German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday handed Borussia Dortmund their first home league defeat this season following a 3-2 win at Signal Iduna Park as the Bundesliga returns after its customary winter break, Afrosport reports. Leverkusen set the tone early on as Nigeria international Nathan Tella put the holders ahead inside one minute. The 25-year-old rifled a half-volley into the top corner with just 25 seconds...
Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen secured a fifth successive Bundesliga victory with a 5-1 rout of Freiburg at BayArena on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Czech forward Patrik Schick scored four goals, and Germany international Florian Wirtz added another as Leverkusen ended the year with only one domestic loss and sits second in the Bundesliga standings. HUGE END TO 2024! 💪🖤❤️ 90+2' | 5-1 | #B04SCF pic.twitter.com/1MbYdxMsMw — Bayer...
Bayern Munich recorded their first Bundesliga defeat under Vincent Kompany following a 2-1 loss away at Mainz on Saturday, Afrosport reports. South Korea's Lee Jae-sung broke the deadlock four minutes before the halftime break, having pounced on a loose ball to give Mainz a 1-0 lead at the MEWA Arena. Lee doubled his and Mainz's tally with his fifth league goal of the season as his...
Bayern Munich defeated Heidenheim 4-2 on Saturday to go six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga standings, Afrosport reports. Dayot Upamecano headed in from a corner kick 18 minutes into the match to put Vincent Kompany's side ahead in the first half before gifting possession to Mathias Honsak, who seized the opportunity to equalise early in the second half. Jamal Musiala made it...
Victor Boniface is doubtful for Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga clash with Heidenheim on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. According to German publication Bild, Boniface did not train with the reigning Bundesliga but champions on Thursday, amid speculation that he returned from international duty with Nigeria injured. He reportedly sustained a muscle tendon injury in his right abductor while on duty with the Super Eagles during the final round...
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