Pep ‘honored’ as Bayern hits 40-match milestone
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Pep Guardiola admitted he was ‘honored’ to coach Bayern Munich as the team extended its record unbeaten Bundesliga run to 40 matches, while Borussia Dortmund’s injury woes worsened.
Bayern ran riot in a 7-0 romp at Werder Bremen on Saturday with France winger Franck Ribery creating two goals and scoring twice to boost his claim for the 2013 world footballer of the year award to be announced on January 13.
“It was an honor to coach them today, but I know Bremen can play much better than that,” said Guardiola as his team posted its biggest win since he took charge in June.
“I must say a big thank you to my team, they played very, very well.”
Having captured 14 trophies in four years as Barcelona coach, Guardiola can win his second piece of silverware with Bayern later this month at the Club World Cup in Morocco having won the UEFA Super Cup in August.
Bayern has already reached the knockout stages, but warmed up for Tuesday’s Champions League match at home to Manchester City, when it hopes to extend its record European winning streak to 11 victories.
Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen stayed four points behind Bayern with a hard-fought 1-0 win at third-placed Borussia Dortmund, which now finds itself six points behind Leverkusen and ten adrift of Bayern.
Dortmund had midfielders Sven Bender and Nuri Sahin taken off with ankle injuries and they are doubtful for Wednesday’s Champions League game at Marseille, which Dortmund must win to reach the knockout stages.
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