European roundup: Bayern and PSG both beaten, Lazio win fiery Rome derby

Exequiel Palacios scored two second-half penalties for Bayer Leverkusen as they earned a 2-1 comeback victory to keep Bayern Munich off the Bundesliga summit.

Bayern started slowly with the hosts unleashing a flurry of shots towards Yann Sommer’s goal in the opening 15 minutes. The visitors then took the lead against the run of play, Joshua Kimmich’s effort deflected in after 22 minutes.

Julian Nagelsmann’s side could not build on their half-time lead, with sloppy defensive handing the hosts two penalties. Palacios drew them level 10 minutes after the restart, than earned a second spot-kick as he was fouled by Dayot Upamecano.

The Argentinian midfielder stepped up again to beat Sommer for a second time and put Xabi Alonso’s team ahead in the 73rd minute. They hung on to victory despite late pressure from Bayern, Kingsley Coman and Matthijs de Ligt missing chances.

Bayern stay one point behind the leaders Borussia Dortmund, who crushed Cologne 6-1 on Saturday. The two sides will meet in a potentially title-deciding Klassiker on 1 April, when the league resumes after an international break.

Union Berlin are four points behind Bayern after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 at home. Their captain, Rani Khedira, drilled in the opener early in the second half, before substitute Kevin Behrens held off two defenders and finished well with 15 minutes to go, denting Eintracht’s own top-four hopes in the process.

Paris Saint-Germain suffered another setback as they slumped to their first home league defeat of the season, beaten 2-0 by fifth-placed Rennes to increase the pressure on the head coach, Christophe Galtier.

PSG started brightly and Kylian Mbappé was brilliantly denied twice by Steve Mandanda, first from a fine chip in the