European football: Díaz rescues Bayern and then sees red against Leverkusen | European club football

Bayern Munich got here from behind and completed the match with 9 gamers in a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, permitting Borussia Dortmund to shut to inside 9 factors of the Bundesliga leaders. Luis Díaz, who scored the equaliser after Aleix García’s opener, was despatched off within the 84th minute for a second yellow card. Nicolas Jackson had obtained a purple card within the forty second minute.

Leverkusen took the lead within the sixth minute after Montrell Culbreath stole the ball off Díaz and fed it to Patrik Schick, who arrange García on the sting of the field. The midfielder slotted residence with a deflected shot. The hosts defended nicely to include Bayern, and frustration confirmed when Jackson was despatched off earlier than half-time for a late problem on Martin Terrier.

Bayern performed with third-choice goalkeeper Sven Ulreich as a result of Manuel Neuer has a calf downside and backup Jonas Urbig was concussed within the 6-1 win over Atalanta midweek within the Champions League. Ulreich denied an effort from Schick in a one-on-one state of affairs on the hour mark simply earlier than Harry Kane got here on.

Again from a calf harm, Kane performed for the primary time since 28 February after scoring eight objectives in his previous 4 Bundesliga video games. He fired the ball into an empty web within the 62nd minute nevertheless it was disallowed for blocking the goalkeeper’s clearance with a hand within the buildup.

Díaz levelled within the 69th with a low shot from Michael Olise’s exact setup. The Colombia winger later obtained a second yellow card, for diving, and Bayern have been all the way down to 9 males with six minutes left to play. The hosts couldn’t snatch the win regardless of pushing arduous till the tip as Jonas Hofmann had a aim dominated out deep in stoppage time. Bayern haven’t received at Leverkusen within the league since October 2021.

Dortmund have been in complete management all through the primary half and Augsburg was fortunate to path by only one aim at half-time. Karim Adeyemi broke the impasse within the thirteenth and had a number of different possibilities, hitting the woodwork twice. Luca Reggiani made it 2-0 within the 59th.

Hoffenheim, aiming to qualify for the Champions League for the primary time because the 2018-19 season, stayed third – 17 factors behind Bayern – after a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Wolfsburg. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Heidenheim 1-0 with a aim from Arnaud Kalimuendo.

In Spain, Arda Guler scored from inside his personal half and Fede Valverde capped a wonderful week with one other high-quality strike as Actual Madrid thrashed Elche 4-1, reducing the hole on Barcelona on the high of La Liga to a degree.

Uruguayan midfielder Valverde, who scored a sensational hat-trick towards Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League in midweek, whipped the ball into the highest nook earlier than half-time after Antonio Rüdiger blasted the hosts forward.

Dean Huijsen headed residence the third for Álvaro Arbeloa’s aspect, who go to Metropolis on Tuesday aiming to succeed in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The aim of the evening, although, was scored by Turkish playmaker Guler late on. He noticed the Elche goalkeeper Matías Dituro off his line and lobbed residence from close to the centre circle.

Getafe’s Abdel Abqar was despatched off after a evaluation for grabbing the genitals of the Atlético Madrid striker Alexander Sørloth, in an incident that shocked gamers and supporters alike. The flashpoint got here across the fifty fifth minute when the referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz halted play and signalled a potential sending-off offence after being alerted by the video assistant referee, with the sport being paused for a number of minutes.

The stoppage initially baffled these contained in the stadium because it adopted a routine problem between Nahuel Molina and Mauro Arambarri, with nothing in that change suggesting a purple card was imminent. Readability arrived solely when Ortiz consulted the pitchside monitor and replays proven on the stadium’s massive screens revealed an off-the-ball altercation between Sørloth and Abqar. The footage confirmed the Moroccan defender touching the Norwegian’s groin. Sørloth reacted angrily, grabbing Abqar’s arm and pulling him to the bottom.

After reviewing the photographs, the referee confirmed Abqar a straight purple card for unsportsmanlike behaviour, whereas Sørloth was proven a yellow card for his response. The prolonged delay added an uncommon subplot to a match finally settled by Molina’s first-half aim, which secured a 1-0 win for Diego Simeone’s aspect.

Inter have been held to a 1-1 draw at residence by Atalanta on Saturday, because the Serie A leaders continued to drop factors. Inter have 68 factors, eight forward of second-placed Milan who go to Lazio on Sunday. Atalanta stay seventh on 47 factors. Francesco Pio Esposito gave Inter the lead within the twenty sixth minute however they did not put the sport past Atalanta in a lacklustre show. The guests discovered the equaliser by way of Nikola Krstovic eight minutes from time, with the Inter supervisor, Cristian Chivu, despatched off as the house aspect furiously protested towards a foul within the buildup.

Jérémie Boga scored the winner for Juventus of their 1-0 victory at Udinese. His first-half aim moved Juve as much as fourth within the desk to spice up their Champions League qualification hopes.

In France, Lens missed the prospect to maneuver high of Ligue 1 and put strain on Paris Saint-Germain as they slipped to a 2-1 loss at Lorient. Bamba Dieng put Lorient into an 18th-minute lead, bundling in from shut vary on the second time of asking after Lens did not cope with a nook. Shortly after half-time, Odsonne Édouard collected the ball contained in the Lorient half, carried it to the sting of the field and unleashed a low shot for the equaliser. However Lorient regained the benefit within the sixty fifth minute, as Aiyegun Tosin stabbed the ball in from virtually on the goalline.

PSV Eindhoven might turn out to be Dutch champions on Sunday in the event that they win at residence to Nijmegen this night. Victory would take PSV 22 factors away from Feyenoord, who would host Excelsior on Sunday understanding defeat would hand their rivals the title with seven video games to play.