Pep Guardiola delighted as Bayern Munich move top, eye 30-year record
Pep Guardiola was delighted as Bayern Munich went top in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen, a result nudging them closer to breaking a 30-year record.
Pep Guardiola was delighted as Bayern Munich went top in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen, a result nudging them closer to breaking a 30-year record.
"Congratulations to my players, we're first in the table and I'm very, very proud of our performance," said coach Guardiola as Bayern top the German league for the first time since he took charge in June.
"We gave everything and played very well. Nevertheless, we didn't win, despite having 27 shots on goal - that's football, but the most important thing is that we're top of the table."
Bayern extended their unbeaten run to 33 Bundesliga games and are closing in on Hamburg's record of 36, set in 1983, as the Bavarians returned to the site of their last league defeat in October last year
Previous leaders Borussia Dortmund drop to second after their shock 2-0 defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Dortmund are a point behind Bayern, and level on 19 points with third-placed Leverkusen.
In a high-tempo clash at Leverkusen's BayArena, Germany midfielder Sidney Sam's 31st-minute equaliser for the hosts came straight after Toni Kroos' opening goal for Bayern.