European football: Bayern break Bundesliga goals record and close on title | European club football

Bayern Munich crushed hosts St Pauli 5-0 within the Bundesliga to set an all-time season scoring document whereas additionally extending their lead on the high to 12 factors with 5 video games left to play.

The Bavarian membership, who host Actual Madrid on Wednesday of their Champions League quarter-final second leg after their 2-1 win in Spain, are inside touching distance of the league title on 76 factors, with second-placed Borussia Dortmund caught on 64 after their 1-0 house loss to Bayer Leverkusen.

A ninth-minute header from Jamal Musiala put the guests equal with the document of 101 targets in a single season, set by Bayern within the 1971-72 marketing campaign. However they added two extra in fast succession, with Leon Goretzka within the 53rd and Michael Olise a minute later, to beat the earlier greatest mark and ensure of the three factors.

Nicolas Jackson added a fourth within the sixty fifth earlier than Raphaël Guerreiro slotted in to make it 5-0, with Vincent Kompany having rested a number of gamers, together with Harry Kane. Bayern are nonetheless within the working for 3 trophies and face Leverkusen within the German Cup semi-final on 22 April.

Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund, because of a first-half winner from their captain, Robert Andrich, retains them within the combine for a top-four end with 5 matches left to play. The 2024 Bundesliga champions at the moment are fifth on 52 factors, one behind fourth-placed Stuttgart, who host Hamburg on Sunday. The highest 4 groups are positive to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League, with the Bundesliga vying with La Liga for a fifth place.

In Spain, Barcelona took a serious step in direction of the La Liga title with a 4-1 victory over their metropolis rivals Espanyol, transferring 9 factors away from Actual Madrid. Ferran Torres struck twice, assisted by Lamine Yamal each occasions, within the first half because the hosts dominated possession.

He first scored with a header from a nook within the tenth minute and doubled the lead within the twenty fifth, racing clear from one other Lamine Yamal cross. Espanyol pulled one again within the 56th minute when Pol Lozano fired in a rebound from simply contained in the field, however Lamine Yamal restored management within the 87th minute in a fast counter, with Marcus Rashford including a fourth from Frenkie de Jong’s cross as Barça moved to 79 factors with seven video games left. Second-placed Actual misplaced floor after a 1-1 draw with Girona on Friday.

“It’s not over till we’ve received the league, however it’s solely as much as us and that’s an incredible feeling,” Torres advised Dazn. “It was a tricky, hard-fought match, the scoreline doesn’t inform the entire story. It was shut, some little errors virtually price us dearly. However we’re happy with our efficiency.”

Atlético Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, rotated closely for his crew’s go to to Sevilla to maintain gamers contemporary for the second leg in opposition to Barcelona and Atlético, fourth, fell to a 2-1 defeat.

Akor Adams despatched the hosts forward from the penalty spot and after 20-year-old Atlético reserve defender Javier Bonar levelled, Nemanja Gudelj struck once more for Sevilla earlier than the interval.

Atlético have a large 12-point cushion on Actual Betis, fifth, who go to Osasuna on Sunday. The victory was vital for Sevilla, the Andalusians climbing out of the relegation zone and as much as fifteenth.

In Italy, after falling out of the Serie A title race, Milan are wanting nervously on the groups behind them after a shock 3-0 loss at house to Udinese. The crew was loudly jeered off the sector after their third defeat in 4 matches.

The Rossoneri are usually not solely 9 factors under the league leaders, Inter, however simply six factors above Roma, in sixth, within the battle for the 4 Champions League qualifying locations. Juventus, in fifth, are taking over Atalanta within the day’s late kick-off.

An personal objective from Davide Bartesaghi set the tone earlier than Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s header made it two on 37 minutes. Arthur Atta scored Udinese’s third with 20 minutes to go, feinting to shoot into the far nook earlier than slotting into the underside left.

Juventus moved into fourth place with a 1-0 in at Atalanta. Jeremie Boga bundled house the one objective in an uneventful match in Bergamo the day after coach Luciano Spalletti – employed with the intention of getting Juve into the Champions League – signed a brand new cope with the Turin membership till 2028.

Elsewhere, Cagliari took a vital step towards avoiding relegation by beating their fellow strugglers Cremonese 1-0. Cagliari’s first win since January lifted the Sardinian crew six factors above Cremonese and the relegation zone. Sebastiano Esposito scored his third objective in 4 matches within the 63rd minute, heading in a cross from Zé Pedro, who had solely simply come off the bench.

Hellas Verona remained 9 factors from security after dropping at mid-table Torino 2-1.

The Swiss Tremendous League match between Thun and Basel scheduled for Saturday was postponed after a hearth destroyed the first-team dressing room space at St Jakob-Park, damaging equipment and different tools, Basel mentioned. The fireplace late on Friday broken the gamers’ boots and equipment, in addition to medical and technical tools. Nobody was injured and the explanation for the hearth was not but identified, the membership mentioned.

An announcement mentioned: “As a result of harm incurred … and the shortage of usable match and medical tools, FC Basel is unable to play the away match in opposition to FC Thun on Saturday.” The league had authorised the postponement and a brand new date can be discovered, Basel mentioned.

Basel, the defending champions, are fourth within the desk, 18 factors behind Thun, the shock leaders, who’ve 71 factors from 32 video games. This weekend’s video games are the ultimate ones earlier than the 12-team division splits into two teams of six. Thun, promoted final yr, had been 12 factors forward at the beginning of the weekend and are in line for the primary title of their historical past.