Bayern’s convincing 3-1 win at Werder Bremen yesterday became even more valuable on Sunday afternoon as nearest challengers RB Leipzig dropped points in the title race with a 1-1 draw at home Eintracht Frankfurt. The Munich men are now four points clear at the top thanks to that success at the Weserstadion.
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Strong performance in Bremen
Bayern laid the foundation of a successful weekend on Saturday with a disciplined performance from the off in Bremen. “The coach said to us before the game that we can’t be caught napping in the early stages this time and have to be completely on it,” said Leon Goretzka afterwards, expressing his relief that he and his teammates didn’t have to summon their comeback qualities again, like they did in the 4-2 win against Borussia Dortmund last time out. “We set ourselves that task and we more than fulfilled it!”
Hansi Flick agreed: “The game panned out how we intended, so credit to the team,” praised the head coach. If there was anything to criticise, it was that Bayern could have won by more. “We certainly should’ve scored more goals,” said Thomas Müller, who was probably thinking of the three times that Robert Lewandowski – now the second-best Bundesliga goalscorer of all time – hit the woodwork.
