Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half to give his team a 2-0 victory over AEK Athens that put it two points clear at the top of Group E with two matches left.
Robert Lewandowski scored a brace
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AEK valiantly stood its ground for 30 minutes, but a 31st minute penalty for a foul on Lewandowski allowed the striker to score the opener. Leon Goretzka almost scored for Bayern 10 minutes after the restart, but his point-blank header was pushed over the bar by AEK keeper Vasilis Barkas. Bayern pressed hard for a second goal that would kill off the game. It was rewarded in the 72nd minute when Joshua Kimmich whipped in a corner and Lewandowski was left unmarked to volley in at the far post after a flick-on.
Lewandowski scored a 31st minute penalty and added another in the 72nd with a volley at the far post as the Bavarians got a much-needed confidence boost ahead of its Bundesliga match against league leader Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Bayern is on 10 points, with Ajax Amsterdam on eight.
AEK valiantly stood its ground for 30 minutes, but a 31st minute penalty for a foul on Lewandowski allowed the striker to score the opener. Leon Goretzka almost scored for Bayern 10 minutes after the restart, but his point-blank header was pushed over the bar by AEK keeper Vasilis Barkas. Bayern pressed hard for a second goal that would kill off the game. It was rewarded in the 72nd minute when Joshua Kimmich whipped in a corner and Lewandowski was left unmarked to volley in at the far post after a flick-on.