Athletes, fans seek P23 more events in Jordan SPORTS 2424 Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Bayern ’s Thomas Mueller celebrates scoring a goal (Pic courtesy: fcbayern) Bayern thrash Freiburg

Berlin Andreas Beck added a third for Stuttgart in unaway leaders Bayern Munich the second half before a Milos Jojic free kick won 4-0 at Freiburg on Sunday and veteran4-0 gave the Billy Goats a glimmer of hope five strikersR Claudio Pizarro and Mario Gomez minutes from time but it was not enough. scored to boost their chances of World Cup Pizarro has never taken part at a World Cup recalls. as have not qualified since 1982 and he Bayern, chasing a sixth successive title, last played for his country in March 2016, but opened up a 20-point lead over Schalke 04 with coach has not entirely ruled out nine games to go. the forward. Peruvian forward Pizarro became the fourth Gomez missed the last World Cup after an oldest player to net in the Bundesliga when injury-plagued season but is hoping to convince he gave Cologne an early lead at home to VfB coach Joachim Loew to take him to Stuttgart before Germany’s Gomez replied with Russia. a brace to lead the visitors to a 3-2 win. Cologne have 17 points, eight adrift of safety, Pizarro, 39, put bottom-of-the-table Cologne while Stuttgart climbed to ninth with 33. ahead after seven minutes and has now scored Bayern were gifted the lead at Freiburg by at least one Bundesliga goal in each of the last an Alexander Schwolow own goal in the 25th 20 years. minute and Corentin Tolisso added another Cologne dominated, threatened a second but three minutes later. were floored when Gomez, 32, scored twice in Sandro Wagner and Thomas Mueller three minutes before halftime. completed the rout in the second half. (Reuters)

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