Haaland fires double as Dortmund beat Wolfsburg

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DORTMUND: Erling Haaland netted twice to end his mini dry spell as Borussia Dortmund hammered Wolfsburg 6-1 on Saturday ahead of next weekend’s Bundesliga showdown against leaders Bayern Munich.

Haaland, 21, who is widely tipped to leave Dortmund at the end of the current season, netted twice in emphatic style having drawn a blank in his previous five games. Axel Witsel, Manuel Akanji and Emre Can also scored.

The thumping win over midtable Wolfsburg leaves secondplaced Dortmund six points behind Bayern, who are away to Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday.

In front of a capacity crowd at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund turned on the style with five goals in a devastating 14-minute spell in the first half.

Milan down Genoa to keep Serie A top spot MILAN: AC Milan will stay top of Serie A this weekend thanks to Friday’s 2-0 win over struggling Genoa after Inter Milan struck

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first with a 3-1 victory at Spezia.

Milan, who are reportedly to be sold to Bahrain based investment firm Investcorp, reclaimed the summit after briefly being bumped down to second before kick-off.

But Leao’s 11th-minute volley from Pierre Kalulu’s cross and a Junior Messias strike with three minutes remaining were enough for Stefano Pioli’s side to maintain their two-point lead over local rivals Inter.

Sociedad draw Betis in La Liga after fans clash MADRID: Real Sociedad and

Real Betis drew 0-0 in the Spanish league after a clash between fans left a group of Betis supporters injured.

Spanish media said an ultra fan group from Sociedad attacked about two dozen Betis fans on the streets of the Basque Country city San Sebastian on Friday, leaving four of them with minor injuries. The draw kept Sociedad and Betis in the fight for a Champions League spot with six rounds to go.

Sociedad are unbeaten in their last seven home games in the league and have not conceded in any of them.

AFP