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Bayern munich extends lead over Dortmund In Bundesliga

Bayern Munich won and moved to the verge of a record-extending seventh straight Bundesliga title on Saturday, while rival Borussia Dortmund blew a two-goal lead and drew at Werder Bremen 2-2.Robert Lewandowski, Leon Goretzka, and Franck Ribery scored for Bayern to beat last-placed Hannover 3-1 at home and move four points clear of Dortmund with two rounds to play.Hannover would have lost by more had goalkeeper Michael Esser not produced a fine performance to keep Bayern at bay, but the side has only mathematical hopes of avoiding relegation after its 22nd defeat from 32 games.Lewandowski and Goretzka gave Bayern a deserved 2-0 lead but Hannover was given a lifeline early in the second half when Jerome Boateng was penalized through VAR for handball despite being able to do little about it."...
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Dortmund captain Reus to miss game against Werder Bremen and Fortuna Dusseldorf

Marco Reus will miss Dortmund next two games against Werder Bremen and Fortuna Dusseldorf after a red card in Saturday 4-2 defeat to Schalke.Borussia Dortmund captain  Reus was sent off following a rash lunge on Suat Serdar, and will serve a two-match ban.Teammate Marius Wolf, who has been filling in as a makeshift right-back of late, received his marching orders five minutes later for a foul on the same opposition player. The 23-year-old has been handed a three-game suspension that rules him out for the rest of the season.Mario Gotze had given Dortmund the lead at the Signal Iduna Park, but goals from Daniel Caligiuri and Salif Sane put Schalke 2-1 ahead at half-time. Following Reus' sending off, Caligiuri scored from the resultant free-kick before Breel Embolo sealed the t...
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Bayern returns to top spot in Bundesliga after easy win

    Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga after Kingsley Coman's first-half brace spearheaded a comfortable 4-1 victory at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Borussia Dortmund went to the summit on Saturday after edging out Mainz but the Bavarians were able to reclaim their position, with Coman setting them on their way after a quarter of an hour.He doubled his and Bayern's tally just before half-time while Serge Gnabry gave the visitors a 3-0 lead in the 55th minute.Dodi Lukebakio, introduced off the bench midway through the second half, pulled one back for Dusseldorf in the penultimate minute but Leon Goretzka restored Bayern's three-goal cushion in time added-on.Eintracht Frankfurt missed the opportunity to consolidate fourth spot after a surprise 3-1 defeat to lowly&...
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Bayern resume training ahead Dusseldorf match

Despite the rain on Wednesday, there were plenty of Bayern fans in attendance at Sabener Strabe to catch a glimpse of the FCB players in action for the first time since Saturday’s 5-0 thrashing of Borussia Dortmund. Niko Kovac had afforded his players two days off following the result, and they were back for an open training session as they began their preparations for Sunday’s match at Fortuna Dusseldorf, where they will look to cement their position at the top of the Bundesliga table.One absentee was Franck Ribery, who had called in sick and missed the long practice match Kovac allowed his players to close out the session. Alphonso Davies was working alone on a nearby pitch after his knee injury, while Arjen Robben continued his own recovery programme away from his teammates, who fo...
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Bayern Munich crush Borussia Dortmund to top Bundesliga

Bayern Munich took a big step towards winning a seven th straight Bundesliga title by thrashing Dortmund 5-0 in a crunch clash at the top of the table.Bayern overtook Dortmund by one point and with Robert Lewandowski in good form,Niko Kovac's men will now take some stopping in the final six matches.Robert Lewandowski bagged two goals against his old club and his opener in the earned the Pole a 200th strike in Bundesliga to join an elite club.They were made to pay as another former Dortmund player, Mats Hummels, headed home the opener from a corner.An understandably much hyped affair given the importance of the match, the 100th Bundesliga "Klassiker" was realistically over when Lewandowski made it 2-0.Centre back Dan-Axel Zagadou seemingly didn't spot a lurking Lewandowski and his pass...
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Robert Lewandoski brace help 10-man Bayern edge German cup thriller

Robert Lewandoski bagged a brace off the bench to send 10-man Bayern Munich into the German Cup semi-finals as his late penalty secured a 5-4 home win against second division Heidenheim on Wednesday.Lewandowski came on for the second half and netted the winning penalty six minutes from fulltime for 18-times cup winners Bayern, who had Niklas Suele sent off after 15 minutes."I don't know how to rate this game," said Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller."That they came back to 4-4 after we led 4-2, so that cannot please us. The match should have gone differently after we went 1-0 up."The Bundesliga champions took the lead through Leon Goretzka's 12th-minute opener, but goals from Robert Glatzel and Marc Schnatterer put the visitors ahead.Thomas Mueller equalised eight minutes into the second hal...
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Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi ruled out for the season

Borussia Dortmund defender Achraf Hakimi has been ruled out for the rest of the season and center back Abdou Diallo is also injured.Dortmund says Hakimi, who is on loan from Real Madrid for two seasons, broke a metatarsal 24 minutes after coming on for the injured Diallo in the 2-0 win over Wolfsburg on Saturday. The Morocco defender will return to Madrid for an operation.The club says Diallo has muscular problems and that his return is open.Dortmund, which leads the league by two points, visits second-place Bayern Munich in a potentially league-deciding match on Saturday.
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Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund reclaim top spot as Bayern stumble

Borussia Dortmund moved atop the standings after beating Wolfsburg 2-0 while Freiburg held Bayern Munich 1-1 at the 27th round in Bundesliga on Saturday.Dortmund took the control from the kickoff, but they needed 19 minutes to create their first chance against deep defending "Wolves" as Paco Alcacer pulled wide from promising position.As the match progressed, Wolfsburg gained a foothold into the game as Wout Weghorst tested Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki with a curl shot on target in the 28th minute.The hosts had to wait until the closing period when a free kick from Paco Alcacer broke the deadlock to shock Wolfsburg.The Spaniard remained in the thick of things as he doubled the advantage in the dying seconds of the game after tapping home Jadon Sancho's build-up work from inside the box....
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Schalke ease relegation fears with Hannover win

Schalke 04 eased their  Bundesliga relegation fears after Suat Serdar's first-half strike to grab a 1-0 win over fellow struggler Hannover on Sunday. Schalke captain Benjamin Stambouli set up Serdar to score with a volley in the 39th minute. It came against the run of play as the visitors had done very little in attack and had been dominated in terms of possession and goal chances. But Schalke's first win since interim coach Huub Stevens returned for his third stint lifts the side six points clear of the relegation zone with seven rounds remaining. The team had previously gone eight games without a win in all competitions.Hannover dropped to last following Nuremberg's first win in 21 games the day before. Thomas Doll's team has now endured seven defeats from eight games.
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Uli Hoeness reveals Bayern Munich spending plans

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness has confirmed that the club will launch their biggest investment programme during the summer transfer window.The German giants have under-performed during the current campaign, and Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben are both known to be leaving the club at the end of the campaign.Bayern have been heavily linked with a big-money approach for Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odio and Hoeness has hinted that another offer could be made for the youngster.At a Munich brokerage fair, Hoeness said: "We are in the process of rejuvenating our team. It's the biggest investment programme FC Bayern has ever had."Bayern have already confirmed that World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard will join the club ahead of next season.
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Bayern's Davies ruled out of canada game

Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies suffered a stretched ligament in his right knee during Bayern's 6-0 win over Mainz on sunday.The 18-year-old has therefore been ordered to rest for a few days by the club's medical department, meaning the attacker will miss Canada's upcoming match against French Guiana on 24 march in Vancouver.
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Niko Kovac pleased after Bayern victory

Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac admitted he was happy after his team earned a deserved 6-0 win over Mainz.There was no Champions League hangover for Bayern as they returned to the top of the Bundesliga table in emphatic style on Sunday.James Rodriguez scored a hat-trick while Robert Lewandowski, Kingsley Coman and Alphonso Davies were also on the scoresheet for the reigning champions as they bounced back from their midweek home defeat to Liverpool.The win, Bayern’s 13th in their last 14 league games, saw Kovac’s team move back above rivals Borussia Dortmund on goal difference at the summit.“A compliment to the lads. We’re pleased we’re at the top again. We saw a lot of zest today, a whole lot of verve, very many good moves,” Kovac told the club’s official website.“Taken altogether it was a d...
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Schalke 04 sack manager Domenico Tedesco following Champions league defeat to Manchester city

Schalke 04 have sacked manager Domenico Tedesco after Manchester City 7-0 win at Etihad Stadium in the Champions League last-16, losing 10-2 on aggregate.The Bundesliga side are also languishing in 14th in the German top flight, just four points clear of the relegation play-off spot.They’ve lost their last five games and Schalke's top boss have decided enough is enough and have relieved Tedesco of his managerial duties.Tedesco, 33, was appointed in July 2017 having also managed the club’s under-19 side between July 2016 and March 2017.
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Bayern Munich thrash Wolfsburg 6-0 to go top of Bundesliga

Bayern Munich thrash Wolfsburg 6-0 to top German Bundesliga on goal difference as long-time leader struggle to grab a 3-1 home win over Stuttgart.Dortmund had been at the top of the table since matchday six but run of just one win in their previous five league games has allowed Bayern to claim nine-point gap.With just nine games left and a meeting between the sides in Munich on April 6, Bayern now look favourite for a seventh straight title after Serge Gnabry, James Rodriguez, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich, plus two from Robert Lewandowski, making him the league's all-time top scoring foreign players with 197 all got on scoresheetBayern, who started with Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Mueller in the week they were permanently axed from the Germany set-up, have now won five on the boun...
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Serge Gnabry officially extend contract with Bayern Munich until 2023

Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry has officially signed a new contract with the club that will extend his stay at the Allianz Arena until the summer of 2023.Former Arsenal winger Gnabry arrived in Munich in 2017 after Bayern bought him from Werder Bremen. The German international spent last season on loan at Hoffenheim and has become an important squad player in his first proper season in Bavaria."I feel really good here. I have a lot of fun with this team. I hope to win many titles and enjoy great moments. I'm looking forward to a good future with FC Bayern," the 23-year-old said.Gnabry has featured in 21 of Bayern's 24 Bundesliga games so far this season, starting 14 of them. He has also been a regular in the Champions League and promises to only become more important when veteran pair A...
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Dortmund boss Lucien Favre urge Sancho to Work hard

Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre advised Jadon Sancho to continue working hard if he wants to reach the top.Sancho had a blistering start to the season as Borussia Dortmund climbed to the top of the Bundesliga but has struggled to hit the same heights in recent weeks.The former Manchester City winger has faltered as Dortmund have, with the team winning just one of their last six games.And ahead of the Champions League last-16 second-leg against Tottenham, Sancho's manager has a simple solution. ”He's a very good player, a very talented player,' he said. 'He's 18 and sometimes with 18 it's up and down. ”He had played really, really well in first half of season and at the start of second half but he has highs and lows.”He has a lot to learn, a lot of potential. But for...
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Josh Sargent signs contract extension with Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen have announced that USMNT international Josh Sargent has signed a long-term contract with them.The striker made his first start for the Bundesliga club on Friday night, has committed his long-term future to Bremen, whom he joined from St. Louis Scott Gallagher in Missouri almost a year ago to the day."I'm really honoured," said Sargent, who has scored twice in nine Bundesliga outings. "This contract extension also shows the club's faith in me. I've felt at home in Bremen since day one with Werder and I'm looking forward to the coming years."Sargent has also scored seven goals in 12 games for Bremen's reserves this season, but is now a fixed member of the first-team and is continuing to impress head coach Florian Kohfeldt."Anybody who knows Josh in the dressing room, in t...
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Marco Reus set for Borussia Dortmund return after injury

Borussia Dortmund skipper Marco Reus set to return for Bundesliga action against Augburg on friday.Marco Reus, who has plundered 13 goals and six assists this term, hasn’t played since the 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in early February due to a thigh injury. According to Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc, the talismanic attacker is ready to return.“Marco picked up a cold during his recovery from the muscular injury,” explained the former midfielder, who scored 131 goals in 463 games with BVB in the 1980s and ‘90s. “This delayed his return but we’re confident to see him back next weekend.”
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Stuttgart earn 1-1 draw at Bremen

Stuttgart struggled to a 1-1 draw at  Werder Bremen in Bundesliga.Stuttgart, who remain in the relegation zone having not won any of their last eight games, claimed a shock lead in just the second minute through Steven Zuber, who tucked the ball away after being played in by Mario Gomez.But Bremen extended their run of scoring to 24 consecutive Bundesliga matches as former Everton midfielder Davy Klaasen notched on the stroke of half-time. The Netherlands international's long-range strike flew past Stuttgart goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler.The hosts looked the more likely side to find the winner as the second half wore on. Nuri Sahin tested Zieler with a powerful effort from inside the penalty area before Claudio Pizarro fired just wide.Zieler was on hand again 10 minutes from time to se...
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Borussia Dortmund lose three-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Hoffenheim

Borussia Dortmund hand over a three-goal lead in the second half to draw 3-3 against Hoffenheim on Saturday after completely dominating for more than an hour.The Bundesliga leaders have only themselves to blame after Jadon Sancho, in the absence of Dortmund captain Marco Reus, took control of Dortmund's game in the first half, firing in for the lead and slicing through Hoffenheim defence at will.The England international then set up Mario Gotze for Dortmund's second goal before combining with Goetze to set up Raphael Guerreiro for an easy tap-in in the 66th.Sancho almost got a second goal in the 75th but his low shot hit the post and bounced clear before the hosts stepped off the gas, allowing Ishak Belfodil to cut the deficit in the 75th.Pavel Kaderabek then rose over his marker to head i...
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