Bayern Munich are set to be without influential trio Philipp Lahm, Thomas Muller and David Alaba this weekend for the Bundesliga clash with Ingolstadt at the Allianz Arena after a bout of illness has made its way through the squad.
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Carlo Ancelotti’s charges continued to press but they were regularly caught on counter-attacks as the one in the 38th minute forced Manuel Neuer to deny Leckie, who hit a low drive into the bottom left-corner but the shot-stopper was equal to the task. Bayern held five matches in all competitions and all won with a total score of 20: 0. Such form leaves the club top of the league with a +8 goal difference thanks to lead striker Robert Lewandowski; the Pole has has scored four times already this season and is in line to score again on Saturday. It was the defender’s first goal since April 2013. “Robben and Boateng are in the squad and will be on the bench tomorrow”, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday. Ingolstadt will be hard to fight with Bayern especially on the road, where guests cannot win is nearly a year since 19 September 2015 and the victory of 1: 0 over Werder Bremen.
Then Adrian Ramos doubled the lead, and Christian Pulisic swept the ball home for his first Bundesliga goal of the season, a day before he turns 18.
Darmstadt’s Peter Niemeyer was dismissed for a second yellow card with 30 minutes left as the floodgates opened.
“We controlled the game in every respect and gave our fans a great afternoon”, Tuchel said.
Eintracht Frankfurt captain Alexander Meier scored early in the second half, and Chicharito equalized on the hour-mark to ensure Leverkusen scored for the 15th consecutive Bundesliga game, a league record.
Javier Hernandez missed a late penalty as Bayer Leverkusen lost at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Newly-promoted RB Leipzig remain unbeaten as they earned a 4-0 win at Hamburg as Emil Forsberg converted a second-half penalty before Timo Werner netted twice before Davie Selke added a late fourth.
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Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben attends a training session before UEFA Champions League soccer match against FC Rostov.
