Robert Lewandowski scored twice, Thomas Muller netted as Bayern Munich made light work of Borussia Monchengladbach.
2018/2019 Bundesliga
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Match Events
Bayern Munich pulled level on points with Borussia Dortmund at the Bundesliga summit after thumping Borussia Monchengladbach 5-1 on Saturday.
Long-time leaders Dortmund had opened the door for Niko Kovac's side after suffering a shock 2-1 defeat to Augsburg on Friday and the reigning champions never looked in danger of failing to take advantage as they swatted aside their hosts, who now sit fourth.
2' GOAL! M'gladbach 0-1 Bayern (Martinez)
The ensuing corner is taken by James and it finds the head of a diving Martinez who lifts his chance high into the roof of the net!
11' GOAL! M'gladbach 0-2 Bayern (Muller)
Gnabry sends a cross into the area from the left-hand side which finds Muller perfectly in-stride.
The Germany international’s first stab towards goal is saved well by Sommer from close range, but he pushes it back towards the striker who taps the second effort past the goalkeeper and into the net!
37' GOAL! M'gladbach 1-2 Bayern (Stindl)
The creativity of Hazard is on full display as he rolls the ball through the Bayern defence for Stindl, who holds off his marker before dispatching a left-footed shot into the roof of the net! The acute angle was never troubling for the forward who cuts Bayern’s deficit in half!
47' GOAL! M'gladbach 1-3 Bayern (Lewandowski)
Following a goal-kick, Bayern win the ball on the halfway line and Thiago carries it into the opposition half before finding Lewandowski with a precise pass.
The striker controls the ball on the half-turn between Elvedi and Ginter and fires a shot into the roof of the goal past Sommer!
75' GOAL! M'gladbach 1-4 Bayern (Gnabry)
Kimmich gets free on the right-hand side and lifts a cross into the penalty area for Lewandowski to nod towards goal.
Sommer makes the initial save but he cannot do much about the rebound as Gnabry comes storming into the six-yard box to tap home the rebound! Bayern Munich are putting Gladbach to the sword!
91' PENALTY GOAL! M'gladbach 1-5 Bayern (Lewandowski)
PENALTY TO BAYERN! Kimmich is taken down inside the penalty area after a pull from Hazard. It could have gone either way – but the referee decides to award the visitors a penalty in the dying embers of the match!
Lewandowski waits for Sommer to move before coolly dispatching his penalty into the bottom-left corner of the goal!
Line-ups
M'gladbach XI: Wendt, Y. Sommer, M. Lang, Stindl, Kramer, T. Hazard, Pléa, Hofmann, M. Ginter, N. Elvedi, F. Neuhaus
Subs: Raffael, T. Sippel, F.Johnson, Jantschke, T. Strobl, Herrmann, D. Zakaria
Bayern XI: M. Neuer, Rafinha, J.Martínez, J. Boateng, T. Müller, R. Lewandowski, J. Rodríguez, Thiago Alcântara, N. Süle, Gnabry, J. Kimmich
Subs: M. Hummels, Sven Ulreich, R.Sanches, M. Shabani, Alphonso Davies, Lars Lukas Mai, Jeong Woo-Yeong