd minute:

Bitter action!

Coman slips while trying to defend and remains lying.

The game is interrupted and the French limps off the pitch.

Will not go any further ...

28th minute:

Goal?

Schick is free and stays cool in front of Neuer, but Zwayer whistles the goal back because the Bayer striker was offside.

The VAR also checks the whole thing again - and gives the referee the right.

26th minute:

It's an intense and especially tactically exciting game here in Leverkusen.

The Werskelf makes it really strong, even if FCB is slowly getting into the game a little better and has more of the game.

21st minute:

Big chance for Bayern!

Davies is nicely cleared on the left and puts the ball back nicely, where Alaba unfortunately kicks an air hole.

Lewandowski comes in from the background, but the world footballer does not hit the ball properly either and even shoots Alaba - then Bayer can clarify.

19th minute:

The league leader from Leverkusen is absolutely decisive for the game after taking the lead.

Schick tries again, but this time Neuer is there and can clear the Czech's shot for a corner.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern NOW in the live ticker: Early dream goal!

Alaba hammer when erected

14th minute:

TOOOOOOOOOR!

DREAM GATE!

The corner is taken briefly, Amiri brings the ball into the middle and there Schick chases the leather volley, unsustainable for Neuer to lead into the goal!

Mega place!

12. Minute:

Now the first degree - and then for the Werkself!

Amiri tries from a distance.

Diverted, there is a corner kick.

7. Minute:

The first minutes in Leverkusen are really intense.

Bayer is running very fast, the Flick-Elf also presses with speed and aggressiveness.

However, the action takes place between the penalty areas - so there have not yet been any scoring opportunities.

2nd minute:

First good FCB attack!

Gnabry switches quickly and serves Lewandowski, who puts the ball across the penalty area again.

Alaba, who actually plays on the six, does not get it right and Bayer clears the corner at the last second.

1st minute:

kick-off!

Referee Felix Zwayer whistles for the game in the BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern NOW in the live ticker: record champions want to take the lead

Update from December 19, 6:19 p.m .:

The top game between

Bayer Leverkusen

and

FC Bayern

starts in a good ten minutes

!

We expect a thrilling game.

Let's hope that our expectations will be met.

Update from December 19, 5:58 p.m.:

What does

Hansi Flick

actually say

about the line-up - does

David Alaba play

in midfield?

"Let's wait for the kick-off," said the FCB coach before the kick-off at

Sky

.

But he spreads one thing: “We're playing with a back four.” At least.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Guessing the lineup - where is Alaba playing?

Update from December 19, 5:55 p.m.: It will be

exciting to see whether Hansi Flick really relies on Corentin Tolisso as the only six - or whether David Alaba might move into midfield.

Let's be surprised, in half an hour we will know more.

Update from December 19, 5:24 p.m.:

The

FC Bayern line-up

is here!

Hansi Flick initially leaves Joshua Kimmich on the bench.

But the Bayern coach surprised with the renewed nomination of

Niklas Süle

as right-back.

Our line-up 🆚 @ bayer04fussball # B04FCB pic.twitter.com/UEPzczOAgy

- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) December 19, 2020

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Flick hammer!

FCB coach surprises with lineup

Update from December 19, 5:14 p.m.:

In a few minutes the line-ups of the two teams will come.

It should be certain that world footballer

Robert Lewandowski will be

in the starting XI of

FC Bayern

.

The Pole will also want to prove that he deservedly received the trophy this year.

Can the Leverkusen defenders stop Lewy?

Update from December 19, 4:33 p.m.:

At

Bayern

,

Leon Goretzka

is out in the last game of the year

.

The midfield star is absent from Leverkusen due to muscular problems.

Is that why

Joshua Kimmich is celebrating

his comeback?

The national player is definitely in the squad.

It wouldn't be surprising if Kimmich started.

We'll know more in less than an hour.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: World footballer Lewy hot!

Midfield star fails

Update from December 19, 4:04 p.m.:

The top game is getting closer and closer.

Bayern versus Bayer - that usually promises a spectacle anyway.

But the game has not been as explosive as it is today.

Leverkusen are leaders, Bayern are second - a real top game.

Who is marching towards the autumn championship?

The

second team of FC Bayern

was already in the derby.

The team from Holger Seitz drew 1: 1

against

SpVgg Unterhaching

.

Off the pitch there was good news for a Bayern star yesterday.

Niklas Süle

becomes a father for the first time in January.

Perhaps that will boost his performance on the pitch - he was already convincing against Wolfsburg after recent mixed games in the unfamiliar right-back position.

Today he could be used there again, the other option is

Benjamin Pavard

.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Reiner Calmund believes in Werkself victory

Update from December 19, 8.55 a.m.:

At 6.30 p.m.

Bayern

will meet

the surprising league leaders

Bayer Leverkusen

in the last Bundesliga game of the year

.

The winner of the top game would hibernate in first place.

Despite the great class of Munich, Bayer's ex-manager

Reiner Calmund

believes

the Werkself * will win.

In an interview with

tz he

said: “I see the chances in this one game a little better at Leverkusen.

Because they have the necessary self-confidence, the mentality is right.

And also because Bayern have

big question marks

behind the world-class players

Joshua Kimmich

and

Leon Goretzka

due to injuries. "

However, he doesn't believe in a

Bayer 04

championship

.

There are completely different teams in the role of Bayern pursuers: “You don't have to think about something like that.

Just look at the Champions League: All four German participants have reached the round of 16,

Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund and Mönchengladbach send

their regards! "

Update from December 18, 6.15 p.m.:

On the

line-up of FC Bayern Munich

*

: Will

Joshua Kimmich

and

Leon Goretzka

be fit in time for the top Bundesliga game?

Hansi Flick

tinkers (see link).

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Bundesliga highlight before the mini winter break

Initial report of 18 December:

Munich - It's the

Bundesliga *

-Highlight

before the mini winter break:

Bayer Leverkusen

*

receives on Saturday night (18.30) the

Bayern Munich

*

to battle for the championship lead.

FCB coach Hansi Flick

*

warned at the match day

press conference

*

on

Säbener Strasse

in

Munich

*

of the express football and the changeover game of the Rhinelander.

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Announcement of the fight before the Bundesliga duel in Munich

And: After 27 years without a title before the test of strength in their stadium, they are extremely self-confident.

“It's going to be a great game.

Everyone is watching.

And of course

Bayern can be

beaten ”, said national player Nadiem Amiri after the 4-0 (2-0) in the derby at 1. FC Köln *.

The

former Bayern player Mitchell Weiser

said: "We have just a run, we want to continue.

If we're already at the top and have a duel like that, we want three points. "

Bundesliga before the 13th matchday	Gates	Points
1. Bayer Leverkusen	27:10	28
2. FC Bayern Munich	37:18	27
3. RB Leipzig	24: 9	27
4. Borussia Dortmund	25:16	22nd
5. VfL Wolfsburg	19:13	21st

Bayer coach Peter Bosz

confirmed his staff in his enthusiasm.

"I will certainly not try to slow them down," said the Dutchman: "It's always good when players have a good feeling, self-confidence and a good mood."

Bayer Leverkusen - FC Bayern in the live ticker: Will Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich fit in time?

On the other hand, the question arises on the Munich side: Will

Leon Goretzka

and / or

Joshua Kimmich

be fit in time?

Or how does

Hansi Flick

*

solve

the construction site on the six?

Follow the

Bundesliga

* top game

on Saturday evening here in the

live ticker

.

(pm)

* tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network