Absolute best Bayern Bundesliga get started ended through reigning champions Leverkusen

Aleksander Pavlovic cancelled out a Robert Andrich strike as Bayern Munich’s 100% get started used to be halted through champions Leverkusen in Munich.

Vincent Kompany’s males went into this Oktoberfest fixture with top hopes of constructing it 5 wins from 5, however had been shocked through Robert Andrich’s opener at the part hour mark, which silenced the 75,000 within the Allianz Enviornment. The house aspect did not have lengthy to attend to revive parity, as Pavlovic unleashed a volley that left Lukas Hradecky rooted to the spot.

Neither aspect may just make a leap forward after the damage, regardless that Bayern Munich pressed for a winner and Serge Gnabry got here shut with a double effort that used to be stored through put up then crossbar.

Bayern stay best of the Bundesliga, with Leverkusen 3rd and Xabi Alonso nonetheless stays unbeaten in opposition to the workforce from Munich.

All sides are subsequent in motion in mouth-watering UEFA Champions League ties. Bayer Leverkusen host AC Milan on Tuesday and Bayern Munich head to Villa Park to tackle Unai Emery’s Aston Villa on Wednesday.

A lot has been manufactured from Bayern’s best begin to the season underneath Vincent Kompany – successful all league video games and racking up 29 targets within the procedure.

With Harry Kane going into the fit having simply damaged the goal-scoring document for an Englishman within the Bundesliga, the Bavarian aspect would had been assured of constructing it 5 wins from 5.

However issues did not pass reasonably to plot. Towards the run of play Leverkusen opened the scoring via Robert Andrich – whilst Pavlovic temporarily spoke back to stage issues up, Leverkusen limited Bayern to pictures from out of doors the field.

Harry Kane had one of these night time he persevered with England on the Euros and used to be subbed sooner than the top. His most effective treasured contribution being teeing up Gnabry at the fringe of the 6-yard field early in the second one part.

Alonso’s males shall be happy with their defensive show and that they depart Munich with some degree, after no longer providing a lot offensively themselves. They’re going to hope that the likes of Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz shall be extra of a risk in opposition to AC Milan subsequent week within the Champions League.

Aleksander Pavlovic (Bayern Munich): The 20-year-old confirmed once more why he’s such a thrilling ability. He scored Bayern’s equaliser within the thirty ninth minute with an unstoppable long-range effort, appearing once more why he’s maintaining summer time signing Joao Palhinha out of the aspect.

BAYERN MUNICH: Neuer 6, Guerreiro 6, Upamecano 6, Kim 6, Davies 6, Pavlovic 8, Kimmich 7, Olise 6, Musiala 7, Gnabry 6, Kane 5. Subs: Coman 5, Leroy Sané 6, Laimer 5, Müller n/a

BAYER LEVERKUSEN: Hradecky 6, Tapsoba 6, Tah 6, Hincapié 6, Frimpong 5, Xhaka 6, Andrich 6, Grimaldo 5, Terrier 5, Wirtz 5, Boniface 5. Subs: Adli 5, Tella 5, Belocian n/a

21′ CLOSE! Former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise takes the free-kick and bends it over the wall nevertheless it simply clips the highest netting.

31′ GOAL! – BAYERN MUNICH 0-1 BAYER LEVERKUSEN: (ANDRICH) What used to be that about no risk? Leverkusen win their first nook, it will get cleared to the threshold of the realm and Andrich drills a thunderous shot simply within Neuer’s right-hand put up.

39′ GOAL! – BAYERN MUNICH 1-1 BAYER LEVERKUSEN: (PAVLOVIC) Pavlovic unleashes from 25 metres out that simply dips beneath the crossbar, leaving Hradecky and not using a probability.

47′ BAYERN HIT THE POST AND CROSSBAR! Harry Kane delivers an excellent move from out huge that unearths Serge Gnabry within the field on the some distance put up. He side-foots it around the target and hits the some distance upright sooner than it comes again to him for some other probability that he can most effective information onto the crossbar.

90+4 LAIMER GOES CLOSE Some other well-taken shot from out of doors the realm that curls previous the put up.