Receiving two red cards, Bayern Munich miraculously avoids defeat against Leverkusen

(Football result) - Bayern Munich experienced a turbulent match when twice denied goals by VAR, losing two players due to red cards but still resiliently drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Early morning March 15 (Vietnam time), Bayern Munich had to play with two players missing but still resiliently drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen in a highly dramatic match in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich entered the match with a relatively relaxed mindset, being 11 points ahead of Dortmund on the Bundesliga standings. Moreover, the team under coach Vincent Kompany also nearly secured a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals after a heavy victory over Atalanta in the first leg of the round of 16. Therefore, the Belgian strategist decided to rotate the lineup by placing Harry Kane on the bench, giving Nicolas Jackson a starting opportunity, while young talent Lennart Karl took the attacking midfielder role instead of Jamal Musiala.

However, Bayern had not yet imposed their game when they suffered an early conceded goal. In the 6th minute, Luis Diaz carelessly lost possession, allowing Aleix Garcia to surge into the penalty area and unleash a redirected shot that left goalkeeper Sven Ulreich completely helpless.

The home team seemed to have found an equalizer in the 26th minute following a free-kick situation where Jonathan Tah put the ball into the net. However, VAR quickly intervened and determined the ball had touched a hand earlier, causing the goal to be disallowed.

Tragedy continued to strike Bayern before the first half ended. In the 42nd minute, Nicolas Jackson stamped on Martin Terrier's ankle in midfield and received a direct red card, forcing the visiting team to play with fewer players for the remainder of the match.

Nevertheless, Coach Kompany patiently still did not deploy Harry Kane onto the field when the second half began. Bayern nearly equalized in the 53rd minute when Luis Diaz broke through to face goalkeeper Blaswich, but the Colombian striker clumsily shot, hitting the ball against his own leg and bouncing out.

After Leverkusen repeatedly missed opportunities to double the lead, Kompany finally sent Kane onto the field. The English striker immediately put the ball into the host team's net following Diaz's cross, but once again VAR denied the goal because it determined Kane had let the ball touch his hand beforehand.

The turning point of the match arrived in the 69th minute. Robert Andrich misplaced a pass right in his own half, Michael Olise seized the ball and then assisted Luis Diaz to finish neatly, equalizing 1-1 for Bayern.

It seemed Diaz had redeemed his mistake, but in the 84th minute he again caused trouble for the visitors by feigning a fall in the penalty area to seek a penalty. The referee detected the simulation and issued a second yellow card, leaving Bayern with only 9 players on the field.

Leverkusen launched a full-force attack in the final minutes. In the 90+3rd minute, Jonas Hofmann managed to put the ball into Bayern's net after a lob that hit Jonathan Tah's foot and changed direction, but VAR again intervened and determined an offside violation.

Even Harry Kane had to retreat deep into the penalty area to assist in defense. After a period of arduous resistance, Bayern Munich still preserved the 1-1 draw and departed with a valuable point.

This result again brought disadvantage to Leverkusen, because if the match between Stuttgart and Leipzig has a winner, they will climb to the fourth position and widen the gap with Leverkusen to 5 points.