Belgian defender Daniel van Buyten put the home side ahead in the 31st minute, but Marvin Matip equalized for Schalke just before the break.

CNN: Bayern slip to 8th with home draw

Bastian Schweinsteiger nearly added a second for Bayern with a free kick which went perilously close, but they were punished as Matip brought Schalke level on 42 minutes, heading home Lukas Schmitz's free-kick.

CNN: Bayern slip to 8th with home draw

In Saturday's other games, sixth-placed Hamburg crashed 5-1 at fellow European hopefuls Hanover, while Schalke followed up the midweek Champions League draw against Galatasaray by beating Fortuna Dusseldorf as Cameroon defender Joel Matip scored twice.

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