Tuchel fumes over Bundesliga supremacy after Bayern Munich's defeat to Bayer Leverkusen

THOMAS TUCHEL remains furious over a Bundesliga rule after it came back to bite Bayern Munich.

The Bavarians lost ground in the title race after a 3-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.

Thomas Tuchel was furious about the loan rule in German footballCredit: Getty

It came after Josip Stanisic was allowed to play against Bayern Munich while on loan at Bayer LeverkusenCredit: Rex

Stanisic scored the opening goal of the matchCredit: Getty

Ex-Chelsea boss Tuchel said the rule made 'more sense' in EnglandCredit: Reuters

At his post-match press conference, the 50-year-old Tuchel was asked about opening goal scorer Josip Stanisic, who is on loan from Bayern.

And the German boss was furious about the loan rule in Germany, arguing that the way it was implemented in England – where loan players cannot play against those from their parent club – was better.

Tuchel said: “In England there is a nice rule that when you loan a player out, he or she cannot play against you.

“To me that makes more sense. Unfortunately, the rule does not exist in Germany.”

Stanisic, 23, has made 20 appearances for Xabi Alonso's team in all competitions, scoring once and providing three assists.

The Croatian star's opening goal after 18 minutes, when he tapped in Robert Andrich's cross at the far post, was followed by a thumping strike from Alex Grimaldo in the 50th minute.

Jeremy Frimpong then added a decisive third in stoppage time, which led to Leroy Sane smashing a camera into the goal in frustration.

At one point during his press conference, Tuchel also complained about the fact that talisman Harry Kane had remained isolated.

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And it showed in the England captain's stats as he had just one shot on target and spent noticeably less time in the penalty area than GOALKEEPER Manuel Neuer, based on their respective heat maps.

Legend Thomas Muller was also angry with the team's tactics in the game.

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He said: “There are obviously some symptoms on the pitch. To be honest, I'm devastated.

“To quote Oliver Kahn: 'What I miss with us as players are the balls in the game.'

“We show significantly better approaches in training. It's okay to feel pressure, but there has to be energy and freedom. That's missing in our game.”

The result leaves Bayern five points behind Leverkusen.

It also saw Alonso's side equal a Bayern record for most unbeaten matches in all competitions (32), meaning if they avoid defeat to Heidenheim next week they will break the record.

SunSport previously revealed what was driving Alonso's Bayer team amid rumors he could join Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp steps down at the end of the season.

If Bayern fails to win the Bundesliga this season, it would be the first time since 2012 that Bayern has failed to do so.