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Bundesliga: Bayern Draw Against Leverkusen - In Pics

Honors even after Bayern Munich dominated defending champion Bayer Leverkusen in a 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Bavarian powerhouse’s inability to find a winning goal ended its six-game winning start to the season across all competitions. But Vincent Kompany’s team will take more from the draw than counterpart Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen, which has lost its aura of superiority since completing last season unbeaten to end Bayern’s 11-year reign as champion.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, center, in action with Bayern's Serge Gnabry, left, and Bayern's Alphonso Davies | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, center, in action with Bayern's Serge Gnabry, left, and Bayern's Alphonso Davies during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's head coach Vincent Kompany gives directions to his players | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's head coach Vincent Kompany gives directions to his players during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, left, and Bayern's Serge Gnabry vie for the ball | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, left, and Bayern's Serge Gnabry vie for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's Jamal Musiala, left, and Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka vie for the ball | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's Jamal Musiala, left, and Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka vie for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's Konrad Laimer and Leverkusen's Amine Adli vie for the ball | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's Konrad Laimer and Leverkusen's Amine Adli vie for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Leverkusen's Victor Boniface, left, and Bayern's Dayot Upamecano vie for the ball | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Leverkusen's Victor Boniface, left, and Bayern's Dayot Upamecano vie for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's Aleksandar Pavlovic celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's Aleksandar Pavlovic celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's Serge Gnabry, left, and Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba vie for the ball | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's Serge Gnabry, left, and Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba vie for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Bayern's Aleksandar Pavlovic celebrates after scoring his side's first goal | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Bayern's Aleksandar Pavlovic celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs Leverkusen: Leverkusen's Robert Andrich, center right, talks with teammates after scoring the opening goal | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Leverkusen's Robert Andrich, center right, talks with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.