Late Drama in Bundesliga Showdown: Bayer Leverkusen Holds Bayern Munich to a 2-2 Draw
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MUNICH - Exequiel Palacios scored a penalty in injury time for Bayer Leverkusen to hold 11-time defending champion Bayern Munich 2-2 away and declare itself a Bundesliga title contender on Friday.
Dayot Upamecano scored with the last kick of the game for Bayern, but the France defender was confirmed offside by a video review and Thomas Tuchel´s team had to settle for a point against the only other side to have started the league with three wins.
It seemed like Leon Goretzka had earned Bayern a late win to maintain the champion´s perfect start.
Substitute Mathys Tel crossed from the left and found Goretzka free in the middle to fire what many presumed was the winner in the 86th minute.
"It looked like we landed the lucky punch, but then we had the iffy decision against ...