Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 2.
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Bayern Munich comfortably beat Borussia Monchengladbach to move 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Mario Gotze hit the post before firing home from Thomas Muller's cutback after seven minutes.
Muller doubled their lead in the second half with a penalty following a Granit Xhaka handball.
Bayern's victory, in the first match following the Bundesliga's winter break, extends their unbeaten league run to 42 games.
European and German champions Bayern, who were without injured pair Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger, extended their lead over Sami Hyypia's Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer visit Freiburg on Saturday, but will have played a game more than Pep Guardiola's dominant side.
Gladbach, who are third in the table, had previously only dropped two points in their nine home games this season.
Manchester United boss David Moyes was at the match, with the club linked to Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Patrick Herrmann and striker Max Kruse, and Batern Munich centre-back Dante.
Line-ups
B Mgladbach
Formation 4-4-2
- 1ter Stegen
- 27Korb
- 17WendtBooked at 36mins
- 23KramerBooked at 81mins
- 39Stranzl
- 15Dominguez Soto
- 7HerrmannSubstituted forHrgotaat 75'minutes
- 34Xhaka
- 10Kruse
- 11Raffael
- 18Arango
Substitutes
- 3Daems
- 8Rupp
- 9de Jong
- 16Nordtveit
- 25Younes
- 31Hrgota
- 33Heimeroth
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Neuer
- 13Ferreira de Souza
- 27Alaba
- 21Lahm
- 17Boateng
- 4Costa Santos
- 25Müller
- 39KroosBooked at 79minsSubstituted forHöjbjergat 87'minutes
- 19GötzeSubstituted forPizarroat 81'minutes
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11ShaqiriSubstituted forRobbenat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Robben
- 14Pizarro
- 22Starke
- 23Weiser
- 26Contento
- 34Höjbjerg
- 38Sallahi
- Referee:
- Peter Gagelmann
- Attendance:
- 54,010
Match Stats
Home TeamB MgladbachAway TeamBayern Munich
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away24
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away13
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away9
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 2.
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Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
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Hand ball by Dante (FC Bayern München).
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Hand ball by Jerome Boateng (FC Bayern München).
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Attempt saved. Claudio Pizarro (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg replaces Toni Kroos.
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Attempt missed. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Claudio Pizarro.
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Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Rafinha.
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Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Álvaro Domínguez (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
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Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Claudio Pizarro replaces Mario Götze.
Booking
Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
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Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Rafinha.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Arjen Robben replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
