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Lewandowski sends Bayern top of the table with last-gasp winner
Bayern had not lost any of the previous six, and the club again overturned the deficit as the newly-crowned Best FIFA Men's Player, Lewandowski, equalized two minutes before halftime.
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Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski (Right) scores the club's second goal during a Bundesliga match against Bayern Leverkusen held at the BayArena Stadium, Leverkusen, Germany on Saturday. (Reuters/Bernd Thissen DFL)
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obert Lewandowski scored a dramatic injury-time winner, his second goal of the game, to earn Bayern Munich a 2-1 comeback victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, sending the club top of the Bundesliga table going into the Christmas break.
Patrik Schick brilliantly volleyed the host in front in the 14th minute, with Bayern falling behind for the seventh successive Bundesliga match.
Bayern had not lost any of the previous six, and the club again overturned the deficit as the newly-crowned Best FIFA Men's Player, Lewandowski, equalized two minutes before halftime.
The match appeared to be heading for a draw before Lewandowski struck in the 93rd minute, sending Bayern top of the standings on 30 points, as Leverkusen dropped to second on 28 after its first league defeat of the season.
With RB Leipzig having missed the chance to go top earlier on Saturday after being held to a 0-0 draw by Cologne, Schick’s second goal in as many Bundesliga games looked to have put Leverkusen on course to retain top spot.
The host was master of its own downfall, however, as the club gave the ball away cheaply, Thomas Mueller crossed and Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky missed the ball completely, leaving Lewandowski to head into an empty net to level things up.
While Bayern was improved after the break, the club did not create too many clear-cut chances, with Leverkusen seemingly happy to take the point.
But Lewandowski’s year finished on a yet another high, as in his and Bayern’s final match until Jan. 3, the 32-year-old Pole fired home, via a deflection, to snatch another victory for the champions.
