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Bayern Munich's incredible 16-game winning streak has come to an end after Manuel Neuer's howler contributed to a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin.
The veteran German goalkeeper, 39, allowed to Danilho Doekhi to sweep the ball home from a corner from a shot that squirmed under his body.
Neuer looked like he was going to make a routine save, albeit with his view slightly obscured by players in the way, but the relatively tame effort went through his gloves and rolled agonisingly over the line.
It was an uncharacteristic mistake from the Bayern legend who has won everything with club and country.
And the result was uncharacteristic of Vincent Kompany's side this season, too.
Bayern had won their previous 16 games on the trot in all competitions, a record for Europe's top five leagues but Union put an end to the hot streak.
Harry Kane (left) scored a late equaliser after Manuel Neuer's (right) horror mistake
The 39-year-old German goalkeeper allowed the ball to squirm under him in a rare blunder
It could have been even worse had Harry Kane not scored a stoppage time equaliser to spare the blushes of the Bavarian giants.
The English striker took his remarkable tally to 13 goals in nine Bundesliga matches.
He drifted into a dangerous position at the near post from a deep cross and headed powerfully home to secure a point.
Earlier in the game, former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz continued his own brilliant run of form with a goal all of his own making.
He slid to stop the ball going out for a goal kick, beat a defender with a touch while he was on the ground before firing in from an almost impossibly acute angle.
Doekhi would then score his side's second of the match to secure his brace but the Dutch defender was unable to lead the side to three points given Kane's late heroics in the 93rd minute.
Bayern, who defeated PSG away from home in the Champions League in midweek, have been formidable this season.
In fact this game was the first time they had conceded a goal in the first half this term or fallen behind.
It also meant that they failed to equal their previous Bundesliga record of winning 10 successive league matches to start a season.
The point on the road means Bayern are now six points ahead of RB Leipzig heading into the international break and will take some serious catching.
