- Robert Lewandowski (13' Pen)
Bayern squeeze past Augsburg thanks to Lewandowski penalty
Robert Lewandowski puts Bayern up from the spot
German Bundesliga: Robert Lewandowski (13') Augsburg 0-1 Bayern Munich
Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski struck a first half penalty to help Bayern Munich earn a nervous 1-0 victory at Augsburg on Wednesday and stay four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga at the season's halfway mark.
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Lewandowski put the visitors in front with a 13th minute penalty, his 22nd league goal, the most for any player halfway through a Bundesliga season. He has featured in 16 of Bayern's 17 league games this season.
The Pole had several more chances to add to his record-breaking goal haul and also hit the post in a dominant first half.
Instead of scoring again, however, to make sure of the three points, Bayern were far too passive and conceded a 75th minute penalty.
They had a lucky escape when Alfred Finnbogason sent his spot kick onto the post.
The Bavarians are on 39 points, four ahead of RB Leipzig, winners 1-0 over Union Berlin, and seven ahead of third-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | +55 | 80 |
Bayern Munich | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | +50 | 66 |
VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | +32 | 63 |
RB Leipzig | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | +35 | 59 |
Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | +23 | 57 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | +6 | 45 |
SC Freiburg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 40 |
FC Augsburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 39 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 39 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 34 |
Werder Bremen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 34 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 31 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 31 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -24 | 29 |
Mainz | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -17 | 27 |
VfL Bochum | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -26 | 27 |
FC Cologne | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -30 | 22 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | -42 | 17 |