European football: Harry Kane’s late equaliser saves Bayern from first defeat | European club football

Harry Kane headed in a stoppage-time equaliser to stop a primary defeat of the season for Bayern Munich however their 2-2 draw at Union Berlin ended their file profitable begin throughout all competitions.

Union thought they’d received it with Danilho Doekhi’s second purpose within the 83rd minute however Kane headed within the leveller. Bayern prime the Bundesliga on 28 factors and in reality prolonged their result in six, as RB Leipzig misplaced 3-1 at Hoffenheim.

Bayern, who had made it 16 victories from 16 video games with 2-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain, the Champions League holders, on Tuesday, seemed to have run out of steam towards the hard-working Berlin aspect. The hosts thought they’d taken the lead with Ilyas Ansah’s ninth-minute header however the followers had been bitterly dissatisfied after the referee dominated it marginally offside following a video assistant referee overview.

They nonetheless went in entrance within the twenty seventh minute when Manuel Neuer let Doekhi’s weak shot slip by way of his fingers and underneath his physique. It was the primary time Bayern had conceded a first-half purpose and the primary time they had been trailing within the Bundesliga this season.

Luis Díaz, who had scored twice however was additionally despatched off towards PSG, drew them degree after taking part in an outstanding one-two with Josip Stanisic, sliding to maintain the ball in play and curling a shot from close to the sideline into the highest far nook.

The Colombian ought to have scored once more for the champions within the forty fifth minute after he was despatched by way of by Kane however he fired nicely extensive with solely the keeper to beat. It was the hosts who scored once more within the 83rd when Doekhi volleyed in after Kane did not clear a free-kick. The England captain, nevertheless, made amends together with his thirteenth league purpose of the season.

Kane stated: “It was a tricky recreation. It wasn’t our greatest recreation, however we stayed centered and managed to equalise. That’s soccer, there are video games like right this moment the place issues go towards you. We’ll take the purpose.

“It will’ve been worse to enter the worldwide break with a defeat. We are able to hold the momentum going with this draw. Sixteen wins in a row is unimaginable however now that it’s over, it received’t be the principle speaking level any extra. We transfer on.”

There was additionally a last-gasp equaliser as Borussia Dortmund settled for a 1-1 draw at Hamburg. Dortmund, seeking to get well from Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League loss at Manchester Metropolis, struggled to carve out scoring probabilities within the first half, with Hamburg hitting the woodwork by way of Nicolás Capaldo’s header within the thirty ninth minute.

The guests did profit from sloppy Hamburg defending earlier than the ball fell to Carney Chukwuemeka, who turned and volleyed in for a Sixty fourth-minute lead. The Ruhr valley membership, nevertheless, failed to carry on to it and Hamburg’s Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer headed in an equaliser within the seventh minute of stoppage time to rescue a degree for the hosts. Dortmund are third on 21 factors, seven behind Bayern.

In Serie A, Milan squandered a two-goal lead as struggling Parma mounted a spirited comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw, with Enrico Delprato’s second-half strike denying the guests prime spot in Serie A.

Milan sit second degree on 22 factors with Napoli, who’re prime and go to Bologna on Sunday, when Inter and Roma, each on 21 factors, are additionally in motion towards Lazio and Udinese respectively in an exhilarating race for prime spot. Parma are seventeenth with eight factors, two factors above the relegation zone.

Milan took the lead after 12 minutes when Alexis Saelemaekers drilled a low shot into the far nook, with Zion Suzuki getting his fingertips to the ball however reacting too late to maintain it out.

The guests doubled their lead within the twenty fifth minute after Saelemaekers, who had been inflicting fixed issues down the flank, was introduced down within the field by Abdoulaye Ndiaye after drifting in the direction of the byline. Rafael Leão made no mistake from the spot, firing a exact shot into the suitable nook.

Parma pulled one again simply earlier than half-time when Adrián Bernabé curled an outstanding strike into the highest nook and drew degree shortly after the hour as Delprato met Sascha Britschgi’s cross from the suitable with a close-range header on the close to publish.

Each groups had probabilities to grab victory late on, with Mike Maignan holding Milan on degree phrases with a pointy save to maintain out Delprato’s near-post header earlier than Saelemaekers rounded Suzuki however fired extensive of an open purpose. Luka Modric tried his luck from the sting of the field in stoppage time with a curling left-foot effort that Suzuki spilled earlier than gathering on the second try.

Juventus largely dominated however had been unable to get the higher of Torino in a 0-0 residence draw, dealing a blow to Luciano Spalletti’s aspect’s hopes of gaining floor within the title race. They’re fifth on 19 factors, whereas Torino are in eleventh place on 14 factors.

The hosts had received their final two Serie A video games since sacking Igor Tudor, a type of victories coming in Spalletti’s first recreation in cost, however a largely toothless derby show left the gang pissed off.

Spalletti stated: “We had been lacking that little little bit of high quality and the fantasy that’s wanted in video games like this. You want that precision to cross the ball between two opponents. You additionally want slightly little bit of luck.”

Antoine Griezmann confirmed his classic scoring kind by netting two targets to assist Atlético Madrid beat Levante 3-1 in La Liga. Atlético’s all-time main scorer got here on within the 61st minute and wanted only some seconds to place them forward once more. He added one other with 10 minutes remaining to seal the victory. Atlético had gone forward by way of an personal purpose by Adrián de la Fuente within the twelfth minute earlier than Manu Sánchez headed the guests degree within the Twenty first.

Marseille bounced again from their midweek Champions League frustration towards Atalanta to return to the highest of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win over Brest as Angel Gomes, Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bought the targets.

Lens surprised Monaco with a 4-1 win within the principality. Folarin Balogun’s penalty cancelled out Odsonne Édouard’s Twenty first-minute opener however Wesley Saïd put the guests again in entrance 5 minutes earlier than the break and Balogun was then despatched off for a foul on Mamadou Sangaré earlier than the break. Sangaré bought his revenge with a 3rd Lens purpose in first-half stoppage time earlier than Saïd sealed it on the hour mark.

Marseille and Lens each have 25 factors, yet one more than Paris Saint-Germain, who go to Lyon on Sunday.

Gautier Lloris scored in stoppage time to rescue a degree for Le Havre in a 1-1 draw with Nantes, who took the lead by way of Matthis Abline simply 4 minutes in.