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Bundesliga 2022-23: Bayern Munich Draw 1-1 With Leipzig As League Action Resumes After Two Months

The Bundesliga restarted on Friday after its unprecedented two-month winter break with Bayern Munich and Leipzig grinding out an error-strewn 1-1 draw.

Bayern is chasing a record-extending 11th-straight German championship title.
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The Bundesliga restarted on Friday after its unprecedented two-month winter break with Bayern Munich and Leipzig grinding out an error-strewn 1-1 draw.

Leipzig defender Marcel Halstenberg equalized after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting바카라™s first-half strike as third-place Leipzig stayed six points behind league leader Bayern.

바카라œAfter a two-month break there were things we did well and other things we could have done better,바카라 Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. 바카라œWe were a bit too hectic in the final third.바카라

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer made his Bayern debut following his transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach as the injured Manuel Neuer바카라™s replacement on Thursday, but the Swiss goalkeeper had little opportunity to shine in a lackluster encounter.

바카라œI was so looking forward to it,바카라 Sommer said. 바카라œOf course, a new team, and I바카라™m a new goalkeeper, so it wasn바카라™t always perfect, but it was fun. We바카라™d have liked to have won.바카라

The German league바카라™s winter break was extended to accommodate the World Cup, which was itself moved mid-season to avoid the searing summer temperatures in Qatar.

Bayern, which also had its winter training camp in the Persian Gulf country, enjoyed the better start with Serge Gnabry바카라™s deflected shot hitting the post and Leon Goretzka having a goal ruled out for offside.

Gnabry crossed for Choupo-Moting to finally break the deadlock in the 37th.

Halstenberg equalized early in the second half, but Bayern players were unhappy about a perceived foul on Joshua Kimmich from AndrĂ© Silva in the buildup. Goretzka was booked for over-protesting. Kimmich바카라™s careless clearance beforehand was more to blame.

The draw leaves Bayern five points clear of second-place Freiburg, which visits Wolfsburg on Saturday. Bayern is chasing a record-extending 11th-straight German championship title.

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