- Bayern needs to win one of the remaining three matches
- Pavard with an assist and a own goal
- Espanyol, two-zero winner against 10-man Alaves
- Leganes lost at home to Valladolid
Leon Goretzka strikes late as Bayern Munich take another step towards title
Leon Goretzka’s 86th minute goal gave Bayern Munich a 2-1 victory over visitors Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, meaning they need only one win in their last three matches to secure the Bundesliga title.
Bayern would have claimed the trophy with the win if Dortmund had drawn against Dusseldorf, but a last-minute goal from Halaand delay the party.
Goretzka tapped in Benjamin Pavard’s cutback to send Bayern seven points clear at the top of the table from Borussia Dortmund .
Bayern took the lead in the 26th minute when Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer, having made a sensational save only seconds earlier, passed the ball out into the path of
Bayern’s Joshua Zirkzee, who fired home. The visitors, themselves in the hunt for a Champions League spot, went into the break level when France international Pavard scored an own goal as he attempted to clear a Patrick Herrmann cutback. Sommer made amends with a fine save from a Serge Gnabry effort but was helpless a little later when Goretzka showed up with far too much space in the box to snatch the winner.
Bayern, who could seal the title on Tuesday at Werder Bremen, are on 73 points, with Dortmund on 66. Gladbach remain fourth on 56.
Meanwhile, in Spain, Valladolid and Espanyol both came out victorious against leganes and Alaves respective.
Espanyol, who sit at the bottom of the table, were off to a winning start at home to Deportivo Alaves. Alaves played 71 minutes of the match with one man less after Fernando Pacheco was redcarded in the 19 minutes.
Espanyol capitalize on the extra man advantage and in the 45minutes, Benardo open scoring for the home side, Lei Wu net the second two minutes later.
Leganes sit three points from safety, in 19th position, upon the restart of LaLiga, making their home form vital to their hopes of staying in the Spanish top-flight. But that hope suffer a setback after losing 2-1 at home to Valladolid.
Enes Unal open the scoring for the visitor after just 2-minutes into the game, before Ruben Alcaraz added the second in the 54th minutes. Oscar Rodriguez scored an 84th minutes penalty to make it 2-1.
Leganes and Espanyol now level on points at the bottom of the Laliga table.
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