Bayern Munich came from behind to claim three vital points in their bid to retain the Bundesliga title, defeating Bavarian rivals Augsburg and extending their unbeaten home league run to 19 games in the process.Aiming to become the first side to complete a Bundesliga double over Bayern since the 2011/12 season, Augsburg raced into an early lead as Mergim Berisha picked his spot from the edge of the box. However, the Fuggerstädter bubble quickly burst as der Rekordmeister asserted their dominance with a swift response inside 15 minutes. João Cancelo has made his desire for more game time well-known, and he made a strong case for further starts with an arrowed effort from the right to level the contest.Less than five minutes later, Bayern were ahead when a poorly-cleared set-piece broke to Sadio Mané, who kept the attack alive with an overhead kick, allowing Benjamin Pavard to apply the finishing touch. Not a stranger to the spectacular, Pavard bagged another with a sublime scissor kick, as Bayern kept their foot on the gas. With halftime approaching, the defending champions added a fourth through Leroy Sané, who followed in to head home Mané’s saved effort, leaving Augsburg with a mountain to climb.Mané thought he had made it 5-1 when Sané slipped him through on goal, but the Senegal international was flagged offside. The visitors had barely had a sniff since taking a surprise lead, but on the hour mark, Berisha sent Yann Sommer the wrong way from the spot after Matthijs de Ligt had given away a penalty. Nonetheless, it remained largely one-way traffic as the clock ticked down, and any hopes of an unlikely comeback were dashed by Alphonso Davies, who arrived at the back post to score just his sixth Bundesliga goal.With the game over as a contest, Augsburg still had time for a late consolation from Irvin Cardona to make it 5-3. Nonetheless, Bayern maintain their spot at the top of the Bundesliga table ahead of a mouthwatering clash with title-chasers Borussia Dortmund at the start of April. As for Augsburg, failure to repeat their shock win over Julian Nagelsmann’s side leaves them 13th, eight points above automatic relegation for the time being.GOAL | Bayern 5-3 Augsburg⚽️ Irvin Cardonapic.twitter.com/Vz1cweEP6U— VAR Tático (@vartatico) March 11, 2023 BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 24FridayKoln – Bochum 0-2 (0-1)/Stoger 9 pen, Masovic 76/SaturdayHertha – Mainz 1-1 (1-0)/Ngakam 18 – Ajorque 57/RB Leipzig – M’ gladbach 3-0 (0-0)/Werner 57, Forsberg 70 pen, Gvardiol 80/Eintr.Frankfurt – Stuttgart 1-1 (0-0)/Rode 55 – Silas 75/Bayern – Augsburg 5-3 (4-1)/Cancelo 15, Pavard 19, 35. Sane 45, Davies 74 – Berisha 3, 60 pen, Cardona 90+3/20:30: (5.40) Schalke (3.70) Dortmund (1.79)Sunday17:30: (2.01) Freiburg (3.45) Hoffenheim (4.00)19:30: (3.30) Werder (3.60) Leverkusen (2.30)21:30: (2.45) Wolfsburg (3.25) Union Berlin (3.30)***odds are subject to change***
