Bayern close with a runaway victory
Bayern Munich has caught up on Saturday in the German Bundesliga on points to leaders Dortmund. After a 5-1 victory in Mönchengladbach on Saturday, the defending champion like Borussia, who lost 1: 2 in Augsburg on Friday night, scored 54 points after 24 laps. Only the two goals better goal difference is still the decisive factor for BVB.
ManCity has to do without De Bruyne again
English champions Manchester City will again be without midfield star Kevin De Bruyne for a while. The 27-year-old was replaced on Saturday at City’s 1-0 win in Bournemouth due to injury just before half-time break. „Kevin could drop out for a while,“ said his coach Pep Guardiola after the game. „It’s his thigh.“
Whether De Bruyne until the second knockdown round of the Champions League against Schalke 04 (first leg 3: 2) on 12 March is back, remained open for the time being. Only in early November, the Belgian had contracted a ligament injury and had to pause for several weeks.
Lazio celebrates clear victory in Rome derby
Lazio celebrated a clear 3-0 home win against AS Roma at the Roman derby on Saturday and moved up to three points in the fifth-placed city rivals as the table sixth. Goals at Stadio Olimpico were Felipe Caicedo (12th), Ciro Immobile (73rd) and Danilo Cataldi (89th). Roma defender Aleksandar Kolarov saw a yellow card in the 93rd minute.
Later victory for PSG thanks Mbappe double pack
Paris Saint-Germain beat second-bottom Caen in the 27th round of Ligue 1 with more effort than expected. The defending champion was on Saturday in the relegation candidate, who is now nine games without a win, after just under an hour or 0: 1 behind, before Kylian Mbappe with his two goals (59., 87.) the turn to 2: 1 victory managed.
For the 20-year-old striker, it was the second double in a row, in the recent four games, he met six times. Mbappe now has 24 goals throughout the Ligue 1 season. In the five major European leagues – England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France – only Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (25) has been successful so far.
Arsenal misses Derby victory at Tottenham
Arsenal defeated Tottenham on Saturday in the 29th round of the English Premier League in the Northern London derby – the clubs drew 1-1 (0-1) at Wembley Stadium. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed the match on penalties. The Manchester clubs have narrow victories.
Statue of football star Beckham unveiled in LA
Former English football star David Beckham received a special honor on Saturday in the United States: a statue of the English midfielder was unveiled in front of the stadium of his former employer LA Galaxy at the beginning of the new season. He felt at home in Los Angeles from day one, the 43-year-old said at the unveiling ceremony attended by his wife Victoria Beckham.
David Beckham played for Galaxy from 2007 to 2012 and won two league titles with the club from California, before he ended his active career after a recent season at Paris Saint-Germain 2013. The North American football league MLS remains the Englishman connected after his career end: From next year, his new franchise Inter Miami participates in the league operation.
