Wolfsburg go top as Bayern are hammered at the Volkswagen Arena
Edin Dzeko and Grafite grabbed two goals each as Felix Magath’s Wolfsburg crushed Bayern Munich 5-1 at the Volkswagen Arena. With overnight leaders Hertha Berlin losing 3-1 to Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg now lead the German Bundesliga in one of its most fiercely contested season.
Christian Gentner gave Wolfsburg the lead before half time, only to see it cancelled the very next minute by Luca Toni. Things were fine till the hour mark, and then Wolfsburg fired four goals in the next fifteen minutes as Bayern were torn apart. Dzeko scored twice, in the 63rd and 65th minutes, and his striking partner Grafite also got into the act with a brace. Grafite’s second goal was exceptionally good- he was the only Wolfsburg player amongst a sea of Bayern ones, and yet managed to score.
Some serious soul searching for Bayern to do ahead of their midweek Champions League clash against mighty Barcelona.
Benayoun gives Liverpool last gasp win at Craven Cottage
Israeli forward Yossi Benayoun kept Liverpool’s title hopes alive with a dramatic injury time winner as the Reds moved two points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premiership.
Despite battering the Fulham goal time and again, Liverpool failed to find the back of the net till substitute Benayoun hit the back of the net in what will go down as a season defining moment. Fulham, who stunned Manchester United in their last game, seemed to have done enough to come away with a point, but Liverpool produced another of those late goals that seem to have become a regularity with the club.
Manchester City were poor as they went down 2-0 to Arsenal, while Chelsea ensured that Alan Shearer did not have a happy start to his Magpies managerial career as they ran out 2-0 winners at St.James Park. Middlesbrough’s relegation woes continued as they were flattened 4-1 by Bolton Wanderers, with boss Gareth Southgate tearing his hair out in despair on the sidelines as his side defended like amateurs.
Stoke beat West Brom 2-0 as they picked up three valuable points, and West Ham’s good run of form continued as they beat Sunderland by the same number of goals.