BERLIN: Argentina's World Cup winner Exequiel Palacios struck twice from the spot as Bayer Leverkusen blew the Bundesliga title race wide open with a shock 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Sunday (Mar 19). With a little help from VAR, Leverkusen came from behind to hand coach Xabi Alonso a famous win on his f
BERLIN: Argentina's World Cup winner Exequiel Palacios struck twice from the spot as Bayer Leverkusen blew the Bundesliga title race wide open with a shock 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Sunday .
"That is now a must-win game for us, because it will be very difficult to win the title otherwise," said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann. Amine Adli was initially booked for diving after he was clipped by Benjamin Pavard, but the decision was reversed by VAR and Palacios converted from the spot. The win also kept Leverkusen afloat in the race for Europe, with Alonso's side now just three points adrift of sixth.Elsewhere, Union Berlin gave their Champions League hopes a boost as a rare goal from Rani Khedira helped them to a 2-0 win over Bundesliga top-six rivals Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt had the lion's share of the chances in the first half, with both Randal Kolo Muani and Daichi Kamada coming close.
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