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Raphaël Guerreiro and Thomas Müller fired Bayern Munich to a 20 win over relegationthreatened Cologne on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title celebrations for one more day.
BERLIN: Raphaël Guerreiro and Thomas Müller fired Bayern Munich to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Cologne on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title celebrations for one more day.
Third-placed Stuttgart adopted with a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt within the late recreation. Both Bayern and Stuttgart wanted to lose at hand Leverkusen the championship. But their wins imply Leverkusen can clinch its first ever Bundesliga title by itself accord on Sunday when it hosts Werder Bremen.
Bayern, which drew with Arsenal 2-2 within the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in London on Tuesday, ended its two-game shedding run within the Bundesliga.
Visiting Cologne had two huge possibilities early on earlier than Harry Kane struck the within of the put up and compelled saves from Marvin Schwäbe. Mathys Tel struck the put up earlier than the break.
Bayern winger Kingsley Coman needed to go off injured shortly after, a blow for Arsenal’s go to on Wednesday, then Guerreiro lastly broke the impasse with a fantastic strike contained in the far put up within the sixty fifth minute.
Müller sealed the win on a counterattack in stoppage time.
It lower Leverkusen’s result in 13 factors, although Xabi Alonso’s group simply wants yet one more win from its final six video games to take the title.
STUTTGART FLYING
Serhou Guirassy, Deniz Undav and Jamie Leweling all scored within the first half to present Stuttgart a cushty win over Frankfurt. It stretched Stuttgart’s unbeaten run to 9 video games and introduced Sebastian Hoeneß’ group nearer to Champions League qualification.
Guns N’ Roses hit “Paradise City” rang across the stadium after the sport. Only aim distinction was conserving Bayern forward of Stuttgart.
Guirassy’s 25 Bundesliga objectives this season are a membership report, Together with Undav, 16 objectives, they’ve scored extra league objectives than every other membership duo. Jürgen Klinsmann and Karl Allgöwer had the earlier membership report of a mixed 37 within the 1985-86 season.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCRAP
Leipzig defended fourth place from Dortmund by beating visiting Wolfsburg 3-0. Only the highest 4 are assured of Champions League qualification.
Two first-half objectives from Marcel Sabitzer had been sufficient for Dortmund to defeat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 away. Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi was despatched off for a second yellow card within the fifty fifth. They stayed behind Leipzig on aim distinction.
Ivory Coast hero Sébastien Haller’s first begin for Dortmund since profitable the Africa Cup of Nations lasted simply eight minutes. Haller scored in Dortmund’s 2-1 loss at Atlético Madrid within the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal however has grow to be a doubt for the second leg.
Also, Bochum defender Keven Schlotterbeck scored each objectives in a 1-1 draw with Heidenheim. Schlotterbeck’s personal aim gave the guests an 81st-minute lead, however he atoned with the equalizer within the last minute.
It was sufficient to cease Bochum dropping into the relegation zone, the place Mainz remained regardless of a 4-1 win over Hoffenheim.
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