Bayern wears Black Lives Matter armbands, keeps winning
BERLIN — Wearing ”Black Lives Matter” armbands, Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 and take another step towards a record-extending eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday.
Robert Lewandowski scored Bayern’s fourth to claim his 30th goal of the season, set up by Thomas Müller, who now has 20 assists. However, both players were booked in the first half and will miss the next game against Borussia Mönchengladbach due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Leverkusen’s players also wore black armbands as thousands of people across Germany attended anti-racism demonstrations in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man, in Minneapolis on May 25.
The speed of Canadian international Alphonso Davies, who started in his usual left fullback position, and French international Kingsley Coman down the flank caused Leverkusen problems.