Steffen at the double as Wolfsburg go third in Bundesliga

Wolfsburg's Swiss midfielder Renato Steffen plays the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Wolfsburg on February 19, 2021 in Bielefeld, northern Germany. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / various sources / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
Wolfsburg’s Swiss midfielder Renato Steffen plays the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Wolfsburg on February 19, 2021 in Bielefeld, northern Germany. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / various sources / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Renato Steffen scored twice as Wolfsburg defeated Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 on Friday to move into third place in the Bundesliga.

The victory allowed Wolfsburg, who are two points behind Leipzig in second place and seven back from leaders Bayern Munich, to stretch their undefeated run to eight games.

Swiss international Steffen opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a right foot shot.

He added a second inside two minutes of the restart when he pounced on a poor clearance from the Bielefeld goalkeeper.

Midfielder Maximilian Arnold scored Wolfsburg’s third with a 20-metre effort in the 54th minute.

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