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BERLIN: Champions Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 3-0 on Saturday (May 25) thanks to two goals from Robert Lewandowski to win their 19th German Cup and complete a domestic league and Cup double.Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski headed the champions into the lead in the 29th minute, wrong-footing keeper Peter Gulacsi, and Kingsley Coman's superb first touch and shot in the 78th made it 2-0.Lewandowski sealed the win with a fine run and superb finish in the 85th minute.It was the 12th time Bayern won the double as coach Niko Kovac, who lifted the Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt last year and led them to the 2017 final, became the first man to win the double with Bayern both as player and coach.But Bayern also had to thank keeper Manuel Neuer who returned from injury and made two superb point-blank saves to protect their one-goal lead."It was the toughest opponent we could have had and we saw that in the opening 30 minutes," said Kovac, whose future at the club looks more secure after … [Read more...] about Football: Lewandowski strikes twice as Bayern seal German double

BERLIN: Champions Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 3-0 on Saturday thanks to two goals from Robert Lewandowski to win their 19th German Cup and complete a domestic league and Cup double.Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski headed the champions into the lead in the 29th minute, wrong-footing keeper Peter Gulacsi, and Kingsley Coman's superb first touch and shot in the 78th made it 2-0.Lewandowski sealed the win with a fine run and superb finish in the 85th minute.It was the 12th time Bayern won the double as coach Niko Kovac, who lifted the Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt last year and led them to the 2017 final, became the first man to win the double with Bayern both as player and coach.But Bayern also had to thank keeper Manuel Neuer who returned from injury and made two superb point-blank saves to protect their one-goal lead.Leipzig enjoyed the better start and had the first big chance with Yussuf Poulsen's header palmed on to the crossbar by Neuer in a reflex save before Lewandowski put them … [Read more...] about Lewandowski strikes twice as Bayern seal German double

BERLIN: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has received offers from both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, according to a report in German football magazine Kicker on Thursday (May 16).Kicker reported that Lewandowski, whose current deal at Bayern runs until 2021, was unhappy with the club's plan to extend his contract by a single year, suggesting the player wanted a longer deal."At the moment, he has requests from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain," the magazine wrote.The 30-year-old Polish striker has scored 189 goals in 240 games for Bayern since joining in 2014, and has consistently been linked to Europe's biggest clubs.He openly flirted with a move to Real Madrid last summer, before ultimately staying in Munich.In an interview with Kicker in March, Lewandowski said he was open to extending his contract at Bayern."We have had early discussions, but it will take some time because at the moment, my focus is on the end of the season," he said."But yes, I can … [Read more...] about Football: PSG, United eyeing Lewandowski transfer

PARIS: Rejected by Paris Saint-Germain after the world-record signing of Neymar, Lucas Moura propelled Tottenham to heights the French giants could only dream of on Wednesday (May 8) by single-handedly firing Spurs into a first Champions League final.With his side seemingly down and out, trailing 2-0 on the night and 3-0 on aggregate, Lucas produced a career-defining performance as his stunning second-half hat-trick engineered the latest jaw-dropping Champions League comeback to send Spurs through on away goals.Yet scarcely 18 months ago, he was at a particularly low ebb after finding himself frozen out in Paris despite five trophy-laden years at the club.Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham offered the Brazilian an escape route in January 2018, and Lucas is close to making good on his promise to take the club to the very top.Upon his arrival in North London, he said: "I think the team is very, very strong. We can win a lot of things and why not the Champions League?"Just over a year on … [Read more...] about Football: Lucas Moura, from PSG cast-off to Tottenham idol

Sport Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich stuttered to a 3-1 win over bottom club Hanover 96 on Saturday as substitute Jonathas scored and was sent off in 10 eventful minutes for the visitors. 04 May 2019 11:50PM Bookmark MUNICH: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich stuttered to a 3-1 win over bottom club Hanover 96 on Saturday as substitute Jonathas scored and was sent off in 10 eventful minutes for the visitors.The win took Bayern closer to a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title as it put them five points clear of Borussia Dortmund who visit Werder Bremen later on Saturday. Both teams have two games left after that.Robert Lewandowski and Leon Goretzka put Bayern 2-0 ahead at halftime but what appeared to be a routine win took a different turn after Jonathas pulled one back from a contentious penalty, awarded for handball by Jerome Boateng, in the 51st minute.The Brazilian was booked for tussling with goalkeeper Sven Ulreich as both tried to fetch the ball out of the net and then … [Read more...] about Bayern make hard work of table-propping 10-man Hanover 96