FC Bayern ironed Union harshly
Lewandowski really gets going after a body check
03/19/2022, 8:19 p.m
The tenth championship in a row still looks like a formality for FC Bayern on the 27th matchday. 1. FC Union Berlin is fighting back as best they can, but ultimately have no chance. Robert Lewandowski scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season, but that’s not all.
FC Bayern Munich flexed their muscles in the freshly ignited but rather theoretical duel for the championship trophy with Borussia Dortmund and goes into the international break with a lead of at least four points. Germany’s record soccer champion defeated a courageous but hapless Union Berlin 4-0 (3-0) and temporarily increased his cushion on BVB to seven points. Kingsley Coman (16th) and Tanguy Nianzou (25th) gave the leaders the lead before Robert Lewandowski (45th + 1st, penalty kick / 47th) scored his number 30 and 31 goals of the season. Berlin’s goalkeeper Andreas Luthe, who has just recovered from a corona disease, had a pitch-black day.
“We are challenged,” said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sky in view of the closer title fight and emphasized: “It would be good to submit.” After the failures of Benjamin Pavard and Niklas Süle, he switched from a back three to a back four in defence. His demand: a “clear allocation”. But that wasn’t always the case with the new powers Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano and Nianzou. Union had the first chance through Sheraldo Becker (6th) and presented the Munich defense with some problems. And that despite the fact that the guests were missing some important forces, including Captain Christopher Trimmel, who was ill with Corona.
Goalkeeper Luthe returned after Covid-19, but was not up to par: He thwarted Lewandowski’s first Bayern chance after a bad pass from Rani Khedira (11th), but saw Coman’s hammer to make it 1-0 from the left corner of the penalty area he bad looking
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Union was not discouraged, forced Bayern to lose the ball painfully and almost equalized through Robin Knoche – but Manuel Neuer made a strong save (21′). Luthe, on the other hand, did not look good in Bayern’s second goal either, when Nianzou headed Paul Jaeckel from six yards out after a Joshua Kimmich corner.
After another Luthe mistake, Coman had the 3-0 on his feet, but Jaeckel saved (28th). A back pass from the defender that was too short got Luthe in trouble again shortly before the break, the keeper was only able to slow down the onrushing Lewandowski with a body check foul. The world footballer safely converted the penalty kick to the bottom right.
Only 62 seconds after the restart, “Lewa” struck again: After a dream combination of Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller and Jamal Musiala, he only had to dust off. However, the courage of the guests was by no means broken, they continued to look for their chance and employed Neuer undeterred. Nevertheless, Bayern had an easy game in the end and managed to maintain their comfortable lead.