Bayern master Augsburg again
berlin — Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben combined for all three goals as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased to an impressive 3-1 victory for their second win over Augsburg this week. Having also beaten their Bavarian neighbours by the same margin on Wednesday at home in the German Cup, Bayern completed the double thanks to Robben’s outstanding display with two assists and a goal.
“Robben and Lewandoski played very well and were a good combination,” said Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti. “When quality players play together like that, it’s really good for the team.”
Bayern took the lead at Augsburg’s WWK Arena when Robben’s pass found Lewandowski unmarked in the area to rifle home his first Bundesliga goal for six weeks on 19 minutes.
The Poland hot-shot returned the favour two minutes later.
His shot was parried by Augsburg Mainz 2 Ingolstadt 0 VfL Wolfsburg 1 Leverkusen 2 Augsburg 1 Bayern Munich 3 Werder Bremen 1 Freiburg 3 Darmstadt 0 RB Leipzig 2 goalkeeper Marvin Hitz, but Lewandowski spotted Robben unmarked and the Dutchman drilled home the pass.
Just after the break, Robben snapped up a disastrous pass from Augsburg’s Gojko Kacar to thread a pass for Lewandowski to fire home on 48 minutes for his seventh goal in nine league games.
“We played well from the first minute and controlled the whole game,” said Lewandowski. “I was happy to score again.”
Just as they had done in the cup on Wednesday, Augsburg pulled a goal back when Koo Ja-Cheol tapped home Daniel Baier’s pass after Bayern centre-back Mats Hummels failed to clear the danger on 67 minutes. — Printed and Published by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), P.O. Box 11243, Dubai. Telephone: 3383535/ 3384545. Telefax: 3382238/ 3383676. email: sports@khaleejtimes.com Internet Home Page: www.khaleejtimes.com