Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 2-1, while in Serie A Milan defeated Lazio 2-0 but lost Rafael Leão to injury and Internazionale saw off Roma 2-0
Bremen, without injured Bundesliga top scorer Niclas Füllkrug, gradually found their footing but struggled to convert their chances, with Christian Gross missing their best effort after firing wide following a fine solo run. Bayern, chasing a record-stretching 11th straight league title, perfectly executed a quick passing move in the 56th minute but Sadio Mané sent Gnabry’s cutback wide.
The roles were reversed more successfully six minutes later with the Senegal international crossing into the box and Gnabry slotting in for the lead. The goal instantly took a load off Bayern’s shoulders and substitute Sané cut into the box from the right to drill in their second. Werder’s Niklas Schmidt injected some late drama into the game when he blasted the ball past Yann Sommer and into the top corner in the 87th minute to cut the deficit.
Leão suffered an apparent thigh injury 11 minutes in, but Milan’s coach, Stefano Pioli, played down its severity. “I just saw him, he was calm and feeling good,” Pioli said. “I honestly don’t think, based on what he told me, that it’s a particularly serious thing.”defensive error to set up Ismaël Bennacer for the midfielder to bundle the ball past Ivan Provedel in Lazio’s goal.
Theo Hernández then delighted the San Siro crowd when he lobbed Provedel with a superb shot from distance to double the lead for Milan just before the half-hour mark. The France international sped through the entire pitch to finish off an impressive solo effort, which started right outside Milan’s own box.
A disciplined Milan side continued to dominate after the break and the half-time substitute Malick Thiaw could have made it 3-0 after connecting with a corner, however, his header went narrowly over the bar.
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