Bayern maintains seven-point lead

Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday and remain firmly on course to retain the Bundesliga title with four games remaining.

The Bavarians are within touching distance of their eighth consecutive league crown and have also set a league record with 90 goals after 30 matchdays.

Leverkusen’s 17-year-old Florian Wirtz stole some of the spotlight at the end, becoming the youngest Bundesliga scorer when he netted in the 89th minute.

Lucas Alario fired the hosts into the lead after 10 minutes as Leverkusen, without the injured Kai Havertz, scored with the first chance of the game.

But Bayern recovered from the early shock and Kingsley Coman curled in the equalizer in the 28th minute before the visitors struck twice in three minutes to turn the game around.

Later, Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski headed in Thomas Mueller’s 20th assist of the season.

Lewandowski took his tally to 30 league goals but is still 10 shy of the league record of 40. Both he and Mueller were booked and will have to sit out their next game against Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin later means Bayern lead the table from Dortmund by seven points.

RB Leipzig is third, 11 points behind, after conceding a lastgasp equalizer in their 1-1 draw with bottom club Paderborn.

WIN FOR ALLMENDINGER

A.J. Allmendinger took the checkered flag at Atlanta on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season in just his second start.

The 38-year-old

Allmendinger led 37 laps and held off Noah Gragson to win the EchoPark 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was Allmendinger’s fourth win of his career on the Xfinity Series.

Austin Cindric led a racehigh 68 laps but was penalized for speeding on his final pit stop along with Chase Briscoe and Justin Allgaier.

The penalties put Allmendinger in the top spot for the final restart.