Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Bayern München 0.
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Bayern Munich
- From the section European Football
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich rested players as they slipped to only their third defeat of the season away at Bayer Leverkusen.
Pep Guardiola's side won their 25th German title title last weekend.
And with a Champions League semi-final first leg against Guardiola's former club Barcelona to come on Wednesday he made six changes.
Hakan Calhanoglu put Leverkusen ahead with a free-kick, and Julian Brandt's goal on the break made the points safe.
Elsewhere, second-placed Wolfsburg were held to a 2-2 draw by struggling Hannover.
Stuttgart are now bottom of the table after Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's brace saw them slip to a 3-2 defeat at Schalke.
A Lukas Rupp double saw Paderborn boost their survival hopes with a 2-1 success over Freiburg as Werder Bremen edged a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Augsburg played out a goalless stalemate with Cologne while Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim.
Line-ups
B Leverkusen
- 1Leno
- 13Hilbert
- 16Jedvaj
- 21Toprak
- 18Wendell
- 3Reinartz
- 6Rolfes
- 38BellarabiBooked at 87minsSubstituted forYurchenkoat 90'minutes
- 10CalhanogluSubstituted forBrandtat 75'minutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 11KießlingSubstituted forDrmicat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Drmic
- 17Boenisch
- 19Brandt
- 25Kresic
- 26Donati
- 33Boeder
- 35Yurchenko
Bayern Munich
- 1Neuer
- 13Ferreira de SouzaBooked at 87mins
- 8Martínez AguinagaSubstituted forBenatiaat 62'minutes
- 4Costa SantosBooked at 71mins
- 30WeiserBooked at 90mins
- 21LahmSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 64'minutes
- 16Gaudino
- 39Strieder
- 31SchweinsteigerBooked at 89mins
- 19Götze
- 14PizarroSubstituted forGörtlerat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Alonso
- 5Benatia
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 18Bernat
- 23Reina
- 24Kurt
- 40Görtler
- Referee:
- Christian Dingert
- Attendance:
- 30,210
Match Stats
Home TeamB LeverkusenAway TeamBayern Munich
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away5
- Corners
- Home11
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home26
- Away15
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Bayern München 0.
Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tin Jedvaj following a set piece situation.
Foul by Mario Götze (FC Bayern München).
Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Mitchell Weiser (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mitchell Weiser (FC Bayern München).
Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Vladlen Yurchenko (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Substitution
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Vladlen Yurchenko replaces Karim Bellarabi.
Booking
Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München).
Heung-Min Son (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
(Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Rafinha (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Heung-Min Son (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Rico Strieder (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt saved. Josip Drmic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Goal!
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, FC Bayern München 0. Julian Brandt (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi following a fast break.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dante.
Attempt blocked. Heung-Min Son (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Rolfes.
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dante.
Attempt saved. Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Görtler.
Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stefan Reinartz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Substitution
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Brandt replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
Substitution
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Drmic replaces Stefan Kießling.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
Attempt saved. Lukas Görtler (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze.
Foul by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).
Stefan Kießling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Lukas Görtler replaces Claudio Pizarro.
Booking
Dante (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.