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Bundesliga. Ghanaian-born Davies dazzles as Flick betters Guardiola's Bayern record
May 31, 2020
League leaders open 10-point lead after victory over Fortuna Duesseldorf.
'Road Runner' Alphonso Davies lived up to his nickname with another lightning sprint on Saturday while Hansi Flick bettered Pep Guardiola's record start as head coach of Bayern Munich, who opened a 10-point lead in the Bundesliga.
Having defeated second-placed Borussia Dortmund 1-0 away in midweek, Bayern enjoyed a 5-0 romp over Fortuna Duesseldorf.
The visitors' defender Mathias Joergensen scored an early own-goal before Benjamin Pavard, Robert Lewandowski (2) and Davies hit the target for Bayern.
With five games left, the defending champions, who have won their last eight league games, are comfortably on course for an eighth straight league title.
Davies scored the best goal of the game when the fleet-footed defender pressed Duesseldorf into making a mistake, barged past several defenders and fired home.
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"It was very special, I did my job as a defender, I pressed high up the pitch and got the ball, then put it in the back of the net," said Davies.
The 19-year-old, who was born in a Ghanaian refugee camp before his parents emigrated to Canada, was nicknamed Bayern's 'Road Runner' by teammate Thomas Mueller after the win in Dortmund.
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