Bayern Munich 2-2 Stuttgart: Bundesliga champions are held to a draw at home as Sasa Kalajdzic's second-half header keeps visitors' hopes of avoiding relegation play-off alive
- Tiago Tomas gave Stuttgart the lead with emphatic strike from edge of the box
- Dinos Mavropanos bundled the ball into his own net to put Bayern Munich level
- Thomas Muller's poked effort put hosts ahead a minute before the interval
- Sasa Kalajdzic earned Stuttgart a point with a header in the 52nd minute
Sasa Kalajdzic earned relegation-threatened Stuttgart a 2-2 draw at league champion Bayern Munich on Sunday to ensure three teams will be fighting for survival in the Bundesliga’s final round.
Kalajdzic’s 52nd-minute equaliser was enough to move Stuttgart three points behind Hertha Berlin - which has an inferior goal difference - and three points ahead of Arminia Bielefeld, which still has a mathematical chance of overtaking Stuttgart next weekend to take the relegation playoff place.
Stuttgart’s draw ensured Augsburg can no longer be relegated irrespective of its result at Leipzig later.
Tiago Tomas gave Stuttgart the lead with an emphatic finish from the edge of the box
Stuttgart has a home game against Cologne in the final round, when Hertha faces Borussia Dortmund away and Bielefeld hosts Leipzig, which is chasing Champions League qualification.
Stuttgart wasted several good chances to score in Munich, where Bayern was under pressure to put on a good performance after a lackluster 3-1 defeat to Mainz last weekend after winning the league the week before. Bayern’s players were also facing criticism for taking a short break in Ibiza after the loss in Mainz.
Stuttgart got off to a fine start through Tiago Tomas eighth-minute goal, when he fired Omar Marmoush’s cross in under the crossbar.
Dino Mavopranos (left) bundled the ball into his own net from Serge Gnabry's strike
Thomas Muller (right) put Bayern Munich ahead a minute before the break
Thomas Muller struck the crossbar and Leon Goretzka also went close for Bayern in response, before Marmoush missed another great chance in a one-on-one with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the 23rd.
Muller drew a good save from Florian Muller in the 28th before Serge Gnabry forced Bayern’s equaliser in the 35th. Retreating Stuttgart defender Konstantinos Mavropanos was last to touch Gnabry’s goalward shot.
Bayern’s Muller got his goal in the 44th when he took Dayot Upamecano’s pass and turned with his first movement before prodding the ball inside the right post with his next.
Muller struck the post in the 51st before Borna Sosa crossed for Kalajdzic to equalise.
Substitute Philipp Forster wasted further good chances for Stuttgart.
Sasa Kalajdzic (left) put the visitors on level terms with a header seven minutes after the break
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