Defenders score as Bayern beat Augsburg 5-3

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern defenders put the Bundesliga-leading team three points clear with a 5-3 victory over Augsburg in the Bavarian derby on Saturday.

João Cancelo opened the scoring and Benjamin Pavard scored twice before Alphonso Davies followed the trend of the defenders scoring with Bayern’s fifth goal in the 74th minute.

Leroy Sané also scored for the 10-time Bundesliga champions to increase the pressure on Borussia Dortmund who will play later. Dortmund must overcome relegation-threatened Schalke in Gelsenkirchen to level Bayern on points.

Leipzig took third place with a 3-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart, as well as Hertha Berlin and Mainz drew 1-1.

Hertha played its first game since it was confirmed that 777 Partners of Miami had acquired the majority of the club’s shares.

In Munich, Augsburg’s Mergim Berisha set the hosts on fire with a second-minute goal after Pavard failed to clear the ball.

Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann found himself shouting profanities down the flank but Cancelo equalized after 15 minutes, Pavard then made up for his error by scoring four minutes later and adding another with a volley at the 35. Sané made it 4-1 before halftime. time.

Berisha brought his team closer with a penalty early in the complementary game, but Bayern’s triumph was never in doubt. Irvin Cardona scored a consolation goal for Augsburg in added time.