In Germany, after a fairly long holiday break, the "Bundesliga" championship returned, with the first 18th round matches played. Leverkusen clashed with "Bayer" against Munich's "Bayern". Jupp Heynckes' disciples secured a convincing victory with a score of 3-1. The first goal came in the 32nd minute, when Javi Martinez scored after a standard situation. The guests from Munich managed to increase their advantage in the 59th minute - Franck Ribery, receiving the ball on the edge, finished his run with a great goal. In the 70th minute, Kevin Volland managed to unexpectedly surprise the opponents' goalkeeper and narrow the gap, but the Bavarians did not falter, securing the victory at the end of the match with a superb penalty kick by James Rodriguez. "Bayern" won their fifth consecutive victory and has no equals in Germany - they have a 14-point lead over their closest pursuers. "Bayer" remains in fourth place with 28 points. Result: "Bayer" 1 - 3 "Bayern" 32' [0 - 1] J. Martinez 59' [0 - 2] F. Ribery 70' [1 - 2] K. Volland 90+1' [1 - 3] J. Rodriguez
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