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Bayern within one victory of Bundesliga title

By The Assam Tribune

BERLIN, June 14: Bayern Munich moved to within just one win of an eighth straight Bundesliga title as a late Leon Goretzka goal sealed a 2-1 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.

Teenage striker Joshua Zirkzee put Bayern ahead before Benjamin Pavard�s own goal levelled for Gladbach, but Goretzka netted his third goal in five league games with four minutes remaining.

Even without the suspended Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller, Bayern earned their 13th straight win in all competitions to re-establish their seven-point lead over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table with three matches left.

Victory at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen on Tuesday will confirm Bayern as German champions for the 30th time in Hansi Flick�s first season in charge.

�I�m happy that the team got the job done with some hard work � those were three important, �big� points,� said Flick.

Second-placed Dortmund had earlier trimmed Bayern�s lead to four points when Erling Braut Haaland�s last-gasp header grabbed a dramatic 1-0 win at Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Bayern had to dig deep again, having also laboured to victory by the same margin in Wednesday�s German Cup semifinal win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Gladbach made a fast start but were denied an early lead as Jonas Hofmann�s strike was ruled out for offside.

But visiting goalkeeper Yann Sommer gifted Bayern a 26th-minute advantage when his dreadful pass across the edge of his area was met by the 19-year-old Zirkzee, who coolly found the net to score his fourth Bundesliga goal from just eight appearances.

Gladbach deservedly drew level though when Pavard turned Patrick Herrmann�s cross into his own net eight minutes before the break.

Both sides had second-half chances, but Goretzka settled matters when he turned home Pavard�s low cross.

Earlier, Dortmund were heading towards a frustrating draw at relegation-threatened Fortuna when Haaland headed home centre-back Manuel Akanji�s cross in the 95th minute. � AFP

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