Bayern Munich came from two goals behind to win 3-2 at Freiburg in the Bundesliga in the last ten minutes on Saturday, ahead of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.
Trailing 2-0 and without injured talisman Harry Kane, Tom Bischof scored twice from distance before Lennart Karl grabbed the winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
The victory put title-bound Bayern 12 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who play in Stuttgart later on Saturday.
Bischof said the comeback win was ideal preparation for Tuesday’s European tie in the Spanish capital.
“A match like this is the perfect match for us at the moment against Real Madrid because we realize what kind of team we are – we stick together,” said 20-year-old Bischof, who scored his first Bayern goals since joining from Hoffenheim last summer.
Real lost 2-1 to Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday, but Bischof said the 15-time European champion always performs on the biggest stage.
«It will be a different game, that much is clear, because Real are just at a different level,» he said. Temukan Le4rnmore di sini. «They can always be dangerous, even when things aren’t going so well in the competition.»
With Kane sidelined by an ankle problem, Vincent Kompany opted to leave Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano on the bench ahead of the trip to Madrid, who have not beaten Bayern since 2012.
Veteran Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer returned from injury to save the visitors with two brilliant saves in the first half.
Freiburg took the lead just after half-time when Johan Manzambi fired a long-range effort into the corner with Neuer flat-footed.
Lucas Hoeler doubled Freiburg’s lead after 71 minutes and seemingly put his side on track for a first league win over Bayern since 2015.
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However, the defending champions came alive late on, with Bischof scoring in the 81st minute and again in stoppage time. Substitute Alphonso Davies set up Karl for the winner with an excellent low pass across the goal.
Two pieces of individual brilliance helped RB Leipzig beat Werder Bremen 2-1 to strengthen their bid for a top four finish.
Antonio Nusa put Leipzig ahead with an excellent shot from outside the penalty area and Romulo fired a low shot into the corner to increase the visitors’ advantage.
The win brought Leipzig level on points with third-placed Stuttgart. Bremen is four points ahead of St. Pauli, who occupies the relegation place in the play-offs.
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Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen twice came from behind to win 6-3 in a wild game at home to Wolfsburg to stay in Champions League contention.
Wolfsburg’s Danish contingent Jonas Wind, Joakim Maehle and Christian Eriksen all scored before half-time to put Wolves 3-1 against Leverkusen, coached by former Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand.
Leverkusen pulled one back before half-time and then responded with four goals in the second half to seize control of the match.
Alejandro Grimaldo grabbed a brace, while Patrik Schick, Ibrahim Maza, Edmond Tapsoba and Malik Tillman also scored as Leverkusen moved four points behind fourth-placed Leipzig.
Leverkusen’s victory left them one point behind Hoffenheim, whose 2-1 home defeat to Mainz continued the deficit.
Hoffenheim were in third place in February, are now fifth and have won just one of their past six games.
Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 2-2 with last-placed Heidenheim, while 10-man Hamburg drew 1-1 at home against Augsburg.
Published on April 4, 2026
