Bayern Munich Held By RB Leipzig As League Resumes After 2 Months

Bundesliga After a two-month vacation, the league returns, with RB Leipzig holding Bayern Munich to a draw. After Eric Maxim Choupo-first-half Moting's goal, Leipzig defender Marcel Halstenberg equalised, keeping third-place Leipzig six points behind league leader Bayern. After an extraordinary two-month winter hiatus, the Bundesliga returned on Friday with Bayern Munich and Leipzig working out a sloppy 1-1 draw.  Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann stated, "After a two-month vacation, there were things we performed well and other things we should have done better. "In the last third, we were a little too frantic." Yann Sommer, a goalkeeper, made his debut for Bayern after joining from Borussia Mönchengladbach as the injured Manuel Neuer's substitute on Thursday, but the underwhelming game left little room for the Swiss goalie to excel.

Sommer stated, "I was really looking forward to it. It wasn't always great, of course, because we were a new team, and I was a rookie goalie, but it was still enjoyable. "We would have preferred to win." The World Cup was shifted to mid-season to escape the sweltering summer heat in Qatar, therefore the German league prolonged its winter break to accommodate it. Serge Gnabry's deflected shot struck the post, while Leon Goretzka had a goal disallowed for offside. Bayern, which also has its winter training camp in the Persian Gulf nation, had the stronger start.In the 37th minute, Gnabry crossed for Choupo-Moting to ultimately score. Early in the second half, Halstenberg equalised, but Bayern players were upset because André Silva appeared to have fouled Joshua Kimmich earlier in the play. Goretzka was detained for excessively protesting. More to blame was Kimmich's poor clearing previously. Bayern now leads second-place Freiburg, which travels to Wolfsburg on Saturday, by five points as a result of the tie. Bayern is trying to win its record-extending 11th consecutive German championship.