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Bayern Loss Leaves Dortmund On Top Of League

Bayern Loss Leaves Dortmund On Top Of League

Exequiel Palacios scored two penalties as Bayer Leverkusen beat Bayern Munich who missed the chance to return to the top of the Bundesliga. Joshua Kimmich had opened the scoring for defending German champions Bayern after 22 minutes. Leverkusen’s Amine Adli was twice booked for diving after fouls in the box, but both decisions were overturned with penalties awarded instead. The result leaves Bayern second, one point behind Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund, who thrashed Koln 6-1 on Saturday, will finish a game week at the top of the league for the first time since 2019. Leverkusen, whose manager Xabi Alonso used to…
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Lewandowksi Hits Barca Hat-trick Before Bayern Return

Lewandowksi Hits Barca Hat-trick Before Bayern Return

Robert Lewandowski warmed up for next week’s meeting with former club Bayern Munich by scoring a magnificent hat-trick in Barcelona’s crushing Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen. The 34-year-old Poland forward demonstrated his value by making it eight goals in five games since leaving Bayern in July. Lewandowski, who helped Bayern win the competition in 2019-20, marked his first Champions League appearance for Barca with a clinical finish which doubled the lead after Franck Kessie had headed the hosts ahead. He then made it 3-1 on the stroke of half-time with a header after Ousmane Dembele did well to win…
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