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Bundesliga: thanks to Lewandowski, Bayern Munich keep pace with Bayer Leverkusen

2021-08-28T19:18:08.831Z


With a hat-trick from its Polish striker, the Bavarian club outclassed Hertha Berlin this Saturday (5-0) and ranks 2nd in the standings, behind Leverkusen.


Bayern Munich is keeping pace. Under pressure after the victories of Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg, the "Rekordmeister" returned to the top of the German Championship by beating Hertha Berlin 5-0 on Saturday on the third day, with a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski. With seven points each, the three clubs are separated on goal difference, with Bayer Leverkusen first ahead of Bayern and Friborg, ahead of the Wolfsburg game on Sunday, which could take sole control of the championship if they win against Leipzig. This trio is ahead of a quartet of teams by six points: Dortmund, Cologne, Mainz and Wolfsburg.

For their second consecutive league match at the Allianz Arena, the Bavarians had to win not only, but with style, after their lackluster performance last Sunday against Cologne (2-1). Hertha Berlin, red lantern and still not the slightest point scored, was the ideal victim for the men of Julian Nagelsmann, who had fun Wednesday in the German Cup, scoring twelve goals against a team from the fifth division. Bayern quickly set his own pace, first under a downpour, scoring a quick goal thanks to a strike from the inside of the foot from Thomas Müller, served by Alphonso Davies (1-0, 6th). The club of the German capital folded in the face of the Bavarian assaults: Robert Lewandowski, after a header on the bar, s'is taken there twice to deceive Alexander Schwolow (2-0, 35th), before Bayern finally takes off on a clear strike from the young German international of 18 years Jamal Musiala (3-0, 49th).

Leverkusen holds the rope

The Pole got his double (4-0, 70th) after a pass from the incoming Leroy Sané, then his hat-trick, from the head (5-0, 84th) and at the same time took the lead of the ranking of scorers, with five goals in three matches, two more than Erling Haaland. After the international break, the Bavarians will face a much stronger opposition, with a trip to Leipzig on Saturday 11 September, three days before going to Camp Nou to face FC Barcelona for the first day of the League group stage. champions. Earlier in the afternoon, Bayer Leverkusen, co-best attack in the championship with Bayern and Dortmund, made their offensive power speak by crushing Augsburg (17th) away (1-4), while Freiburg , Dortmund striker last weekend,confirmed his good form by winning (2-3) in Stuttgart (12th). In the other matches, Arminia Bielefeld (11th) and Eintracht Frankfurt (14th) drew 1-1, Cologne defeated (2-1) Bochum (10th) and Mainz drastically beaten (3 -0) the promoted Greuther Fürth (16th).

Source: lefigaro

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