Cluj 0-4 Bayern: Gomez hat-trick guides Munich to victory
A Mario Gomez treble ahs helped fire Bayern Munich to a comfortable 4-0 win over Romanian outfit CFR Cluj-Napoca in Group E of the Champions League.
The Germany international tapped home a loose ball in the 12th minute to get things started before doubling the advantage just over ten minutes later when he stabbed home after a Bastian Schweinsteiger header found him unmarked.
Gomez completed the feat with 20 minutes remaining when he swept home a Schweinsteiger cross from the right before Thomas Mueller got in on the act by grabbing a fourth for Bayern in the final minute.
The win allows Bayern to qualify for the Round of 16 with four wins from four group stage matches whilst Cluj remain second bottom on three points.
UEFA Champions League – Group E
CFR Cluj (ROM): 0
Bayern Munich (GER): 4 (Mario Gomez 12’, 24’, 70’, Thomas Mueller 90’)
Venue:Dr Constantin Radulescu Stadium, Cluj-Napoca
Crowd:14,500
Referee: Serge Gumienny
Yellow cards: CLU - Rafael Bastos 27’, Lacina Traore 76’
BAY - Andreas Ottl 15’, Bastian Schweinsteiger 25’, Martin Demichelis 60’
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Results & Fixtures
Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat May 5th | |||
| Hertha BSC | Hoffenheim | 3 - 1 | 13:30 |
| Werder Bremen | Schalke 04 | 2 - 3 | 13:30 |
| Stuttgart | Wolfsburg | 3 - 2 | 13:30 |
| Hannover 96 | Kaiserslautern | 2 - 1 | 13:30 |
| Köln | Bayern München | 1 - 4 | 13:30 |
| Mainz 05 | Borussia M'gladbach | - 3 | 13:30 |
| Augsburg | Hamburger SV | 13:30 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Freiburg | 13:30 | |
| Nürnberg | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 - 4 | 13:30 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 81 |
| Bayern Munchen | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 73 |
| Schalke 04 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 64 |
| Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 60 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
| Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 53 |
| Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 48 |
| Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 44 |
| Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 42 |
| Nurnberg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 42 |
| Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 41 |
| Freiburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -16 | 40 |
| Mainz 05 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 39 |
| Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | -13 | 38 |
| Hamburger SV | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -26 | 31 |
| Koln | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -36 | 30 |
| Kaiserslautern | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -30 | 23 |
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