Leverkusen held at St Pauli to put Bayern on brink of league title
St. Pauli's Carlo Boukhalfa (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen at the Millerntor Stadium. Christian Charisius/dpa
Bayern Munich are on the brink of reclaiming the Bundesliga title after rivals Bayer Leverkusen were held 1-1 at lowly St Pauli.
Patrik Schick put title holders Leverkusen ahead in the 36th minute in Hamburg but Carlo Boukhalfa poked a 78th-minute equalizer.
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The draw saw Leverkusen slip eight points behind Bayern who won 4-0 at Heidenheim on Saturday.
Bayern can now clinch a 34th national title and 33rd in the Bundesliga era with three games to spare on Saturday, if they win against Mainz and Leverkusen fail to beat Augsburg.
St Pauli are meanwhile all but safe eight points above the danger zone.
Leverkusen's Patrik Schick (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen at the Millerntor Stadium. Christian Charisius/dpa
Leverkusen's Patrik Schick (C) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and Bayer Leverkusen at the Millerntor Stadium. Christian Charisius/dpa
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