SPORTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2014 Bayern rout Freiburg BERLIN: Bayern Munich warmed up for To add to the visitors’ misery, midfielder signing from Partizan Belgrade, then needed Wednesday’s Champions League last 16, first- Jan Hochscheidt scored Braunschweig’s just 17 seconds to score his first Bundesliga leg clash at Arsenal by trouncing Freiburg 4-0 fourth-the 51st goal Hamburg have conceded goal on his Dortmund debut. “That was a yesterday to stretch their Bundesliga lead to this season-in the third minute of added time. great game and a great mentality from my 16 points. The result means Hamburg remain second team, they were strong from the first second,” Bayern coach Pep Guardiola-whose side from bottom, but now only four points sepa- said Dortmunc coach Jurgen Klopp. extended their record unbeaten league run to rate the bottom five teams. Having already “We scored the goals at just the right 46 matches-rested several stars ahead of the won 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt in the German times.” Poland international Ludovic Obraniak clash with the Gunners in London, but still Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, Borussia netted his first Bundesliga goal since joining started with 10 internationals. “We wanted to Dortmund enjoyed a 4-0 romp against Armin from Bordeaux in January when he equalised put in a good performance before the Arsenal Veh’s side in the league to stay third. two minutes from time to secure a 1-1 draw at game-now we’re looking forward to the Gabon international Pierre-Emerick home to Borussia Moenchegladbach. Champions League,” said Bayern’s goalkeeper Aubameyang, who headed the winner at Hoffenheim enjoyed a 4-1 romp at home Manuel Neuer. Frankfurt, was back to terrorise Eintracht with to VfB Stuttgart, while on Friday Mainz inched With second-placed Bayer Leverkusen two goals in the opening 20 minutes. closer to a Europa League place next season hosting Schalke 04 late yesterday, Bayern Poland striker Robert Lewandowski netted with a 2-0 win over Hanover 96 to stay just took the chance to extend their huge lead at a penalty, while Serbia’s Milos Jojic, a January outside the top six on goal difference. — AFP the top of the table. Brazil centre-back Dante opened the scoring when he headed home on 19 minutes, and Swiss Xerdan Shaqiri added the second on 34 minutes after a superb reverse pass from Claudio Pizarro fell into his path and he fired home. The stocky Swiss then added his second just before the break — veteran striker Pizarro added a fourth two minutes from time. The game ended on a sour note for Shaqiri, though, as he had to go off with a MADRID: Atletico’s Raul GarcÌa (center) controls the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match torn hmastring. between Atletico Madrid and Valladolid. — AP KUMBELA’S TREBLE Former Dutch national coach Bert van Atletico ease past Valladolid Marwijk is under increasing pressure as Hamburg suffered an eighth straight defeat, MADRID: Atletico Madrid moved clear at the top of it was imperative for Simeone’s men to get back to crashing 4-2 at bottom side Eintracht La Liga, for a few hours at least, as two goals inside winning ways if they were to maintain their title chal- Braunschweig. the first four minutes guided them to a 3-0 win over lenge and they couldn’t have made a better start. “My job isn’t important to me at the Valladolid. Garcia fired home his 10th goal of the campaign moment, I am just trying to do everything I Raul Garcia opened the scoring from a well- from the edge of the area from Gabi’s free-kick, and can to get Hamburg out of this,” said Van worked free-kick after three minutes before Diego Costa then doubled his side’s advantage as he raced Marwijk. Routed 5-0 by Bayern in the German Costa lofted in his 25th goal of the season 60 seconds onto Koke’s ball over the top and lobbed the ball over Cup on Wednesday, Hamburg have lost a club later. And Diego Godin rounded off the scoring when the advancing Diego Marino. record seven successive league games. he headed home the third 17 minutes from time. Atletico then eased off after their initial burst and Hamburg took the lead when striker Pierre- Atletico now lead Barcelona and Real Madrid by Valladolid threatened to get back into the game at Michel Lasogga grabbed the opening goal on three points, but Barca can reclaim top spot when the start of the second half when Javi Guerra volleyed his return from injury on 23 minutes. they host Rayo Vallecano later yesterday. just over. But Braunschweig’s Democratic Republic “The key was the intensity that the players started Mario Suarez nearly made the game safe when he of Congo-born Dominick Kumbela came off with. Going 2-0 ahead allowed us to relax and once it saw his header come back off the bar from Koke’s cor- the bench to score twice before Croatia mid- went 3-0 even more so,” said Atletico boss Diego ner. However, Atletico did get a third goal from anoth- fielder Ivo Ilicevic appeared to save Simeone. er corner 10 minutes later when Godin headed back Hamburg’s blushes with the equaliser 14 min- However, the Argentine continued to play down across goal into the far corner to leave Marino strand- utes from time. his side’s chances of fighting for the title. “We contin- ed. Simeone then had the luxury of replacing Koke However, Kumbela wrapped up his hat- ue to go minute by minute. We are happy to be top of and Arda Turan with one eye on their return to trick when he pounced in a goal-mouth the league until eight o’clock this evening, but there is Champions League action away to AC Milan as David scramble after another mistake from MUNICH: Bayern’s Claudio Pizarro of Peru (left) scores during the German First still 14 games to go which is a lot.” Villa made his return from injury, suggesting he may Hamburg’s German international goalkeeper Division Bundesliga soccer match against SC Freiburg. — AP After three consecutive defeats in league and Cup be fit to start at the San Siro on Wednesday. — AFP Rene Adler. Wenger in spotlight as Matches on TV Arsenal seek revenge (Local Timings) LONDON: Branded a “specialist in failure” by his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho, Arsenal manager Arsene England FA Cup Wenger will hope his side prove otherwise when they host Everton v Swansea 16:30 Liverpool in the FA Cup today. In characteristic style, Chelsea beIN SPORTS 14 HD manager Mourinho tried to up the tension in the Premier beIN SPORTS 1 HD League title race on Friday when he accused Wenger of Sheffield v Nottingham 18:00 being a serial underachiever due to Arsenal’s nine-year tro- beIN SPORTS 9 HD phy drought. Arsenal v Liverpool 19:00 The Portuguese was responding to a suggestion from beIN SPORTS Wenger that Mourinho’s reluctance to talk up Chelsea’s own title credentials stemmed from a “fear to fail”. Italian Calcio League Chelsea currently lead Arsenal by a point at the top of Catania v Lazio 14:30 the table, with Manchester City and Liverpool in close pur- beIN SPORTS 3 HD suit, and with the four teams facing off in the cup this week- Juventus v Verona 17:00 end, sparks seem set to fly. beIN SPORTS 3 HD Chasing a first trophy since their 2005 success in the FA Atalanta v Parma 17:00 Cup, Arsenal will not want for motivation against a Liverpool beIN SPORTS 8 HD side who thrashed them 5-1 when the teams met last week- Genoa v Udinese 17:00 end. beIN SPORTS Brendan Rodgers’s side smashed four goals past Cagliari v Livorno 17:00 Wenger’s men inside the opening 20 minutes of their game beIN SPORTS at Anfield as Arsenal were ruthlessly toppled from the Sassuolo v Napoli 17:00 league summit. beIN SPORTS 4 HD Arsenal recovered to draw 0-0 at home to Manchester AS Roma v Sampdoria 22:45 United in mid-week, but Wenger admitted afterwards that beIN SPORTS his players has been left “nervous” after their chastening CORSICA: Monaco’s French defender Layvin Kurzawa (center) and Bastia’s French defender Sebastien Squillaci experience at Anfield. Spanish League (second right) vie for the ball during the French League football match. —AFP Nevertheless, the London club prevailed 2-0 when the Granada v Real Betis 14:00 sides met at the Emirates Stadium in November and Wenger James powers Monaco past Bastia beIN SPORTS 2 HD is confident that his players will be determined to restore Getafe v Real Madrid 19:00 pride after their capitulation seven days ago. beIN SPORTS 2 HD “These guys are winners. When they lose in that way, PARIS: James Rodriguez steered Monaco back to within five Palmieri’s corner. An uneventful opening period sparked into life Bilbao v Espanyol 21:00 believe me, they are hurt,” said the Frenchman. points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after netting both on 45 minutes though after James was upended by defender beIN SPORTS 2 HD “When you can put things right, you want an opportuni- goals in a 2-0 win away to Bastia yesterday. The Colombian Sebastien Squillaci just outside the penalty area. Sevilla v Valencia 23:00 ty to do that and we have an opportunity.” struck a goal in either half as Monaco won for the first time in The former Porto winger dusted himself off before drilling beIN SPORTS 2 HD three matches to maintain the status quo at the top of the the resulting free-kick across Leca and into the far corner to put ‘CHIHUAHUAS’ French table.