Bayern Munich had to come from behind twice Monday before Alara Şehitler finally broke Bayer Leverkusen in the 88th minute, turning one of the best Frauen-Bundesliga matches of the young season into a 3-2 Bayern win.
Leverkusen gave the defending champions problems from the start. Paulina Tomasiak put the hosts ahead in the 36th minute with a free kick that deflected off the wall and into the top corner, sending Bayern into halftime behind for the first time this season. Vanessa Gilles pulled Bayern level with a header in the 51st, but the reset lasted barely a minute before Leverkusen won the ball back, Maja Sternad released Tomasiak, and the 20-year-old hammered in her second to restore the lead almost immediately.
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