Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim on Saturday as the runaway Bundesliga leaders did not have three goals and also hit the post.
“Luck was not with us,” lamented Captain Manuel Neuer.
Bayern have now drawn their last two league matches.
Christoph Baumgartner gave Hoffenheim a deserved lead before Robert Lewandowski equalized on the stroke of half-time at Sinsheim, equaling the record for his 17th goal this season.
It was a rough afternoon for Bayern, who scored two goals from Thomas Müller and a goal by Lewandowski before Serge Gnabry hit the post.
“We had a few more chances and it was disappointing not to go home with three points at the end,” admitted Neuer.
Bayern are ten points clear in the Bundesliga, but second-placed Dortmund, who are home to Bielefeld on Sunday, have two games in hand.
Sinsheim’s return was disappointing for Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann, who spent nine years with Hoffenheim, three as head coach.
“I am pleased with the overall performance, especially when we had goals that were marginal, even if we only took one point,” Nagelsmann said.
Bayern had lost three of their last five matches against Hoffenheim and there was a cup match atmosphere among the sold-out home crowd in hopes of another upset.
The hosts were dealt the first blow when striker Andrzej Kramarik fired a pass at the far post where Baumgartner was waiting to overtake Neuer with half an hour of play.
The Germany captain had hoped to set a new Bundesliga record of 311 wins, but Neuer will have to wait at least another week.
Lewandowski struck before half-time when he powered into Bayern’s draw to claim his 29th league goal this season.
It was end-to-end stuff in the second half, which opened with a denied goal from Lewandowski, then Gnabry beat the defense but hit the post.
Mueller had his head in his hands when his shot went off the line.
At the other end, Neuer denied Hoffenheim a late winner and made a brilliant save at close range to block a shot by Jakob Brun Larsen.
Freiburg climbed back into the Champions League places despite defender Nico Schlotterbeck pulling off a two-goal lead before registering a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg.
Stuttgart snatched a valuable point in the fight for relegation as Sasa Kalajadzik’s 90th-minute equalizer sealed a 1–1 draw at Union Berlin.
Stuttgart climbed to third from the bottom, one place ahead of Hertha Berlin, who later hunted down their first victory of 2022 at Moenchengladbach.
An outbreak of 20 Covid cases in Mainz meant their away game in Augsburg on Saturday was postponed.
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