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Exequiel Palacios Scores Late Winner For Bundesliga Leaders Bayer Leverkusen | Football News
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Exequiel Palacios Scores Late Winner For Bundesliga Leaders Bayer Leverkusen | Football News

[ad_1] Exequiel Palacios scored in the fourth minute of injury time to earn Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Augsburg, keeping them four points clear of chasers Bayern Munich. Bayern's 3-0 home win over Hoffenheim on Friday turned up the heat on leaders Leverkusen. The visitors looked set to drop points for just the fourth time this season, but the Argentinian world champion volleyed the ball in with almost the last kick of the game from an Alex Grimaldo cross. The goal may prove crucial in the title race as Leverkusen restored their four-point lead atop the table, with second-placed Bayern...
Borussia Dortmund’s Poor Run Continues With Draw At Augsburg, Leipzig Win | Football News
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Borussia Dortmund’s Poor Run Continues With Draw At Augsburg, Leipzig Win | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund's league struggles continued on Saturday as the visitors were held to a 1-1 draw at Augsburg. The draw, combined with RB Leipzig's 3-1 home win over Hoffenheim later on Saturday, means Dortmund are now five points off fourth spot with 15 games played. Despite topping a Champions League group which included Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle, Dortmund have won just one of seven league games since October.Dortmund coach Edin Terzic lamented his side's poor finishing, saying "we were close today, but we weren't successful and that's very unsatisfying".Ermedin Demirovic opened the hosts' account after 23 minutes, pushing off a challenge from Nico Schlotterbeck before slotting home.The Dortmund offender appealed for a foul, but the referee allowed the goal af...
Borussia Dortmund Defeat Augsburg And Move To Brink Of Bundesliga Title | Football News
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Borussia Dortmund Defeat Augsburg And Move To Brink Of Bundesliga Title | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund are one win away from their first Bundesliga title in a decade, after two second-half goals from Sebastien Haller delivered a 3-0 win at Augsburg on Sunday. Dortmund are now two points clear of Bayern Munich, who lost 3-1 at home to RB Leipzig on Saturday, with one match remaining. They now need to better Bayern's result next week at home against Mainz to lift the Bundesliga shield for the first time since 2011-12. Despite Augsburg being reduced to 10 men late in the first half, the game was scoreless until the 58th minute, when Haller pounced on a rebound to score the opener.Haller, who missed the first half of the season as he overcame testicular cancer, scored another with six remaining to send the visiting fans into raptures.Julian Brandt added a goal in inju...
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund Go Top As Bayern Munich Stunned Away At Augsburg | Football News
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Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund Go Top As Bayern Munich Stunned Away At Augsburg | Football News

[ad_1] Teenage substitute Youssoufa Moukoko fired Borussia Dortmund top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 1-0 derby win over Schalke, as Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season at Augsburg. Bayern's 1-0 loss was the fourth time in a row they have dropped points in the league, after three successive draws. In Dortmund, the home side looked set to lose another chance to capitalise on Bayern's slip-up, before a late goal from 17-year-old striker Moukoko saw them claim all three points.In Augsburg, the home side roared out of the blocks, clearly motivated for a big showing against their Bavarian neighbours.Augsburg's Florian Niederlechner had a golden opportunity to open the scoring after 11 minutes, but a crucial intervention from Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano saw his s...