Bayern Munich 1-0 Werder Bremen: Champions go four points clear at top

Defender Niklas Sule (centre) scored his second goal of the season

Bayern Munich moved four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as Niklas Sule's 75th-minute winner saw off stubborn 10-man Werder Bremen.

Bremen keeper Jiri Pavlenka blocked an effort from Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski fired just wide before Sule's shot went in off Davy Klaassen.

Bremen defender Milos Veljkovic was sent off in the 58th minute for a second yellow card.

Second-placed Borussia Dortmund travel to Freiburg on Sunday.

Bayern have four matches remaining this season as they aim to secure a seventh successive Bundesliga title.

Stuttgart sack Weinzierl

Elsewhere on Saturday, Europa League semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt held on to fourth position without playing after fifth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach suffered a 2-1 loss at home to third-placed RB Leipzig. Monchengladbach remain on 51 points, one point behind their rivals for a Champions League spot.

Eintracht are at Wolfsburg on Monday.

Meanwhile, Stuttgart sacked their manager Markus Weinzierl following a 6-0 defeat at Augsburg. The German had lost 15 of his 23 games since taking charge in October.

Under-19 boss Nico Willig will take over on an interim basis with the south-west German club in a relegation play-off place.

Line-ups
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Line-ups

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-2-3-1

26Ulreich
32Kimmich
4Süle
17Boateng
27Alaba
6Thiago Alcántara
8Martínez AguinagaSubstituted forGoretzkaat 59'minutes
22GnabrySubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 87'minutes
25MüllerSubstituted forRibéryat 70'minutes
29Coman
9Lewandowski

Substitutes

7Ribéry
13Ferreira de Souza
18Goretzka
19Davies
24Tolisso
35Renato Sanches
39Hoffmann

Werder Bremen

Formation 4-3-1-2

1Pavlenka
23Gebre Selassie
13VeljkovicBooked at 58mins
18Moisander
5Augustinsson
6MöhwaldSubstituted forLangkampat 60'minutes
17SahinSubstituted forPizarroat 81'minutes
30Klaassen
35Eggestein
10Kruse
11RashicaSubstituted forOsakoat 73'minutes

Substitutes

4Pizarro
8Osako
9Harnik
15Langkamp
27Kapino
32Friedl
44Bargfrede

Referee:: Tobias Welz
Attendance:: 75,000

Match Stats

Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamWerder Bremen

Possession: Home70%; Away30%

Shots: Home28; Away3

Shots on Target: Home7; Away0

Corners: Home14; Away3

Fouls: Home11; Away12

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Match ends, FC Bayern München 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.
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Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, SV Werder Bremen 0.

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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sebastian Langkamp.
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Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
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Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
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Foul by Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München).
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Ludwig Augustinsson (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Renato Sanches (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Niklas Moisander (SV Werder Bremen).
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Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Renato Sanches replaces Serge Gnabry.
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Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
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Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
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Attempt blocked. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
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Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
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Yuya Osako (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
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Maximilian Eggestein (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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