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05/02 13:20 CDT Bayern Munich avoids surprise loss to last-place Heidenheim in
Bundesliga before PSG visits
Bayern Munich avoids surprise loss to last-place Heidenheim in Bundesliga
before PSG visits
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- Bayern Munich scored with the last kick of the game to salvage
a 3-3 draw with last-place Heidenheim in the Bundesliga before it welcomes
Paris Saint-Germain for the second leg of their Champions League semifinal.
Michael Olise struck the post for Bayern and the ball bounced off Heidenheim
goalkeeper Diant Ramaj's back into the net for the equalizer in the 10th minute
of stoppage time on Saturday.
"It was the mentality, the belief," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said. "Of
course, we can do many things better, but we must not forget that the lads gave
everything in the end to avoid losing the game. We have to take that with us
into the next match."
It was the third straight game that Bayern trailed at halftime, including its
5-4 loss to PSG in the first leg of their semifinal on Tuesday, and last
weekend's 4-3 win in Mainz, where the already crowned Bundesliga champion faced
a three-goal deficit.
Kompany made seven changes to the team that started against PSG with Manuel
Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise, Luis
Daz and Harry Kane all on the substitutes' bench.
Heidenheim's Budu Zivzivadze and Eren Dinkci scored before Leon Goretzka pulled
one back with a free kick before the break, and Kompany sent on Kane, Daz,
Olise and Kimmich for the second half.
Goretzka leveled with his second goal in the 57th, Zivzivadze scored again to
restore Heidenheim's lead in the 76th, only for Olise to force the equalizer.
The draw leaves Heidenheim on the verge of relegation.
Eta makes a point
Union Berlin fought back to draw 2-2 with Cologne for its first point under
Marie-Louise Eta, the first female head coach in the league, from her third
game in charge.
Tom Rothe pulled one back after a corner in the 73rd and substitute Livan Burcu
let fly for what seemed for the home fans like a winner in the 89th, after
Marius Blter and Said El Mala had scored for Cologne.
"The guys left their hearts on the field," Eta said.
The draw kept Union a point above Cologne and will probably be enough for
survival.
Other games
Tiago Tomas scored in stoppage time for 10-man Stuttgart to draw at Hoffenheim
3-3 in their duel for Champions League qualification. It kept Stuttgart just
ahead of Hoffenheim on goal difference.
Hamburger SV won 2-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt to move a point above Union. Defeat
could prove costly for Frankfurt coach Albert Riera, who demanded respect
during an angry outburst against the media in his pre-game press conference on
Friday.
Augsburg won 3-1 at Werder Bremen, which dropped just outside of the relegation
zone.
Bayer Leverkusen was hosting Leipzig later for another duel with Champions
League qualification at stake.
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