Derby triumph extends Bayern's Bundesliga lead
Saturday, December 13, 2014
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An Arjen Robben double gave FC Bayern München a derby victory at FC Augsburg and a ten-point lead, while FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund suffered disappointing defeats.
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• FC Bayern München extend lead at the Bundesliga summit to ten points.
• Four second-half goals help Bayern overcome high-flying FC Augsburg 4-0.
• Medhi Benatia scores first league goal as Arjen Robben registers twice in Bavarian derby success.
• Champions record seventh consecutive league victory.
• Home side suffer first defeat in five after earning four successive wins.
• Julian Schieber scores decisive goal as Hertha BSC Berlin beat his old side Borussia Dortmund.
• BVB lie third from bottom following ninth loss in 15 outings.
• Anthony Ujah and Matthias Lehmann on target as 1. FC Köln win 2-1 at FC Schalke 04.
• Leroy Sané notches maiden strike for hosts as loss ends Royal Blues' five-game winning run at home.
• Hamburger SV, in 14th, are held to a goalless stalemate at 15th-placed SC Freiburg.
• Davie Selke grabs 89th-minute equaliser as lowly SV Werder Bremen held 3-3 at home by Hannover 96.
• Rock-bottom VfB Stuttgart hold 1. FSV Mainz 05 in late game.
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