Mueez Ajao
– Bayern Munich conceded a 71st-minute free kick to draw 1-1 at home against Hoffenheim on Saturday at the end of a turbulent week for the champions but they stayed two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with six games remaining.
– The Bavarians were without the suspended Sadio Mane following his clash with teammate Leroy Sane after Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League loss to Manchester City. Mane hit Sane after their quarterfinal first-leg loss, earning a fine and a one-game ban.
– While Bayern, who host City in the return leg on Wednesday, looked sluggish in the first half with only a few chances, they did go in front when France international Benjamin Pavard drilled in after 17 minutes.
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– The visitors came close with two chances in the 55th — a Pavel Kaderabek volley and an Angelo Stiller header — that both narrowly missed the target.
– They got the equaliser in the 71st courtesy of a curled Andrej Kramaric free kick.
– Hoffenheim thought their joy had been short-lived when Pavard stabbed in from close range a minute later only for his effort to be ruled offside.
– Bayern are on 59 points, two ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who drew 3-3 at VfB Stuttgart.
It finishes level.
🔴⚪ #FCBTSG 1-1 pic.twitter.com/SVDddhTUBP
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) April 15, 2023
