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Bayer Leverkusen Defeat Wolfsburg To Edge Closer To First Bundesliga Title | Football News
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Bayer Leverkusen Defeat Wolfsburg To Edge Closer To First Bundesliga Title | Football News

[ad_1] Nathan Tella and Florian Wirtz scored as Bayer Leverkusen beat 10-man Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday to edge their team closer to a maiden Bundesliga title. Bayern Munich's 8-1 win over Mainz on Saturday, including Harry Kane's fourth hat-trick of the season, had cut the gap to seven points. Now, with nine games remaining, Leverkusen, who are still unbeaten in all competitions this season, sit 10 points ahead. "It wasn't easy, but it was highly deserved," said Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka. "I'm sure the fans would have wished for more goals, but three points are three points."Leverkusen were handed an advantage when Wolfsburg's Moritz Jenz picked up a second yellow card after 28 minutes.It was the third league match in a row where Leverkusen's opponents finished with 10 men, showing the imp...
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Patrik Schick Hits Hat-Trick As Leverkusen Beat Bochum, Harry Kane Scores In Bayern Munich Win | Football News
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Patrik Schick Hits Hat-Trick As Leverkusen Beat Bochum, Harry Kane Scores In Bayern Munich Win | Football News

[ad_1] Patrik Schick scored a first-half hat-trick as Bayer Leverkusen thumped Bochum 4-0 at home to stay four points clear of Bayern Munich, who won 2-1 at Wolfsburg on Wednesday. Harry Kane's 21st league goal was the difference in Bayern's victory but Leverkusen continued their stellar record to claim the three points and keep the German champions at bay. With January's Africa Cup of Nations in mind, Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso rested several first teamers, including Nigeria striker Victor Boniface.Schick, handed his first league start in 14 months, repayed his manager's faith, winning and converting a penalty after half an hour.The Czech forward doubled up two minutes later, slamming in a Jeremie Frimpong cross to make it 2-0. He scored again, this time heading in a corner, just be...
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Defending Champions Leipzig Knocked Out Of German Cup On Night Of Upsets | Football News
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Defending Champions Leipzig Knocked Out Of German Cup On Night Of Upsets | Football News

[ad_1] Wolfsburg produced the first shock of this season's German Cup, knocking out holders RB Leipzig with an inspired 1-0 win as fourth-tier Homburg upset Greuther Fuerth and Kaiserslautern sank Cologne. Wolfsburg, coached by Niko Kovac, who guided Eintracht Frankfurt to glory in this competition in 2018, took an early lead through Vaclav Cerny - and Leipzig never recovered. The Red Bull outfit have a rich recent pedigree in the competition, reaching the previous three finals, losing in 2021 to Borussia Dortmund first but winning the last two against Freiburg and Frankfurt.However, Wolfsburg have not made it beyond the quarter-finals since lifting the trophy in 2015.But on home turf, Kovac's side put their Bundesliga troubles behind them and pulled off their biggest victory of the seas...
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Lovro Majer Moves To Wolfsburg From Rennes For 25 Million Euros | Football News
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Lovro Majer Moves To Wolfsburg From Rennes For 25 Million Euros | Football News

[ad_1] Lovro Majer, 25, played 62 times for the Ligue 1 side, scoring six goals.© TwitterCroatia international Lovro Majer has moved to Wolfsburg from French side Rennes for a reported fee of 25 million euros ($28 million), the German club announced on Wednesday. The midfielder signed with the Wolves until 2028. The reported transfer fee is the third highest in Wolfsburg history. Majer, 25, played 62 times for the Ligue 1 side, scoring six goals and helping them to qualify for the Europa League twice.The former Dinamo Zagreb player said he was "really happy that my transfer to Wolfsburg and the Bundesliga has worked out", telling the club website "I can hardly wait to finally kick things off."Majer played in each of Croatia's seven matches as they took third at the Qatar World Cup, usual...
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Jude Bellingham Brace Helps Six-Goal Borussia Dortmund Keep Pace With Bayern Munich | Football News
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Jude Bellingham Brace Helps Six-Goal Borussia Dortmund Keep Pace With Bayern Munich | Football News

[ad_1] Two goals from England's Jude Bellingham helped Borussia Dortmund to a spectacular 6-0 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday, keeping the Bundesliga title race on a knife edge with three games to go. Bellingham struck twice in the second half as Dortmund ran Wolfsburg ragged in a statement victory to keep alive their hopes of a first title in 11 years. The win keeps Edin Terzic's team within a point of league leaders Bayern Munich, who battled to a narrow 2-1 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday."It's not over yet. We need to win all our games and see what happens, but the belief is definitely still there," said Dortmund midfielder Emre Can, who also heaped praise on Bellingham and fellow goalscorer Karim Adeyemi."It makes it easier for me when they play like that. They both have the quality...
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