Bochum pulls off epic comeback to beat Bayern
Ten-man Bayern Munich suffered a shock 3-2 defeat against lowly Bochum, which produced an inspired turnaround at Allianz Arena to claim all three points.
Vincent Kompany's Bayern side, which had Joao Palhinha sent off, surrendered a 2-0 advantage as it suffered a first loss in 11 matches across all competitions.
All appeared to be going to plan for Bayern when Raphael Guerreiro fired it into a 14th-minute lead.
Despite Serge Gnabry missing a penalty – he hit the post after Jakov Medic fouled Leroy Sane – the hosts doubled their advantage on 28 minutes as Thomas Muller cushioned Hiroki Ito's cross for Guerreiro to finish.
Medic halved the deficit soon after by drilling in from the edge of the box, before Bayern was reduced to 10 men in the 42nd minute when Palhinha was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Giorgos Masouras.
Ibrahima Sissoko dragged the visitors level six minutes after the restart, as he headed home Felix Passlack's cross at the far post.
Bochum then completed a remarkable turnaround 19 minutes from time, Masouras dummying Philipp Hofmann's pass for Matus Bero to apply the finishing touch.
This was only Bochum's second away league win of the season.
Thankfully for Bayern, the defeat was not as damaging as it might have been after second-place Bayer Leverkusen was beaten 2-0 by Werder Bremen, meaning Bayern's lead at the top over the defending champion remains at eight points.
