Africa’s stars were at the heart of the action across the Bundesliga this weekend, with Achraf Hakimi, Ramy Bensebaini and Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi among the players in key roles as German football returned behind closed doors. The Bundesliga had been on a two-month coronavirus-imposed hiatus before finally being given the green light to resume,
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11:30 AM ET Robert Lewandowski led the way as Bayern Munich beat Mainz. Photo by Torsten Silz/picture alliance via Getty Images Bayern Munich fired in three goals in the opening 26 minutes to ease past hosts Mainz 3-1 on Saturday and go two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with their sixth straight league
11:33 AM ET BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund eased past Mainz 05 4-0 on Saturday to notch their third straight league win and tighten their hold on third place in the Bundesliga. Days after advancing to the Champions League knockout stage, captain Marco Reus put the visitors ahead with a thundering first-half shot,
11:31 AM ET Ivan Perisic celebrates his goal. A. Beier/Getty Images for FC Bayern Bayern Munich scored six times in a span of 45 minutes to come from a goal down and crush visitors Mainz 05 6-1 on Saturday and climb to seven points from three games, two off the top. Benjamin Pavard’s fine volley in
4:58 PM ET RB Leipzig threw away a two-goal lead in a thrilling 3-3 Bundesliga draw at Mainz 05 on Friday as their run of eight successive wins in all competitions came to an end. Lukas Klostermann put third-placed Leipzig in control with two first-half goals, tapping in from Timo Werner’s pass after 20 minutes