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BERLIN: Front runners Bayern Munich dropped points in the title race after Union Berlin's Marcus Ingvartsen canceled out Jama Musiala's opener while second-placed Leipzig crushed Werder Bremen 4-1 to reduce the arrears in the Bundesliga standings at the 28th round on Saturday.
Injury-hit Bayern took the reins from the get-go against passive visitors from the capital.
Union kept all its men behind the ball while the heavily rotated Bavarians gained momentum as Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting forced Berlin's goalkeeper Andreas Luthe twice into action in the opening stages before Thomas Muller wasn't able to make the most of a rebound.
With the result, Bayern Munich remains top of the standings with a five-point advantage, whereas Union continue in seventh place.
Bayern's chaser No. 1 Leipzig reduced the arrears to the front runners after Julian Nagelsmann's men reaped their fifth straight away win with a 4-1 over Werder Bremen.
With the 18th win of the campaign, second-placed Leipzig closes the gap to Bayern to five points while Werder stay in 13th.
Elsewhere, ten-men Borussia Monchengladbach came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw at relegation threatened Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt overpowered Wolfsburg 4-3. Agencies