Leverkusen scored late to hold Bayern to a 2-2 tie in Munich and proclaim itself a championship contender in the Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen held 11-time reigning champion Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw away on Friday thanks to an injury-time penalty from Exequiel Palacios, establishing itself as a championship contender in the Bundesliga.

Dayot Upamecano scored for Bayern with the game’s last kick, but a video review determined the France defender was offside, and Thomas Tuchel’s club was forced to settle for a draw against the lone other team to have begun the season with three victories.

Leon Goretzka seemed to have given Bayern a late victory to maintain the champion’s unblemished start.

In the 86th minute, substitute Mathys Tel crossed from the left and found Goretzka open in the centre to shoot what many believed to be the game-winning goal.

Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel remarked, “It seemed like we landed the lucky punch, but then we had the iffy decision against us.”

After Alphonso Davies fouled Jonas Hofmann, VAR assessed a penalty, and in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Palacios equalized the score.

Thomas Müller, a seasoned Bayern player, lamented the “very soft penalty.” In England, it would not have been given out.

There was contact between Davies’ leg and Hofmann’s calf, according to referee Daniel Schlager, who supported his choice.

For Bayern earlier, Harry Kane scored once again. home the seventh minute, the club’s record signing was given space at the far post to head home the game’s first goal from a corner. Edmond Tapsoba of Leverkusen headed in Leroy Sané’s corner, and Granit Xhaka couldn’t get near enough to stop Harry Kane from scoring his fourth goal in as many games.

In the 24th minute, Alejandro Grimaldo, who had been fouled by Müller with a high foot in front of the penalty area, equalized with a brilliantly placed free kick into the top right corner.

Tuchel and Müller also objected to the choice. At the moment, Grimaldo was celebrating in the corner while Tuchel was being disciplined for his protests, while Xabi Alonso maintained his composure.

After scoring, the visitors’ confidence was clearly higher. Victor Boniface came close to scoring before having a score disallowed for offside.

However, Leverkusen also need the greatest performance from Lukas Hradecky, first with a save to stop Müller and then another to stop Serge Gnabry from the rebound.

Before the late drama, Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz hit the post in the second half.