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Bayern leaves it late to beat struggling St Pauli
Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich needed stoppage-time goals from Luis Diaz and Nicolas Jackson to beat lowly St Pauli 3-1, coming from behind for the second straight week and also hitting the woodwork three times.
Diaz headed in for a 2-1 lead early in stoppage-time and Jackson slotted in a third goal as the hosts bounced back from their first defeat of the season in all competitions last week, a 3-1 loss at Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League.
The Bavarian side, which scored multiple goals in its 20th consecutive Bundesliga match to equal the league record, was 1-0 down in the sixth minute when St Pauli pressed high and won possession, with Andreas Hountondji netting a powerful shot.
With more than 80 per cent of possession in the first half, the hosts desperately tried to come back as they had done last week when they recovered from two goals down to crush Freiburg 6-2.
They hit the post with Lennart Karl's curler in the 23rd and again through Tom Bischof's deflected effort 12 minutes later after top scorer Harry Kane came close with a shot of his own.
Raphael Guerreiro, however, made no mistake when he drilled in from a Diaz assist a minute before half-time to level.
Bayern was again in control after the break but St Pauli stayed compact and disciplined. Kane volleyed against the post late on before Diaz put it in front early in stoppage-time. Jackson made sure of the win, with his effort at the very end to add gloss to the scoreline.
"At the end of the day we are two points further away from Leipzig now and that is important," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said.
"I see nothing surprising. This is part of the season and we have to value wins like that.
"These wins are part of a season. It gives us the confidence that we can do it again in the future if necessary. Compliments to the lads for keeping at it. We will need more of that this season."
Bayern, which set a league record with 44 consecutive matchdays at the top of the table and remains undefeated in the league this season, is on 34 points after 12 games.
RB Leipzig is second with 26 after its 0-0 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach. St Pauli dropped to 17th on seven points after its ninth straight league loss.
