Bayern go nine points clear with 1-0 win
BERLIN, December 14
Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski grabbed his 15th goal of the season to help nervous Bayern Munich beat bottom club Cologne 1-0 on Wednesday and go nine points clear at the top of the table.
On the day when winger Franck Ribery became Bayern’s leading foreign player with his 366th appearance in all competitions, the German champions struggled to hit top form but still did enough to climb to 38 points. They are nine ahead of Schalke 04, who beat Augsburg 3-2 and stretched their unbeaten run to 10 league games.
“We really struggled tonight,” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said. “But even so we are in a position to win matches like that. We should have played faster, with more spark, more life, a better passing game. It all took too long.”
Schalke are a point ahead of RB Leipzig. Bayer Leverkusen made it 11 matches without defeat and climbed to fourth. — Reuters
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