Bayern Move Four Details Clear After Five-Goal Thriller
22 February, 2020
Bundesliga
Result: Bayern Munich 3-2 Paderborn
Date: 21 February 2020
Venue: Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich moved several points clear of near the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-2 success over Paderborn on Friday evening.
Bayern made four improvements from their thumping make an impression on Koln, seeing as Philippe Coutinho and Corentin Tolisso were recalled even while True Madrid loanee Alvaro Odriozola was first handed his debut alongside Lucas Hernandez.
After a relatively quiet starting, Hans Flick's charges ultimately broke the deadlock in the 25th minute thanks to Serge Gnabry, who drilled home a strike into the bottom corner after he was teed up by Tolisso.
Lewandowski had an excellent possibility to double Bayern's business lead 3 minutes later after receiving a pin-level cross from Coutinho however the Polish striker headed right to Paderborn goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle.
The Bavarians were creating a good amount of chances in the latter phase of the first stanza but weren't clinical enough and they were punished on the stroke of half-time as Dennis Srbeny levelled concerns for Paderborn with a strike into a clear net.
Paderborn almost visited the break a goal behind after Christian Strohdiek diverted Tolisso's cross towards his own goal in first-half stoppage period but his work ricocheted off the crossbar.
The game was opening up early in the next stanza but Bayern were the more threatening, as Lewandowski was twice denied by Zingerle inside opening ten minutes from the break.
Flick made a double change in the 63rd minute after bringing on forwards Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman instead of midfielder Coutinho and Odriozola due to the hosts went searching for the go-ahead goal.
The changes affected the game in a positive way for Bayern, as Lewandowski restored the home side's lead with 20 minutes still left with a simple tap-in after a cut-back from Gnabry following a quick counter-attack.
However, Paderborn determined the equaliser once more five minutes immediately after Bayern took the lead simply because Sven Michel tapped real estate right into a gaping net after Neuer could simply parried Dennis Jastrzembski's initial shot.
The Bavarians were piling the pressure on the visitors in the closing minutes, which eventually led to an objective, with Lewandowski snatching the business lead within the last two minutes with his second goal of the night to seal three points for Bayern.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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