Bayern Munich misplaced 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, their first dwelling “Der Klassiker” loss in a decade, permitting Bayer Leverkusen, who got here again to win 2-1 over Hoffenheim, to go 13 factors clear with seven video games remaining. Leverkusen’s victory put the onus on Bayern in Saturday’s late match, however the German champions misplaced at dwelling with Dortmund scoring targets in every half by means of Munich-born Karim Adeyemi and defender Julian Ryerson. Harry Kane had the ball within the web within the dying phases to provide Bayern hope of a comeback, however the England captain’s objective was struck off for offside.

Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel despatched “congratulations to Leverkusen”.

Asked if the title race was over, Tuchel replied “of course”, saying “it’s self-evident, clear”.

Bayern defender Joshua Kimmich was furious and publicly criticised his workforce.

“I wonder how we can put in such a performance in a game like this. It’s completely incomprehensible.

“In the second half you had the sensation that nothing was at stake, it was like a pleasant.

“We need to go home and question ourselves.”

Dortmund’s first league win in Munich in 3,641 days, relationship again to 2014 when Jurgen Klopp was within the dugout, took them three factors away from RB Leipzig and again into fourth place with the battle for the Champions League intensifying.

The win in Munich “took too long” mentioned Dortmund coach Edin Terzic.

“We had a bit of luck, but we worked hard for it,” Terzic instructed Sky.

Earlier on Saturday, Maximilian Baier gave Hoffenheim a 1-0 lead at Leverkusen.

But with this season’s unbeaten file in critical hazard a day after Xabi Alonso pledged to remain on as coach for one more yr, the league leaders hit again.

Robert Andrich levelled within the 88th minute earlier than an injury-time Patrik Schick volley sealed one other exceptional comeback win.

Leverkusen’s late win continued their file of victories within the dying moments this season.

Alonso’s facet have scored late to beat Augsburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart within the German Cup and Qarabag twice towards within the Europa League.

“I was always optimistic,” Alonso instructed reporters. “We said at half-time that one goal is important. Everything can change in one moment.

“We have a winner’s mentality — we constructed that for ourselves this season.”

– Alonso ‘not going anywhere’ –

“We stored preventing and stored believing till the top,” Leverkusen goalscorer Andrich said to Sky.

“I had little doubt we would rating at the least one at the moment. I knew ultimately one in all our pictures needed to go in.”

The midfielder, who stood alongside his coach as the team celebrated in front of the home fans after the match, said Alonso told the players on Friday he would stay beyond the season.

“He mentioned he wasn’t going anyplace — he mentioned he’d keep right here.

“The timing he chose was very good. Now we can keep pushing and hopefully achieve something great this season.”

Dortmund’s win meant RB Leipzig’s bid for a Champions League spot took a success, after the German Cup holders performed out a scoreless draw at dwelling towards lowly Mainz regardless of dominating possession and territory.

The dwelling facet have been twice denied within the opening half, with an eighth-minute handball penalty overturned by VAR and a Lois Openda objective chalked off for offside.

“I can’t hear another word about expected goals — we just didn’t take our chances,” lamented Leipzig’s David Raum.

Champions League regulars for the previous decade, RB Leipzig and Dortmund face off within the league in late April on the Red Bull Arena.

New Wolfsburg supervisor Ralph Hasenhuettl, the previous Southampton coach, claimed victory in his first match in cost, 2-0 at Werder Bremen.

Bremen have been lowered to 10 males simply earlier than half time following a last-man foul from Anthony Jung. Maxence Lacroix put the Wolves in entrance shortly afterwards.

Lacroix was despatched off within the second half, however Wolfsburg’s Lovro Majer scored to seal the win.

Freiburg took a step in direction of European qualification in long-serving coach Christian Streich’s remaining season on the membership with a 3-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach.

The Black Forest facet have been in full management towards struggling Gladbach, Michael Gregoritsch, Merlin Roehl and Ritsu Doan all scoring targets.

Union Berlin held Eintracht Frankfurt to a 0-0 away draw, selecting up a invaluable level to go 9 away from the relegation spots.

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