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Luis Diaz was sent off after scoring his 21st goal of the season for Bayern Munich Luis Diaz scored and was sent off for a dive as Bayern Munich finished with nine men but held on for a draw against Bayer Leverkusen at Bay Arena. Aleix Garcia gave Bundesliga top-four hopefuls Leverkusen the lead after six minutes, slamming the ball past goalkeeper Sven Ulreich via a deflection off former Bayer defender Jonathan Tah. Bayern's Tah had an equaliser disallowed for handball midway through the first half before team-mate Nicolas Jackson – preferred to fit-again top scorer Harry Kane – was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Martin Terrier. Kane was introduced from the bench shortly after the half-hour mark, but it was former Liverpool forward Diaz who levelled the contest eight minutes later when he latched on to Michael Olise's pass before slotting past goalkeeper Janis Blaswich. Bayern had a second man sent off when Diaz was deemed to have dived as he went past Blaswich in the penalty area after a Kane through ball, earning the Colombian a second yellow card with six minutes remaining. In a frantic conclusion, Leverkusen thought they had retaken the lead three minutes into stoppage time when Jonas Hofmann beat Ulreich with a delicate lob, only for the 33-year-old to be ruled offside from Exequiel Palacios' pass. Ibrahim Maza had another effort disallowed four minutes later, with the Leverkusen midfielder deemed to have made contact with the ball after Ulreich had placed both hands on it. Bayern's closest challengers Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 2-0 on Saturday afternoon but are nine points adrift of Vincent Kompany's side in the table with only eight games left to play. Sixth-placed Leverkusen, meanwhile, missed the chance to move into the top four before Sunday's meeting between fellow top-four hopefuls Stuttgart and Leipzig. Kompany's Bayern will look to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday when they host Atalanta – whom they beat 6-1 in their first encounter – in the last-16 second leg. Leverkusen travel to face Premier League leaders Arsenal in the same competition on Tuesday evening, having drawn 1-1 with the Gunners in the first leg. Stoger stunner helps Monchengladbach to crucial win against St Pauli Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor in German match Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 14th March 2026 at 18: 17 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Kasper Hjulmand Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kasper Hjulmand Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Bundesliga All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 1. Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, FC Bayern München 1. Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a corner. Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Harry Kane. Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a cross. Sven Ulreich (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card. Sven Ulreich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sven Ulreich (FC Bayern München). Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sven Ulreich (FC Bayern München). Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). VAR Decision: No Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 FC Bayern München. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann. Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leon Goretzka. Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München). Ezequiél Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.