Bayern Munich 3-2 RB Leipzig: Robert Lewandowski helps his side edge a five-goal thriller, as Bavarian giants go nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga thanks to an own goal
- Bayern Munich defeated RB Leipzig 3-2 on Saturday at the Allianz Arena
- The win means the Bavarians go nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga
- Robert Lewandowski took his goal tally to 24 in 21 games domestically
Robert Lewandowski ended his one-game scoring drought on Saturday as Bayern Munich stretched their Bundesliga lead to nine points with a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig.
Lewandowski, who hadn’t scored in the 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin before the international break, met Kingsley Coman’s precise cross with a thumping header to give Bayern a 2-1 lead, netting his 24th goal in 21 games.
It was typical Bayern, replying when needed against a spirited Leipzig. Thomas Muller opened the scoring in the 12th minute, finishing off the rebound after Peter Gulacsi saved Lewandowski’s initial effort.
Thomas Muller have Bayern Munich the lead on 12 minutes firing past goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi
Forward Andre Silva then equalised for RB Leipzig bundling the ball over the line
Lewandowski then restored Bayern’s lead on 44 minutes netting his 24th goal of the season
Andre Silva equalised for the visitors 13 minutes later, squeezing the ball over the line after good work from Konrad Laimer and Christopher Nkunku.
Muller had a goal ruled out through VAR for a foul by Lewandowski in the buildup, but the Poland international atoned by restoring Bayern’s lead in the 44th.
Laimer set up Nkunku for the equaliser in the 53rd minute with a brilliant through ball on the left. The latter stayed cool before firing through the legs of Manuel Neuer.
Bayern answered again five minutes later, though, when Josko Gvardiol deflected Serge Gnabry’s cross into his own net.
The home side also had Neuer to thank for five good saves to keep Leipzig at bay.
The 35-year-old matched former Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn’s Bundesliga record of 310 wins and has 13 more rounds of domestic football this season to better it.
Christopher Nkunku then made it 2-2 firing past helpless Bayern shot-stopper Manuel Neuer
Josko Gvardiol then put through his own net ensuring Bayern went nine points clear at the top
‘I thought he might leave me a record,’ joked Kahn, who is now Bayern’s CEO.
Borussia Dortmund can restore the six-point gap with a win against visiting Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
Bayern’s stadium was illuminated in lilac to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. Up to 10,000 fans were permitted after authorities on Wednesday relaxed national coronavirus restrictions for large open-air events.
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