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Bayern Munich's hopes of an 11th successive Bundesliga title were dealt a major blow as they lost to Leipzig.Victory for Dortmund at Augsburg on Sunday would lift Edin Terzic's team two points clear at the top heading into the final day.Serge Gnabry finished off a slick move to give Bayern a half-time lead.

A week is a long time in football.As Bayern slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Mainz, Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt had appeared to mark a shift in the impetus in the title race.Eight days on, Bayern are back on top and in control after a little help from some highly questionable officiating in Bochum on Friday.

New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel acknowledged Saturday he faces a challenging start to his new job after his surprise hiring Friday to replace Julian Nagelsmann.Tuchel goes straight into crucial games, starting with German title rivals -- and Tuchel's former club -- Borussia Dortmund on April 1 (stream live on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET).
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) "The challenge can't be any greater," Tuchel said.

Bayern Munich's apparent decision to lock down striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is unsurprising and, in my view, a good piece of business for the German record champions.Still, Choupo-Moting is not the biggest name out there, and not all of the fanbase is accordingly convinced that Robert Lewandowski's former understudy can truly be his heir.

It seemed like it was going to be a frustrating afternoon at the Allianz Arena with the amount of chances Bayern Munich were creaitng, but it took 69 minutes for the Rekordmesiter to break the deadlock.Pál Dárdai's side was very well disciplined, tight, compact, and always possessed danger on the counterattack through Dodi Lukebakio and it was difficult for Bayern to unlock spaces to create chances for themselves.

Back in 2022, the first thing new Bayern Munich signing Sadio Mané said to Serge Gnabry was "Sign the [contract]!" Gnabry had been delaying on making a decision on his future, with a contract expiring in 2023, for a long time, with talks reported to have started an entire year ago.Chances were high that Gnabry would choose to leave during the summer transfer window.

Visitors Belgium battled to a 3-2 win over Germany in a friendly on Tuesday to make it two wins from two matches in the past four days while piling pressure on the embattled Euro 2024 hosts.With both teams eager to bounce back from their shock group-stage World Cup exits in December, it was Belgium who were the better side, with Germany struggling with their backline.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has missed Bayern Munich's last two Bundesliga matches against FC Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen due to a back injury.Those two matches came just after the second leg in the Champions League round of 16 win over Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Arena, a match in which Choupo-Moting scored the first of two goals for Bayern.

Here are the match awards from Bayern Munich 's disappointing 1-2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen:
Jersey Swap: Amine Adli
Remember when Amine Adli was close to signing for Bayern in 2021 before Bayer Leverkusen stole in and signed him from under Bayern's nose?Bayern has moved on from them and secured some other phenomenal attackers while Adli has been in and out of Leverkusen's starting XI, but Adli came back to haunt Bayern today by winning both penalties that sealed Bayern's fate today.

As Bayern Munich players go into international break, Julian Nagelsmann perhaps won't sleep too well.This loss means Bayern goes into a string of tough games, having to fight in each game and put forth their best XI.Nagelsmann gambled today and paid the price.Here are my observations.Leverkusen's run of form hasn't been the greatest but they do have players all over the pitch who can hurt you, speedy wingers who can cause havoc unless his name is Moussa Diaby and he has to pass the ball (sorry, Diaby).

Belgium made it two wins from two under new coach Domenico Tedesco as they beat Euro 2024 hosts Germany in a friendly.The visitors outclassed their opponents in the first half and took the lead when Yannick Carrasco fired in.Romelu Lukaku then converted from Kevin de Bruyne's pass to make it 2-0 before Niclas Fullkrug reduced the deficit from the penalty spot.

Just when you think Germany might have turned a corner, Hansi Flick's side remind you that they are a team struggling to accept their shortcomings.A vastly improved second-half performance and a frantic finale might have been enough to stir another sold-out crowd, but it wasn't enough to hide the truth about this team.