Thursday, November 17, 2016

Strikers square off as Dortmund hosts Bayern (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2016 file picture Bayern's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Augsburg, Germany. From round one, the two most prolific Bundesliga strikers have been seeking to outdo each other. They picked up right where they left off _ Lewandowski topped the Bundesliga last season with 30 goals and helped Bayern win an unprecedented fourth consecutive title. Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finished with 25 goals for Borussia Dortmund. They will square off again on Saturday Nov. 19, 2016 , when Dortmund hosts Bayern in one of the highlight matches of the season that has been named as the Bundesliga classico, borrowing its name from the Real Madrid-Barcelona showdowns in Spain. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,file)

Robert Lewandowski began the season with a hat trick, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a brace. Aubameyang finished with 25 goals for Borussia Dortmund. ''Playing in Dortmund is the best game in the Bundesliga,'' Bayern forward Thomas Mueller said.


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