Bayern Munich avoid defeat to bottom club with 55th-minute goal 🇩🇪 | OneFootball

Bayern Munich turned to their starters in the second half and snatched a 3-3 draw against bottom-of-the-table Heidenheim in the 55th minute.

The result comes four days before the huge clash against PSG in the Champions League semifinal — Bayern need to overturn a 5-4 deficit.

Bayern Munich are already Bundesliga champions, but this slip-up carries WEIGHT.

The result ends their chance of matching the competition’s all-time points record (91, set by Bayern themselves in 2012/13).

Budu Zivzivadze and Eren Dinkçi put the bottom side 2-0 up in the first half. Goretzka pulled one back from a free kick before the break.

Goretzka himself made it all square in the second half. With the "A-team" coming on (Kimmich, Luis Díaz, Olise and Harry Kane), Bayern piled on the pressure.

There was a shot off the post, a brilliant save by the goalkeeper... And still no goal. Heidenheim were more efficient and made it 3-2 with an ABSOLUTE STUNNER from Budu Zivzivadze.

After a lengthy medical stoppage, the game had 10 minutes of added time. And Olise’s goal came exactly in the 55th minute to avoid defeat.

Battle for the Champions League ⚔️

In another thriller, Hoffenheim and Stuttgart drew 3-3 in a direct battle for a Champions League spot.

As a result, both teams move to 58 points, but Stuttgart stay ahead on tiebreakers.

Andrej Kramaric (two) and Bazoumana Touré scored for the home side; Chris Führich, Demirovic and Tiago Tomás brought it level.

Other matches in 🇩🇪

This Saturday morning (2) also had three other matches. Union Berlin, for example, saw Cologne go 2-0 up, but drew 2-2 at home.

Coach Marie-Louise Eta is still without a win in charge of Union Berlin, but the point eases the pressure on the club a little.

Union Berlin sit in 12th place with 33 points. Cologne are right behind in 13th with 32 points.

Augsburg beat Werder Bremen 3-1 away from home.

And Hamburg also won away, beating Eintracht 2-1.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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