Bundesliga: Relentless Bayern Munich Stay Eight Points Clear

Bayern Munich re-established their eight-point lead on the high of the Bundesliga with a deserved 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. France star Michael Olise broke the impasse earlier than the break, Japanese defender Hiroki Ito doubled the lead after an hour and Jamal Musiala capped one other inspirational show with a wonderful late third. It was at least Musiala deserved because the architect of a key victory that retains Bayern clear on the high and a step nearer to regaining their Bundesliga crown. 

Late substitutes Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry mixed in damage time with Gnabry including a fourth to place the icing on the cake.  

Bayern have received seven of their eight league video games for the reason that flip of the yr, drawing simply as soon as, at champions Bayer Leverkusen, final weekend. 

Bayern went into Sunday’s recreation with Thomas Mueller in assault because the German veteran deputised for Harry Kane, who got here off the bench for the primary time in his Bundesliga profession after solely making it by means of the primary half of Bayern’s midweek Champions League recreation in opposition to Celtic. 

Eintracht are nonetheless adjusting to life with out Omar Marmoush, successful solely two of their six league video games for the reason that Egyptian’s January departure to Manchester City, and have fallen off the tempo on the high. 

Bayern had been on the entrance foot and their endurance paid off, taking a deserved lead in stoppage time on the finish of the primary interval. 

It was no shock that the superb Musiala performed a key function, choosing out his Germany teammate Leroy Sane, whose low cross discovered Olise, who had a easy tap-in to cap a slick and fast Bayern transfer. 

Bayern did not let up within the second half and, whereas their second was fortuitous in nature, it was at least the league leaders deserved.

Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp failed to fulfill Sane’s nook which was met by Eric Dier, whose header deflected off the unfortunate Rasmus Kristensen and to the ft of Ito, who could not miss from a yard out. 

Musiala put the consequence past doubt within the 83rd minute, exhibiting tenacity, power and talent to duck and weave his well past Frankfurt’s final defenders, earlier than drilling a low left-footed shot previous Trapp. 

Gnabry collected Coman’s move to steer in to make it 4-0, a scoreline that didn’t flatter the Bavarians. 

Leverkusen, had already received this weekend, 2-0 at Holstein Kiel on Saturday, which means the hole between them stays the identical with 11 video games to play. 

Earlier on Sunday, RB Leipzig fought again to salvage a 2-2 draw with struggling Heidenheim. 

Leipzig lifeline

Heidenheim took a shock sixth-minute lead by means of Mathias Honsak, whose chic shot from exterior the field left the hosts rattled.  

Things bought even higher for the guests when Leipzig captain Willi Orban was adjudged to have clipped Marvin Pieringer within the field.  

Despite Orban’s protests, Pieringer dusted himself down and calmly slotted in his second of his two penalties this season.  

Heidenheim, who got here into this recreation second backside of the Bundesliga and and not using a league victory in six, had goalkeeper Kevin Mueller to thank for retaining them within the contest.  

But within the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Leipzig discovered a lifeline.  

Benjamin Sesko cushioned Kevin Kampl’s cross into the trail of Ikoma Lois Openda with the Belgian discovering the underside nook to halve Heidenheim’s lead.  

Leipzig restored parity by means of a controversial penalty within the sixty fourth minute. 

Heidenheim defender Tim Siersleben was punished for placing a hand in Openda’s face. 

After an prolonged VAR evaluate Sesko cooly slotted in from 12 yards.  

The guests dug deep to safe a invaluable level – their first since January 15 – of their quest to keep away from relegation. 

Leipzig in the meantime missed the prospect to return to the highest 4, treading water in sixth.

In Sunday’s late recreation, Gift Orban struck a second-half equaliser as Hoffenheim salvaged a degree in opposition to Stuttgart.

Stuttgart led within the ninth minute by means of ahead Nick Woltemade’s assured end.

But Orban, a January acquisition from Lyon, neatly managed and completed his fourth objective in seven Bundesliga video games to keep up Hoffenheim’s seven-point cushion above the relegation zone.

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