Bayern Munich smash 7 past Bochum to go top of Bundesliga
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Berlin, Sept 18, 2021 (AFP) - Bayern Munich went top of the Bundesliga for the first time this season with a 7-0 thrashing of Bochum on Saturday with Robert Lewandowski scoring for a record 13th consecutive home league game.
Joshua Kimmich netted twice while Lewandowski poached a second-half goal to claim another league record as Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting all scored for Bayern.
Bochum's Greek defender Vasilios Lampropoulos scored a first-half own goal at the Allianz Arena.
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