Bayern salvages late draw with lowly Heidenheim
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich scored through a goalkeeper's own-goal from the last kick of the game in the 100th minute to snatch a 3-3 draw against bottom club Heidenheim in the league, after battling back once again from a defecit.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany rotated his side heavily after last week's 5-4 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in their crazy UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg and ahead of next week's return match in Munich.
Treble-chasing Bayern, which has already secured the Bundesliga title, was two goals down after arely half an hour, with Budu Zivzivadze and Eren Dinkci finding far too much space to beat keeper Jonas Urbig.
The Bavarian side, which last week came from 3-0 down to beat Mainz 4-3 in the Bundesliga and cut the deficit against PSG from 5-2 to 5-4 on Wednesday (AEST), pulled back a goal with Leon Goretzka's superb free-kick just before the break.
The midfielder, who will be leaving Bayern at the end of the season, volleyed in from close range in the 57th to level but Heidenheim, desperate for points to have a shot at reaching the relegation play-off spot in its final two remaining matches, hit back once more.
Zivzivadze curled a shot into the top far corner after shaking off Olise in the 76th to put his team 3-2 up and set a club record for scoring for a fourth successive league match.
Substitute Olise then helped to grab a point for the hosts with a long-range effort that went in off the back of Heidenheim keeper Diant Ramaj 10 minutes into stoppage-time.
"What happened in the first half worked well for Heidenheim but not for us," Kompany said.
"In the second half what remains is how the team just keeps going and going. Yes we could have done it better. I can understand that it cannot always be perfect but the way the lads fight back should not be taken for granted."
Bayern has conceded 11 goals in its past three matches across all competitions.
"Now it's game over, everyone is fit and that is what we wanted for the next game [against PSG]," Kompany said.
"As a former defender I know the feeling that comes with conceding many goals in a week. Paris, Mainz and Heidenheim, we conceded too many goals ... but we always show a reaction."
Bayern is on 83 points with second-placed Borussia Dortmund, on 67, in action at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Monday (AEST).
Heidenheim remains in last place on 23 points, two behind Wolfsburg, and three off St Pauli in the relegation play-off spot.
Both the Wolves and St Pauli play on Monday (AEST).
