Leverkusen bemoans record-tying result

[GERMANY] A day after Bayern Munich’s 13-game winning streak in all competitions ended with a 1-1 tie at relegation candidate Nuremberg, Bayer Leverkusen blew achance to regain the outright lead in the Bundesliga when Per Mertesacker‘s late header forced it to settle for a 2-2 tie with Werder Bremen. The tie leftLeverkusen ahead of Bayern on goal difference but did extend the club’s league unbeaten streak to 23 games, tying the record for the best start to a season Bayern set during the 1988-89 campaign.