Bayern Munich all but surrendered the Bundesliga title to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, as they lost 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund at home to leave them 13 points off the pace with just seven games to play.
Dortmund took the lead after just 10 minutes, as Karim Adeyemi sprang the offside trap, ran through on goal and shot, with his effort squirming through Sven Ulreich’s grasp.
Harry Kane should have equalised in the 22nd minute as he was found unmarked in the box by a superb cross, but he could only direct his header harmlessly wide.
Bayern subsequently went into half-time on their heels and they could have fallen 2-0 behind after the restart, but Ulreich somehow managed to deny Felix Nmecha from close-range after a slick passing move.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel made a major change to try to force a comeback, as Jamal Musiala, Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane were replaced by Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Mathys Tel just after the hour.
It was to no avail, though, as Dortmund added a second late on. Julian Ryerson slammed an effort into the bottom corner after a lovely lay-off from Sebastien Haller.
Kane thought he had pulled a goal back with a back-post header that did hit the back of the net, but VAR ruled that he was offside, to rub salt into his and Bayern’s wounds.
