European Football: Bayern Break Bundesliga Goals Record And Close On Title

Bayern Munich crushed hosts St. Pauli 5-0 successful nan Bundesliga to group an all-time play scoring grounds while besides extending their lead astatine nan apical to 12 points pinch 5 games near to play.

The Bavarians, who big Real Madrid adjacent week successful their Champions League quarter-final 2nd limb aft their 2-1 triumph successful Spain, are wrong rubbing region of nan convention title connected 76 points, pinch second-placed Borussia Dortmund stuck connected 64 aft their 1-0 location nonaccomplishment to Bayer Leverkusen.

A ninth infinitesimal header from Jamal Musiala saw nan visitors adjacent nan grounds of 101 goals successful 1 season, group by Bayern successful nan 1971-72 campaign. But they added 2 much successful speedy succession, pinch Leon Goretzka successful nan 53rd and Michael Olise a infinitesimal later, to hit nan erstwhile champion people and make judge of nan 3 points.

Nicolas Jackson added a 4th successful nan 65th earlier Raphaël Guerreiro slotted successful to make it 5-0, pinch coach Vincent Kompany having rested respective players, including Harry Kane. Bayern are still successful nan moving for 3 titles and look Leverkusen successful nan German Cup semi-final connected 22 April.

Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 triumph complete Borussia Dortmund, acknowledgment to skipper Robert Andrich’s first half winner, keeps them successful nan operation for a apical 4 decorativeness pinch 5 matches near to play. The 2024 Bundesliga champions are now 5th connected 52 points, 1 down fourth-placed VfB Stuttgart, who big Hamburg SV connected Sunday. The apical 4 teams suffice for adjacent season’s Champions League.

In Spain, Barcelona took a awesome measurement towards nan La Liga title pinch a 4-1 triumph complete metropolis rivals Espanyol, moving 9 points clear of Real Madrid. Ferran Torres struck twice, assisted by Lamine Yamal some times, successful nan first half arsenic nan hosts dominated possession.

He first scored pinch a header from a area successful nan 10th infinitesimal and doubled nan lead successful nan 25th, racing clear from different Yamal pass. Espanyol pulled 1 backmost successful nan 56th infinitesimal erstwhile Pol Lozano fired successful a rebound from conscionable wrong nan box, but Yamal restored power successful nan 87th infinitesimal successful a quick-counter, pinch Marcus Rashford adding a 4th from Frenkie De Jong’s transverse arsenic Barça moved to 79 points pinch 7 games left. Second-placed Real mislaid crushed aft a 1-1 tie pinch Girona connected Friday.

In Italy, aft falling retired of nan Serie A title race, Milan are looking nervously astatine nan teams down them aft a daze 3-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Udinese. The squad was loudly jeered disconnected nan section aft its 3rd conclusion successful 4 matches.

The Rossoneri are not only 9 points beneath convention leaders Inter, but conscionable six points supra Roma, successful sixth, successful nan conflict for Champions League qualifying places. Juventus, successful fifth, are taking connected Atalanta successful nan day’s precocious kick-off.

An own-goal from Davide Bartesaghi group nan reside earlier Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s header made it 2 connected 37 minutes. Atta scored Udinese’s 3rd pinch 20 minutes to go, feinting to sprout into nan acold area earlier slotting into nan bottommost left.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp celebrates scoring Udinese’s 2nd against Milan. Photograph: Daniele Mascolo/Reuters

Elsewhere, Cagliari took a important measurement toward avoiding relegation by beating chap strugglers Cremonese 1-0. Cagliari’s first triumph since January lifted nan Sardinian squad six points supra Cremonese and nan relegation zone. Sebastiano Esposito scored his 3rd extremity successful 4 matches successful nan 63rd minute, heading successful a transverse from Zé Pedro, who had only conscionable travel disconnected nan bench.

Hellas Verona remained 9 points from information aft losing astatine mid-table Torino 2-1.

The Swiss Super League lucifer betwixt Thun and Basel scheduled for Saturday was postponed aft a occurrence destroyed nan first-team dressing room area astatine St Jakob-Park, damaging kit and different equipment, Basel said. The occurrence precocious connected Friday damaged nan players’ boots and kit, arsenic good arsenic aesculapian and method equipment. No 1 was injured and nan logic for nan occurrence was not yet known, nan nine said.

A connection said: “Due to nan harm incurred … and nan deficiency of usable lucifer and aesculapian equipment, FC Basel is incapable to play nan distant lucifer against FC Thun connected Saturday.” The convention had approved nan postponement and a caller day would beryllium found, Basel said.

Basel, nan defending champions, are 4th successful nan standings, 18 points down Thun, nan astonishment leaders, who person 71 points from 32 games. This weekend’s games are nan last ones earlier nan 12-team section splits into 2 groups of six. Thun, promoted past year, were 12 points up astatine nan commencement of nan play and are successful statement for the first title successful their history.

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