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Bayern Munich thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 on Sunday as Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s side ran riot and silenced a stunned BayArena, scoring all five goals by halftime to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga from Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A brace each from Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry moved Bayern up to 19 points, one point ahead of Dortmund while Leverkusen remain third with 16.Bayern took the lead with just three minutes on the clock from a set piece when an unmarked Dayot Upamecano crossed the ball into the six-yard box where Lewandowski scored with a neat back-heeled flick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The visitors were relentless in attack and Leroy Sane nearly doubled the lead but the German winger saw his shot hit the post while Leon Goretzka also forced Lukas Hradecky into making a low save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lewandowski made it 2-0 at the half-hour mark when a Bayern counter-attack allowed left back Alphonso Davies to dribble his way into the box towards the Polish striker, who simply stuck a leg out to tap the ball into the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bayern then scored three goals in three minutes with Thomas Mueller scoring from close range before Gnabry scored twice, benefiting from a Mueller assist and then a lay off from Goretzka as Leverkusen failed to deal with the constant press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen you score five goals in 45 minutes, it shows the kind of football we played,\u201d said Lewandowski, who moved joint-top of the league\u2019s scoring charts alongside Dortmund\u2019s Erling Haaland on nine goals. \u201cAfter 45 minutes it was clear that we could go back to Munich with three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cManuel Neuer kept Leverkusen at bay with some fine saves but he was finally beaten 10 minutes after the restart when Patrik Schick was released down the right channel by Florian Wirtz and the Czech forward fired a shot that went in off the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leverkusen substitute Lucas Alario also had the ball in the net in the dying stages but the goal was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe first goal and the seven minutes after that destroyed us,\u201d Hradecky said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone has to look in the mirror and ask themselves if they worked enough for the team today. We didn\u2019t deserve the atmosphere and the full stadium today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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