It looked like Bayern Munich was on pace to drop points for just the fifth time this season, but then the club’s star striker stepped up in the biggest of moments.
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The German leaders came back to pick up a 2-1 victory on the road at Wolfsburg after Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty kick in stoppage time.
Sandro Wagner’s second-half header had pulled the match level off of an Arjen Robben cross in the 64th minute. Robben atoned for an earlier penalty-kick miss, which would have tied the match ten minutes prior.
Who else but Robert Lewandowski?!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 17, 2018
The striker scores a stoppage time penalty to surely win the match for Bayern Munich. #WOBFCB https://t.co/u9Roy8OOLv
Sandro Wagner gets the equalizer for Bayern Munich! #WOBFCB https://t.co/sLvkM5wfBs
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 17, 2018
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke were each big winners on the day, with the two clubs moving into the top four.
Leverkusen’s 2-1 win on the road against Hertha Berlin saw Heiko Herrlich and his side move up to second place in the Bundesliga, albeit a lengthy distance behind leaders Bayern.
Schalke took care of business at home against Hoffenheim, bringing the Miners one step closer to the top four. The side is now level on 37 points with Borussia Dortmund for fourth, but the Christian Pulisic and Co. currently boast a superior goal differential.
Below are all of Saturday’s scores from around Germany’s top flight.
Cologne 1-1 Hannover 96
Hertha Berlin 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Freiburg 1-0 Werder Bremen
Wolfsburg 1-1 Bayern Munich
Schalke 2-1 Hoffenheim
