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February 14, 2011, Monday
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BAYERN Munich pair Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery wreaked havoc in their first joint appearance this season as the German Bundesliga champion crushed Hoffenheim 4-0 at home on Saturday to stay in the title hunt.
Borussia Dortmund's lead was cut to 10 points after it conceded a 90th-minute equalizer to draw 1-1 at Kaiserslautern.
The stunning performance by Robben and Ribery arrived at a good time, with Bayern's Champions League last-16 clash with holders Inter Milan coming up later this month.
"We can play even better than that," Robben told reporters. "Our game was good but it was not just Franck and me. Today we wanted to set the record straight and show we are a super team."
Both players have had to battle against injury, with Robben missing the first half of the season, but they were in scintillating form on Saturday as the Dutchman scored twice and set up another goal and the Frenchman created two, with Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez finding the net.
On the bench
The win lifted Bayern to third spot on 39 points, three behind Bayer Leverkusen which won 3-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt even though Michael Ballack was on the bench. Dortmund has 52 points.
"We have so much more creativity up front with Robben and Ribery," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal who has been under pressure since the 2-3 loss by Cologne last week.
Champions League competitor Schalke 04 beat SC Freiburg 1-0 to ease the pressure on coach Felix Magath as his team moved up to 10th on 29 points.
Second from bottom VfB Stuttgart slumped 1-4 at home to Nuremberg while Borussia Moenchengladbach stayed bottom after losing 1-3 at St Pauli.
Dortmund thought it had won a tough game when Sven Bender slotted home from close range eight minutes from time at Kaiserslautern.
Three minutes later though Dortmund central defender Neven Subotic was sent off for a second caution. The hosts made the most of the extra player, pouring forward for Jan Moravek to grab the equalizer with a powerful shot from the edge of the box.
Borussia Dortmund's lead was cut to 10 points after it conceded a 90th-minute equalizer to draw 1-1 at Kaiserslautern.
The stunning performance by Robben and Ribery arrived at a good time, with Bayern's Champions League last-16 clash with holders Inter Milan coming up later this month.
"We can play even better than that," Robben told reporters. "Our game was good but it was not just Franck and me. Today we wanted to set the record straight and show we are a super team."
Both players have had to battle against injury, with Robben missing the first half of the season, but they were in scintillating form on Saturday as the Dutchman scored twice and set up another goal and the Frenchman created two, with Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez finding the net.
On the bench
The win lifted Bayern to third spot on 39 points, three behind Bayer Leverkusen which won 3-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt even though Michael Ballack was on the bench. Dortmund has 52 points.
"We have so much more creativity up front with Robben and Ribery," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal who has been under pressure since the 2-3 loss by Cologne last week.
Champions League competitor Schalke 04 beat SC Freiburg 1-0 to ease the pressure on coach Felix Magath as his team moved up to 10th on 29 points.
Second from bottom VfB Stuttgart slumped 1-4 at home to Nuremberg while Borussia Moenchengladbach stayed bottom after losing 1-3 at St Pauli.
Dortmund thought it had won a tough game when Sven Bender slotted home from close range eight minutes from time at Kaiserslautern.
Three minutes later though Dortmund central defender Neven Subotic was sent off for a second caution. The hosts made the most of the extra player, pouring forward for Jan Moravek to grab the equalizer with a powerful shot from the edge of the box.
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