{"id":375826,"date":"2017-11-20T16:16:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=375826"},"modified":"2017-11-20T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:16:04","slug":"bundesliga-roundup-bayern-extend-lead-at-top-after-augsburg-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/bundesliga-roundup-bayern-extend-lead-at-top-after-augsburg-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundesliga roundup: Bayern extend lead at top after Augsburg win"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bayern Munich strengthened their grip on the Bundesliga title race with a 3-0 win over Augsburg which extended their lead at the top of the table to six points.<\/p>\n
Robert Lewandowski scored twice to seal his side’s victory while Bayern’s closest rivals RB Leipzig lost valuable ground as they were held to a 2-2 draw at 10-man Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n
Bayern breezed to victory over their struggling Bavarian rivals with Arturo Vidal opening the scoring on the half-hour mark before Lewandowski maintained his stunning recent scoring record with a brace either side of half-time.<\/p>\n
Augsburg, beaten 6-0 in the equivalent fixture last season with Lewandowski netting a hat-trick, were lucky to avoid the same fate as Vidal hit the bar late on and Arjen Robben and Joshua Kimmich also came close.<\/p>\n
Timo Werner struck\u00a0RB<\/strong>\u00a0Leipzig<\/strong>\u00a0ahead from the penalty spot at\u00a0Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong>\u00a0as his side looked to build on their win over Hannover two weeks ago and stay firmly in the title race.<\/p>\n Leon Bailey equalised on the stroke of half-time for the hosts, but Leipzig went back in front from another penalty in the 54th minute, Emil Forsberg converting after a handball by Benjamin Henrichs that earned the substitute a red card after just six minutes on the pitch.<\/p>\n But the visitors were still unable to cling on for the win as Leverkusen striker Kevin Volland grabbed a point with a superb finish with 16 minutes left on the clock.<\/p>\n Brazilian striker Raffael scored twice as\u00a0Borussia Monchengladbach<\/strong>\u00a0won 4-2 away to\u00a0Hertha Berlin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n