Bayern takes another step closer to 32nd German league title
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich received 3-0 at struggling Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday to take one other step towards a record-extending thirty second German league title, transferring 9 factors forward of second-place Borussia Dortmund with 4 video games left.
The Bundesliga race might be determined when the perimeters meet in Munich subsequent Saturday.
It was an anticipated however welcome win for Bayern after a surprise elimination by Spanish side Villarreal within the Champions League quarterfinals this week.
Bayern led after 11 minutes when Danish defender Jacob Barrett Laursen scored an own-goal underneath stress from league high scorer Robert Lewandowski.
The aim was awarded following a video replay which confirmed Lewandowski was not offside when he went to fulfill Joshua Kimmich’s go.
Serge Gnabry scored the second aim — additionally awarded following a VAR evaluate — within the eighth minute of first-half stoppage time from one other go by Kimmich.
The primary half was delayed close to the top when Arminia’s Fabian Kunze was stretchered off injured after taking an elbow throughout an aerial problem.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern was hardly ever troubled by a facet which has scored solely 23 objectives, 9 lower than Lewandowski has managed himself. Lewandowksi, who has netted practically 350 objectives for the membership total, is in talks over a brand new contract together with his present deal expiring on the finish of subsequent season.
He arrange Jamal Musiala for the third aim within the eighty fifth.
Third-place Bayer Leverkusen hosted fourth-place Leipzig later Sunday to finish the thirtieth spherical.
Additionally, Union Berlin hoped to construct on its derby win over Hertha when it confronted Eintracht Frankfurt, and last-place Greuther Fürth visited Hoffenheim.
On Saturday, striker Erling Haaland scored twice as Dortmund routed Wolfsburg 6-1 to keep up its very skinny possibilities of catching Bayern.
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