German League: Bayern Munich march past Augsburg

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (left) and Augsburg’s Ragnar Klavan vie for the ball in their German League match at the WWK Arena in Augsburg on Sunday. Bayern won 3-1. (Photo: AP)

Robert Lewandowski netted twice on Sunday to overtake Pierre-Emerick Aubam-eyang as the Bundesliga’s top scorer as leaders Bayern Munich won 3-1 at Augsburg.

Bayern coach Pep Guardiola lost yet another defender on the eve of the Bavarian derby when Holger Badstuber fractured his ankle in training.

With Jerome Boateng, Medhi Benatia and Javi Martinez sidelined, it left Guardiola without a single fit centre-back as Badstuber underwent surgery on Saturday.

He misses the rest of the season after suffering his fourth major injury since 2012 including twice tearing his cruciate knee ligament.

Guardiola fielded a back four of Juan Bernat, David Alaba, Philipp Lahm and Joshua Kimmich — all of whom are under five foot, 11 inches (1.80m).

It did not matter as Poland’s Lewandowski continues to fire in goals to leave him with a tally of 21 in Germany’s top flight, compared to Aubameyang’s 20.

He has now scored eight of Bayern’s last nine goals and has netted 31 times in all competitions.

Playing in front of Thiago Alcantara and Thomas Mueller, he showed clinical finishing on 15 minutes.

He then calmly curled in his second on 62 minutes by converting Thiago’s pass.

Mueller added the third on 78 minutes for his 15th league goal of the season.

It leaves him and Lewandowski with 36 goals between them in Germany’s top flight.

Raul Bobadilla scored Augsburg’s late consolation, but Bayern remain eight points clear in the table.

Hinteregger steers Hamburg to safety Earlier, Hamburg pulled clear of the relegation battle with a shock 3-2 comeback win at home to Borussia Moenchenglad-bach to end their six-game winless streak.

US international Fabian Johnson gave the guests an early lead before Gladbach defender Martin Hinteregger stabbed the ball into his own net from a corner on 38 minutes to equalise for Hamburg.

And just three minutes later, Artjoms Rudnevs finished a Hamburg counter-attack to make it 2-1 at the break.

Midfielder Ivo Ilicevic extended Hamburg’s lead when he headed home from a corner with ten minutes to go.