Defender turns striker and scores in Bayern win

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Bayern Munich beat Freiburg 3-1 away from home to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga on Sunday (25).Dayot Upamecano was one of the standout performers, scoring the opener with a move in which he playe...

Dayot Upamecano was one of the standout performers, scoring the opener with a move in which he played the role of a pacey striker.

The defender won the ball inside Freiburg's own penalty area, played it sideways and kept running forward to lead the counterattack.

Michael Olise picked out Upamecano with an excellent through ball, and he showed composure to finish past the onrushing goalkeeper.

Serge Gnabry doubled Bayern's lead before halftime.

Freiburg spent almost the entire match struggling to threaten the opposition goal.

Late on, Tom Bischof scored an own goal, giving the home side fresh hope as they pushed for an equalizer and even forced a superb save from Jonas Urbig.

But it was Bayern who scored in second-half stoppage time, with Olise capitalizing on a mistake by goalkeeper Mio Backhaus.

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