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Bayern Munich: Defending champions Bayern Munich suffered a costly loss in the Bundesliga's title race after Mitchell Weiser's sole goal secured Werder Bremen a 1-0 road victory.

The Bavarians took the reins from the kick-off, but Bremen defended well and posed more threat as Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had to be on guard twice on Sunday night, reports Xinhua.

Bayern saw Leroy Sane's long-range effort just wide with 23 minutes into the game. Two minutes later, the visitors thought they had broken the deadlock but Justin Njinmah's goal was disallowed due to a foregone foul play.