Leverkusen thrashes Bayern in elite showdown
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Forwards Dimitar Berbatow and Franca both scored twice Saturday and Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Bayern Munich 4-1 in the first matchup of the season of the Bundesliga&#39;s top teams.
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Bayer Leverkusen, losing finalists to Real Madrid in 2002, hammered the Spaniards, 3-0, yesterday, the most stunning upset in the opening rotation of the Champions League.
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Real Madrid begin their assault on what would be an unprecedented 10th European Cup success when they meet Bayer Leverkusen in their opening Champions League Group B match later on Wednesday.
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The autumn championship is on the line as Bayern Munich host title challengers VfB Stuttgart needing a win to be declared Herbstmeister.
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Bayern Munich will stay top of the Bundesliga for Christmas only by virtue of a superior goal difference over Werder Bremen after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
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Roy Makaay almost single-handedly led Bayern into the second round of last season&#39;s Champions League with seven of Munich&#39;s eight goals in the competition and Bayern&#39;s reliance on the Dutch striker looks set to continue this year.
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Former European champions Real Madrid  and Liverpool scored vastly contrasting victories to reach the  knockout round of the Champions League Wednesday.
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Two goals in quick succession from Paraguay striker Nelson Valdez helped German Cup holders Werder Bremen beat Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in a second round tie on Wednesday.
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FRANKFURT, Nov 14 (SW) Bayern MÃ¼nchen move ominously into second place in the Bundesliga after responding well to going behind by scoring three times in six minutes to win at VfL Bochum while Hamburg help themselves to six goals at woeful Hansa Rostock.
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LEVERKUSEN, September 15 (Champions League) - Real Madrid&#39;s defensive frailties resurfaced in spectacular fashion on Wednesday night as they were comprehensively beaten by Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena.
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âBrazil, Berlin, my first home game. It doesn&#39;t get any better than that,â JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann said in preparation for the showdown between the German soccer team and the 2002 world-champion Brazilians.
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Bayern Munich surged five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga after a convincing 4-2 victory over Mainz 05 on Saturday. But the newly promoted underdogs showed fighting spirit till the end.
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It&#39;s make or break for Bayer Leverkusen in Champions&#39; League Group B on Wednesday as they host group leaders Dynamo Kiev with qualification on the line.
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HAMBURG - Champions Werder Bremen run into Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga&#39;s top clash on Saturday highlighted by a showdown of in-form strikers Miroslav Klose and Roy Makaay.
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Bayern - who disappointed in last season&#39;s campaign - were back to their all-consuming best, their powerful midfield stifling the invention of Ajax&#39;s talented trio of Wesleys Sonck and Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart.
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Since outclassing Real Madrid in the Champion&#39;s League two weeks ago, Bayer Leverkusen has been a shadow of its former self. In a high-profile game against Stuttgart Saturday, they continued their spiral.
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Bayern Munich moved into third place in  the Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory at champions Werder Bremen in  Saturday's top game.