adminBERLIN. — Reigning German soccer champions Bayern Munich extended their lead atop the Bundesliga on Saturday after winning at FC Cologne while Schalke 04 won the Ruhr derby against bitter rivals Borussia Dortmund. Bayern kept a clean sheet for their fourth straight Bundesliga match in a 2-0 victory to move to 14 points, two clear of Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Pep Guardiola’s side opened the scoring on 19 minutes as Mario Goetze struck his third goal in the last two matches.
The visitors continued to press Cologne and finally doubled the lead midway through the second half as Daniel Halfar put through his own net.
“They didn’t do anything. They just played in the back and tried to counter and never really came out. But I congratulate the team, we remained calm and did our job,” said Bayern winger Arjen Robben
Meanwhile, Gladbach won 2-1 at Paderborn thanks to early goals from Patrick Herrmann and Raffael, with Jens Wimmer getting one back for the promoted club, who had been top before losing at Bayern in midweek.
Gladbach’s win took them above Leverkusen, who had to play more than an hour with 10 men but held on for a 0-0 draw away at SC Freiburg. — AFP.
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