Bundesliga: Bayern Munich’s Title Hopes Dealt Major Blow by Leipzig

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich’s Title Hopes Dealt Major Blow by Leipzig

Isaac Darko
updated at May 23, 2023 at 7:40 AM
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  • Bayern Munich suffered another home defeat o Saturday
  • This time, the Bavarians lost 3-1 to RB Leipzig
  • Thomas Tuchel's side will drop to second if Dortmund win on Sunday

Following their defeat by Leipzig, Bayern Munich's hopes of winning the Bundesliga for a record 11th straight season were significantly diminished.

If Dortmund wins at Augsburg on Sunday, Edin Terzic's squad would move two points ahead of the competition going into the final day.

Thanks to Serge Gnabry's outstanding goal, Bayern was up at the break.

With their loss to Leipzig, Bayern Munich's chances of winning the Bundesliga for an unprecedented 11th straight season were severely dented.

If Dortmund wins at Augsburg on Sunday, Edin Terzic's squad would move two points ahead of the competition going into the final day.

Bayern led at halftime thanks to a fantastic finish from Serge Gnabry.

However, Konrad Laimer tied the score in the second half before Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai completed the comeback with penalties.

Following Nkunku's penalty kick after being brought down in the box by Benjamin Pavard, Noussair Mazraoui handled the ball, allowing Szoboszlai to score Leipzig's third goal.

On the penultimate day of the campaign, Thomas Tuchel's team travels to Koln, but victories against Augsburg and Mainz at home the following weekend would give Dortmund their first championship since 2012.

After their amazing comeback on Saturday, Leipzig are now certain to place third and play in the Champions League once more the next year.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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