BERLIN — Bayern Munich captain Thomas Müller scored on a uncommon begin because the defending champion took one other step towards a record-extending eleventh consecutive Bundesliga title by routing Schalke 6-0 on Saturday.

Bayern moved 4 factors away from Borussia Dortmund earlier than the late sport. Dortmund might restore the one-point hole by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach at house, whereas it should additionally preserve hope in Bayern dropping factors in its closing two video games.

Bayern subsequent performs Leipzig and Cologne, whereas Dortmund performs Augsburg and Mainz for its final video games of the season.

Bayern missed a few good probabilities earlier than Müller lastly made the breakthrough within the twenty first minute. Müller, who's captain whereas Manuel Neuer works on his comeback from a damaged leg, was making his first begin since April 22.

“I was happy to get the ‘can-opener’ today. It was a brilliant feeling. The stadium exploded – and then we kept going,” Müller stated.

Joshua Kimmich made it 2-0 10 minutes later with a penalty awarded by way of VAR after Cedric Brunner caught Jamal Musiala within the face together with his arm. The Schalke defender was booked and Musiala confirmed no lasting injury.

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Serge Gnabry added two extra targets within the second half, Mathys Tel added one other, and Noussair Mazraoui accomplished the scoring in harm time.

It continued a protracted custom of Bayern routing Schalke. Schalke hasn’t overwhelmed the Bavarian powerhouse in 23 league video games since a victory in December 2010, with Bayern clocking up 71 targets in that run.

UNION DREAMING

Union Berlin made its personal massive step towards Champions League qualification after successful at house over chief rival Freiburg 4-2. Union’s win lifted it three factors away from fifth-placed Freiburg. The high 4 qualify for Europe’s premier competitors.

Sheraldo Becker arrange Kevin Behrens to place Union forward within the fifth minute, then scored the second himself within the thirty sixth after surging previous a few defenders and taking part in a one-two with Robin Knoche earlier than capturing between Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken’s legs.

Becker celebrated with a Spiderman masks, for which he was booked, and he responded a minute later with one other objective, once more arrange by Knoche.

But Vincenzo Grifo despatched in a nook for Manuel Gulde to move one again for Freiburg within the 56th, then added a penalty within the seventieth to make sure an thrilling finale.

But the excellent Becker wasn’t completed, sprinting clear after Jordan Pefok gained the ball in midfield and establishing Aïssa Laïdouni to seal the win on a counterattack within the eightieth. It was Laïdouni’s first objective for Union since his winter change from Ferencvaros. Few may be as vital.

BOCHUM BREAK

Bochum climbed out of the relegation zone with a 3-2 win over Augsburg. Bochum moved a degree above Schalke with two video games remaining.

Also, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Mainz 3-0 and Wolfsburg loved a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim, which is only a level above Bochum.

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