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'Try to play against Bayern with one eye!' - Hradecky loses contact lens in Leverkusen upset

The Finnish shot-stopper played a crucial part in his side's win, but did so with a considerable impairment early on

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky revealed he lost his contact lens during his side's 2-1 victory over reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and was forced to play a portion of the match with only partial vision.

Leon Bailey had opened the scoring for Leverkusen after just 10 minutes before Thomas Muller equalised for the home side in the 34th minute.

That goal came when Hradecky was playing with only one good eye after his contact lens had fallen out.