European football: stricken Wolfsburg change coaches, Lens revive title hopes

Daniel Bauer is replaced by veteran Dieter Hecking Lens ease past Metz to close gap on PSG to one point Wolfsburg sacked their head coach, Daniel Bauer, on Sunday after the club’s managing director for sport departed on Saturday with the club mired in the relegation zone. The dismissals of Bauer and Peter Christiansen came after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Hamburg, which prompted an on-field melee between both sets of players, and angry scenes from fans at the Volkswagen Arena. Veteran co...

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