Leverkusen back to Bundesliga top after 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich
Leverkusen back to Bundesliga top after 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich
10:49, November 23, 2009 
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Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday moved back to the top of the German Bundesliga standings after fighting to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.
The win takes Leverkusen to 27 points, one more than Werder Bremen and two more than Schalke 04. Bayern are seventh on 21.
Germany striker Mario Gomez had given the home side an early lead in the 8th minute when he ran on to a Miroslav Klose through ball and sliced the ball past Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler.
It took the visitors just six minutes to level when Stefan Kiessling scored after a quick breakaway, which Arturo Vidal set up with a pass through the middle from inside his own half.
Elsewhere, Hamburg lost to Bochum 1-0.
Source: Xinhua
The win takes Leverkusen to 27 points, one more than Werder Bremen and two more than Schalke 04. Bayern are seventh on 21.
Germany striker Mario Gomez had given the home side an early lead in the 8th minute when he ran on to a Miroslav Klose through ball and sliced the ball past Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler.
It took the visitors just six minutes to level when Stefan Kiessling scored after a quick breakaway, which Arturo Vidal set up with a pass through the middle from inside his own half.
Elsewhere, Hamburg lost to Bochum 1-0.
Source: Xinhua
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