Leroy Sane’s second-half goal gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over away team Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday to keep the top spot in the Bundesliga, one point ahead of Borussia Dortmund.
Sane broke the deadlock in the 71st minute with a mighty header after the Bavarians had squandered numerous opportunities, to lift his side to 31 points in 13 games, against the opponent of the week. followed by Dortmund on the 30th after beating VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 earlier in the game. day.
After a tumultuous few days for Bayern following last week’s Bundesliga loss to Augsburg and a spate of positive COVID-19 cases among their players, they are desperate to reclaim the top spot from Dortmund. But they were let down in the first half by Arminia goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, whose series of brilliant saves kept the visitors going.
After the break, the Bavarians resumed their position and had two early golden opportunities thanks to Sane and Thomas Mueller. Sane had another good chance in the 57th minute with a volley that went wide of the post, but he didn’t miss it in the 71st minute, shooting from outside the box after a pass from Mueller.
Substitute Serge Gnabry scored a few minutes later but Sane’s goal meant Bayern set a league record of 102 Bundesliga goals in a calendar year, beating Cologne’s scoring record since in 1977.
