Match ends, FC Bayern München 4, VfB Stuttgart 0.
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Leaders Bayern Munich hit four first-half goals against Stuttgart to earn an 11th win in 12 Bundesliga matches and move eight points clear at the top.
Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa both scored in the first 17 minutes for Pep Guardiola's team, who beat Arsenal 5-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Filip Kostic hit the crossbar for Stuttgart before Thomas Muller set up Robert Lewandowski to tap in a third.
Muller added a fourth after Arturo Vidal had headed against the bar.
The victory ensured a return to winning domestic form for Bayern, who had won their first 10 Bundesliga matches of the season before being held 0-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt eight days ago.
Stuttgart goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton made several excellent first-half saves to keep the score down, and denied Kingsley Coman and Lewandowski further goals after the interval.
Third-placed Wolfsburg, beaten at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in midweek, lost Julian Draxler to a first-half red card as they lost 2-0 at Mainz, for whom Pablo De Blassis and Yunus Malli scored.
Borussia Monchengladbach, who had won six Bundesliga matches in a row after losing their opening five league games, survived the late sending off of Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka to earn a 0-0 draw at home to Ingolstadt.
Line-ups
Bayern Munich
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Neuer
- 13Ferreira de Souza
- 17BoatengSubstituted forBenatiaat 45'minutes
- 27Alaba
- 10Robben
- 32Kimmich
- 23Vidal
- 29Coman
- 25MüllerSubstituted forBadstuberat 59'minutes
- 11Douglas CostaSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 69'minutes
- 9Lewandowski
Substitutes
- 5Benatia
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 8Martínez Aguinaga
- 14Alonso Olano
- 21Lahm
- 26Ulreich
- 28Badstuber
Stuttgart
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 22Tyton
- 3Schwaab
- 4SunjicSubstituted forHeiseat 63'minutes
- 5Baumgartl
- 2Insúa
- 16Klein
- 26DiéSubstituted forRistlat 85'minutes
- 20Gentner
- 18KosticSubstituted forHlousekat 45'minutes
- 10Didavi
- 19Werner
Substitutes
- 14Heise
- 17Vlachodimos
- 21Hlousek
- 27Ristl
- 31Ferati
- 39Kliment
- 44Maxim
- Referee:
- Bastian Dankert
- Attendance:
- 75,000
Match Stats
Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamStuttgart
- Possession
- Home74%
- Away26%
- Shots
- Home33
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home14
- Away2
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away15
Live Text
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Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 4, VfB Stuttgart 0.
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Foul by Medhi Benatia (FC Bayern München).
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Philip Heise (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Daniel Schwaab (VfB Stuttgart).
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Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
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Christian Gentner (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
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Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mart Ristl (VfB Stuttgart).
Substitution
Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mart Ristl replaces Geoffroy Serey Dié.
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Attempt blocked. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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David Alaba (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (VfB Stuttgart).
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Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Alaba.
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Offside, FC Bayern München. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) because of an injury.
