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As a result, Bayern will give Dortmund a chance to get four points apart at the top of the rankings if the defending champion defeats Eintracht Frankfurt in the second half of Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Hjulmand extended his unbeaten start to his sixth game as Bayer Lebakusen coach, as Ernest Poku and Christian Kofane won 2-0 against Union Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Hjulmand&#8217;s team passed the game without acknowledging it for the first time since the Danish coach <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">I replaced the Erik Ten Hag<\/span> Last month, after two league games in the new season.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old American defender Noah Kay Banks scored with his first Bundesliga goal as Augsburg defeated Wolfsburg 3-1. Banks, who started his first league game since February, scored in three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Another early goal was to determine the 1-0 victory for Wader Bremen over St. Pauli as Samuel Mbangla scored in the two minutes.<\/p>\n<p>League leader Bayern later visits Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bundesliga-scores-bayern-munich-dortmund-leipzig-1192c3edf1afb25d3414f549d504e084\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dortmund, Germany (AP) &#8211; Bayern Munich stood to earn profits as the closest two Bundesliga Challengers Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig held a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Yan Couto of Dortmund leveled his score and canceled Christoph Baumgartner&#8217;s Leipzig opener. 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