The irresistible Robert Lewandowski and Bayern München looks more than ready for Sunday’s Bundesliga crunch meeting with Borussia Dortmund after crushing a sorry Dinamo Zagreb side 5-0 at the Allianz Arena in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League action. The Poland international had his shooting boots on once again, grabbing a hat-trick for the record German champions.
Douglas Costa put Bayern on the path to victory with his strike after 13 minutes, while Mario Götze also got his name on the scoresheet alongside Lewandowski. The Bundesliga’s current top scorer has now netted ten goals in the space of eight days. FCB lead the way in Group F with six points following their opening 3-0 victory over Olympiacos, who beat Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker’s Arsenal 3-2 in London on matchday 2.
Late Barca rally spoils Bayer 04 upset
Meanwhile, Leverkusen were left having to swallow a bitter pill in their trip to Barcelona. Bayer 04 were leading 1-0 until the 80th minute against the defending champions courtesy of Kyriakos Papadopoulos’ header from a corner, but ultimately left the Camp Nou with nothing – and undeservedly so.
Bayer 04 were on course for their biggest Champions League success since securing a place in the 2002 final, but substitute Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez both scored in the space of two minutes to turn the game on its head in the closing stages. Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s Barca side have now won six consecutive matches against Leverkusen and six in a row at home in Europe’s elite club competition.
The irresistible Robert Lewandowski and Bayern München looks more than ready for Sunday’s Bundesliga crunch meeting with Borussia Dortmund after crushing a sorry Dinamo Zagreb side 5-0 at the Allianz Arena in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League action. The Poland international had his shooting boots on once again, grabbing a hat-trick for the record German champions.
Douglas Costa put Bayern on the path to victory with his strike after 13 minutes, while Mario Götze also got his name on the scoresheet alongside Lewandowski. The Bundesliga’s current top scorer has now netted ten goals in the space of eight days. FCB lead the way in Group F with six points following their opening 3-0 victory over Olympiacos, who beat Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker’s Arsenal 3-2 in London on matchday 2.
Late Barca rally spoils Bayer 04 upset
Meanwhile, Leverkusen were left having to swallow a bitter pill in their trip to Barcelona. Bayer 04 were leading 1-0 until the 80th minute against the defending champions courtesy of Kyriakos Papadopoulos’ header from a corner, but ultimately left the Camp Nou with nothing – and undeservedly so.
Bayer 04 were on course for their biggest Champions League success since securing a place in the 2002 final, but substitute Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez both scored in the space of two minutes to turn the game on its head in the closing stages. Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s Barca side have now won six consecutive matches against Leverkusen and six in a row at home in Europe’s elite club competition.
