When everything else fails, bet on youth and hope for the best. For Bayern’s under-fire head coach Thomas Tuchel, that recipe nearly proved a winning one in their Bundesliga clash at Freiburg on Friday night.Teenager Mathys Tel and 20-year-old Jamal Musiala scored two magnificent goals to give Bayern a hard-fought 2-1 lead at Mooswaldstadion, but a late lapse in concentration cost them another two dropped points, making the “record champions'” title bid appear even more feeble.Bayern Munich drop points against ninth-place Freiburg after a late equalizer.Bayer Leverkusen have the chance to go 10 points clear on Sunday 😳 pic.twitter.com/OuDI3Y0EQX— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 1, 2024 The game kicked off with both teams showing intent, but it was Freiburg who drew first blood in the 12th minute. Christian Gunter displayed perfect technique, unleashing a first-time effort from just outside the box that nestled into the bottom right corner, giving Freiburg an early 1-0 lead.The team from the Black Forest continued to press, coming close to doubling their lead just moments later. Lucas Holer got to a rebound in the six-yard box, but his effort smashed off the crossbar, denying Freiburg a second goal.Tuchel’s troubled champions responded with determination and found their equalizer in the 35th minute. Mathys Tel unleashed a fantastic finish from just outside the box, sending a bullet of a shot past the goalkeeper into the right side of the net, levelling the score at 1-1.The first half ended with both teams locked in a tight battle, heading to their respective dressing rooms with the score level at 1-1 after an action-packed opening 45 minutes.The second half saw both teams pushing for a winner, with Bayern Munich dominating possession and creating several chances. However, Freiburg’s defence held firm, frustrating the hosts and denying them a breakthrough.🚨🚨| GOAL: Freiburg have EQUALISED against Bayern!!Freiburg 2-2 Bayern pic.twitter.com/Xm1EUOPvR4— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) March 1, 2024 Musiala produced a moment of magic with 20 minutes to go and threaded a ball between a bunch of red-and-white defenders to give some hope to Bayern fans. But Holer scored a lovely left-footed volley past the rooted Manuel Neuer to give his team a deserved point and enable Leverkusen to go ten points clear in case of a win at Koln on Sunday.BUNDESLIGAFriday Freiburg – Bayern Munich 2-2 (1-1)/Gunter 12, Holer 87 – Tel 35, Musiala 75/Saturday 17.30: (2.85) Heidenheim (3.35) Eintr.Frankfurt (2.65)17.30: (3.45) Union Berlin (3.50) Dortmund (2.20)17.30: (5.30) Bochum (3.80) RB Leipzig (1.67)17.30: (2.05) Mainz (3.60) M’ gladbach (3.80)17.30: (2.80) Darmstadt (3.40) Augsburg (2.50)20.30: (3.25) Wolfsburg (3.45) Stuttgart (2.20)Sunday 17.30: (8.50) Koln (4.90) Leverkusen (1.37)***odds are subject to change
