Berlin, AP. Bayern Munich took a seven-point lead at the top of the points table of Germany’s football league Bundesliga with a 4-0 win over Union Berlin. Dortmund is in second place with 56 points.
Bayern’s star striker Robert Lewandowski scored two goals (45+1st minute penalty, 47th minute) to take him to 31 goals in 27 matches. This is the fifth season in which the Polish international has scored 30 or more goals in the Bundesliga. Earlier, this feat was achieved only by former Bayern Munich great Gerd Mueller. The other two goals for the team were scored by Kingsley Koman (16th minute) and Tangoy Niyazou (25th minute). At the same time, Hertha Berlin registered a 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim, which broke the losing streak in nine consecutive matches. Hertha Berlin recorded her first win in 2022.
Atletico Madrid beat Reyo
Barcelona, AP. Atletico Madrid continued their superb rhythm with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish football league. Koke (49th minute) scored the winning goal in the second half of the match for the defending champions. Atletico had to play with 10 players after the 85th minute as Angel Korea was shown a red card. This is the team’s sixth win in the last seven matches that has moved it to third place above Barcelona in the table. Atletico is two points behind second-placed Savia and 12 points behind top-ranked Real Madrid. Rayo was fourth in the table in December but the team slipped to 13th position after not winning a single win in the last 10 matches. In other matches, Osasuna defeated Levante 3-1 while Granada defeated Alaves 3-2.
AC Milan beat Cagliari
Rome, A.P. Ac Milan put up a more consistent performance than their rival teams for the Serie-A title in Italy’s football league Serie A title, beating Cagliari 1-0 in the eighth match in a row. For Milan, the goal was scored by Ismail Bennasar in the 59th minute of the match with the help of Olivier Gakrod. Although Cagliari had a good chance of equalizing in the 90th minute of the match, Leonardo Pavoletti’s attempt failed by hitting the goal post.
