Lewandowski scores twice to hand Bayern first win in five games

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scored once in each half and set up a third goal to steer the German champions to a 3-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
It was the first win in five games in all competitions for the title-holders who were playing with 10 men..
The Poland striker opened his account on the half hour and doubled it four minutes after the restart to give embattled Bayern a much-needed boost.
This has come a day after club bosses launched a scathing attack on the media while backing coach Niko Kovac and his players in spite of their dip in form.
“We had a lot of pressure,” Kovac told reporters. “We wanted everyone to focus over 90 minutes and give it all for the club. The team did this unusually well and the final score is fully deserved.
“Overall it was a solid performance, even when we were down to 10 men. Even when they pulled a goal back we did not falter.”
The game looked to be turning for the hosts in the 57th minute when Bayern winger Arjen Robben was sent off after a second booking.
It was the Dutchman’s first dismissal in more than seven years.
The Wolves then cut the deficit through Wout Weghorst six minutes later and launched an all-out offensive in search of the equaliser.
But James Rodriguez stunned the home crowd with a curling shot, following a Lewandowski pass.
The win will no doubt ease some of the pressure on Kovac, in his first season at Bayern.
The team can earn more bonus points with fans if they beat AEK Athens in Greece in the UEFA Champions League next week.
Bayern’s president Uli Hoeness and CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Friday accused the media of unfair and “shameful” reporting of their team’s current form.
They are now in third place on 16 points, four behind leaders Borussia Dortmund, and one behind second-placed Werder Bremen, who beat Schalke 04 2-0.