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18-year-old Joshua Zirkzee scores again for Bayern Munich; Leipzig win

Substitute Zirkzee scored in the 86th minute for Bayern to beat Wolfsburg 2-0. Serge Gnabry added another in the 89th while the visitors were still recovering.

Reported by: AP Berlin Published : Dec 21, 2019 22:58 IST, Updated : Dec 21, 2019 22:58 IST
Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, right, and Wolfsburg's Marcel
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Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, right, and Wolfsburg's Marcel Tisserand battle for the ball during the Germany Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg.

Defending champion Bayern Munich and Bundesliga leader Leipzig both left it late to secure wins on Saturday with 18-year-old Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee again proving the hero for Bayern.

Substitute Zirkzee scored in the 86th minute for Bayern to beat Wolfsburg 2-0. Serge Gnabry added another in the 89th while the visitors were still recovering.

Zirkzee also scored on his debut against Freiburg on Wednesday in Bayern’s 3-1 win.

Leipzig needed late goals to overcome Augsburg 3-1 at home, opening up a three- point lead over second-place Borussia Mönchengladbach before its late game at Hertha Berlin.

Also Saturday: Schalke salvaged a 2-2 draw at home with Freiburg; Cologne beat Werder Bremen 1-0; and Bayer Leverkusen won 1-0 at Mainz.

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