Saturday, 27 February 2016

THE UNSTOPPABLE BAYERN MUNICH

Lewandowski applauds the travelling Bayern supporters at the full-time whistle on Saturday

Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern Munich: Kingsley Coman and Robert Lewandowski score in victory for Pep Guardiola's side

  • Kingsley Coman opened the scoring for Bayern Munich on 66 minutes
  • Robert Lewandowski doubled the visitors' advantage eight minutes later
  • Bayern sit top of the Bundesliga table with 62 points from 23 matches
  • Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski (centre) celebrates scoring their second goal at Wolfsburg


  • Bayern Munich scored twice in eight minutes to beat Wolfsburg 2-0 on Saturday and go 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as they chase an unprecedented fourth consecutive league crown.

  • Kingsley Coman's 66th-minute volley and Robert Lewandowski's 23rd goal of the campaign lifted Bayern to 62 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund who play Hoffenheim on Sunday.
    For Champions League club Wolfsburg, last season's runners-up and German Cup winners, it was another frustrating afternoon, stuck in eighth place after winning just one of their last 10 matches
    Bayern, who squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Juventus in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Tuesday, were initially tested by the Wolves despite controlling possession.
    Having seen Bundesliga leading scorer Lewandowski score five goals in nine minutes against them in a 5-1 demolition in September, Wolfsburg were not prepared to be a punching bag again.
    Naldo twice went close with long-range efforts and Marcel Schaefer missed their biggest chance in the first half, misfiring from three metres out as Wolfsburg carved out the better chances.
    Lewandowski should have done better when he was sent through by Thomas Muller, only to fire over the bar but Frenchman Coman quickly made amends, cleverly volleying in from a wickedly deflected looping Lewandowski effort.
    The Poland striker did get on the scoresheet himself after a fine run and cross from Coman down the wing as Wolfsburg finally buckled under pressure.
    Bayern players celebrate as former team-mate Dante (right) cuts a crestfallen figure at the Volkswagen Arena

MATCH FACTS 

Wolfsburg (4-4-2): Casteels; Trasch (Schurrle 72), Naldo (Knoche 76), Dante, Rodriguez; Vieirinha, Gustavo, Schafer (Azzaoui 84) Draxler; Arnold, Kruse.
Subs not used: Grun, Putaro, Stolze.
Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1): Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Alonso; Coman (Rode 88), Muller, Robben (Ribery 56), Costa (Thiago 50); Lewandowski. 
Subs not used: Ulreich, Benatia, Vidal, Gotze.
Goals: Coman 66, Lewandowski 74.
Booked: Bernat
Referee: Manuel Grafe
Attendance: 30,000

Lewandowski (left) hugs Ribery after the latter teed him up to score Bayern's second at Wolfsburg

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