The Austrian led his team on tackles four , clearances nine and interceptions three to help ensure Robert Lewandowski failed to score in a Bundesliga match for the first time this season.

David Alaba's life was perhaps not made any easier by an early move from centre-back to left-back but the defender still fell short of his usual standards.

He won just 33 per cent of his duels, made no tackles or interceptions, and lost possession 20 times - more than any other Bayern player.

Bayern München FCB. Werder Bremen SVW. Coman Eggestein Allianz Arena. David Lynch. Getty Images. Alaba should 'take responsibility' in contract saga - Flick.

Boateng's contract situation 'not an issue'. Bayern held at home by Bremen. Bayern work it well up the other end, with Costa showing a great touch to keep the chance alive.

Musiala shifts the ball to Alaba, who fires straight at Pavlenka from a tight angle. A pass was arguably the better option. Bremen could regret this one.

Sargent turns provider once again to feed Rashica. He sizes up Neuer's goal, but is off balance, on his left foot and under the cosh from Boateng. His eventual shot is wide.

The last time they did that, the record champions ran out winners But for Neuer, they would have scored earlier.

Bayern - a touch disjointed at times - have work to do; work that probably involves Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry coming off the bench. Well, well.

Sargent turns Martinez inside-out on the right. The American powers forward and puts the ball on a plate for Maxi Eggestein, who slots into the far corner with a superb first-time finish on his weaker left foot.

He weaves free, but there's Toprak to poke the ball behind, just as the year-old was about to pull the trigger.

He exchanges passes with Lewandowski, who takes out the Werder defence with a deft flick. Musiala drifts in off the left and takes the shot on, but Toprak slides in to toe it wide.

Fine margins - that was goal-bound all the way. Coman shows his man a few step-overs in the Bremen box before telegraphing the overlapping run of Alaba.

There are men in the middle, but Alaba's cross is straight down the throat of Pavlenka. Let-off for Werder. Alaba slides it low, to the right of the Bremen wall, but Bittencourt recovers to prevent Müller from getting a cross in.

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The Bremen defender wins the ball cleanly, but catches Coman on the follow-through. Despite the absence of any penalty shouts, the referee consults the VAR.

Nothing doing. Looks like the Bayern winger will run it off, too. Everyone's a winner. Another big Bremen chance. Rashica is winning the battle against Pavard, the Kosovo forward driving up the flank and hanging up a teasing ball towards the far post.

Bittencourt catches it on the volley, but can only find the side-netting. Leon Goretzka is on, with Alaba moving to left-back and Martinez into the centre of the defence.

Any other goalkeeper, and that finds the net, but Neuer sticks out a boot to repel the American's effort. Augustinsson pings the loose ball towards the bottom corner, but Neuer dives full stretch to push it away.

Jaw-dropping goalkeeping from the world's best ever in his position. Sargent knows it.