European Football: Bayern’s Lucky 13 As Kimmich Breaks Down 10-man Gladbach

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Bayern Munich needed much than an hr earlier breaking nan guidance of Borussia Mönchengladbach, to gain a 3-0 triumph complete opponents who spent much than 75% of nan crippled pinch 10 men. It was nan Bundesliga leaders’ 13th triumph successful 13 matches crossed each competitions this season.

Joshua Kimmich slotted successful aft 64 minutes and nan substitute Raphaël Guerreiro added different 5 minutes later earlier nan teen Lennart Karl, who had scored successful their Champions League triumph complete Club Brugge connected Wednesday, made it 3-0 successful nan 81st. Bayern person a maximum 24 points from 8 convention matches, 5 up of RB Leipzig, 6-0 winners astatine Augsburg.

Bayern, who group a convention grounds pinch 30 goals from 8 games, almost took nan lead aft 55 seconds pinch Harry Kane combining pinch Nicolas Jackson to nonstop Luis Díaz through, but nan Colombian missed nan target.

Gladbach put up a conflict but their crippled plans looked to beryllium going retired nan model successful nan 18th infinitesimal pursuing nan dismissal of Jens Castrop, who received a consecutive reddish paper for a studs-up challenge.

The hosts retreated but Bayern still did not get a azygous changeable connected aliases disconnected target aft Díaz’s missed early chance until a anemic effort from Kane successful nan 43rd minute. It was one-way postulation aft nan break, pinch Michael Olise missing a double chance successful nan 50th infinitesimal and Kane’s effort a small later ruled offside.

Kimmich yet collapsed nan deadlock successful nan 64th minute, uncovering capable abstraction successful nan crowded container to stab successful earlier Guerreiro doubled their lead six minutes later. Karl past coiled a changeable into nan apical area to decorativeness nan occupation successful nan 81st infinitesimal for his first Bundesliga goal.

Kevin Stöger had nan chance to get Gladbach backmost successful nan crippled but he sent his 75th-minute punishment connected to a post. Bottom-placed Gladbach are now 15 convention games without a win, a nine record.

Third-placed Borussia Dortmund were playing Cologne successful nan precocious kick-off. In Italy, nan lucifer of nan time was betwixt Napoli and Inter, while successful France Paris Saint-Germain were astatine Brest.