In the first Bundesliga game after the winter break, RB Leipzig held Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw at home on Friday thanks to an equalizer from defender Marcel Halstenberg.
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After Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored in the 37th minute, Bayern appeared to be headed for their eighth straight Bundesliga victory. However, Halstenberg tied the game in the 52nd minute.
Veteran Bayern forward Thomas Mueller had a chance to win the match in injury time with a shot from point blank range, but dragged his effort just wide.
Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann lamented his side’s concession of a “totally unnecessary goal” but said a point was “worth a little bit more” to his side than to Leipzig, considering the teams’ relative positions in the table.
“Leipzig played a strong game and both teams played a little bit wildly, but at the end of the day we can live with the draw.”
A combination of rustiness after a ten-week break and sub-zero temperatures meant both sides struggled to find rhythm early on.
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With less than half of the season’s fixtures played, Leipzig sit six points behind Bayern in third.
Bayern will still finish the round as outright table leaders, regardless of other results, although second-placed Freiburg have a chance to cut the gap at the top to two points when they travel to Wolfsburg on Saturday.
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