Bayern Munich stretched their lead in the Bundesliga to 18 points with a 6-1 thrashing of Werder Bremen Saturday.
First-half goals from Arjen Robben and Javi Martinez with a header from a
Robben free-kick put Bayern on the way to their sixth successive league
win since the winter break.
Bremen were in further trouble after a 44th-minute red card to Sebastian
Proedl for bringing down Mario Gomez on the edge of the area.
Theodor Gebre Selassie then turned the ball into his own net in the 49th
minute, and Gomez netted two minutes later before a Bremen consolation
from Kevin de Bruyne in the 58th - the first goal conceded by Bayern in
the league this year.
Bayern completed the rout when Franck Ribery volleyed in from 10 metres
with four minutes remaining, and Gomez hit his second from a Robben pass
with a minute left.
Bayern now have 60 points, with champions Borussia Dortmund, who play at Borussia Moenchengladbach Sunday, on 42.
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, on 41 points, are also in action Sunday, at bottom side Greuther Fuerth.
Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, celebrating his 1 000 league game as player
and coach, made six changes from the side which beat Arsenal 3-1 in
London in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Robben and Gomez were among the players to come in as the coach rested
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Mueller,
David Alaba and Daniel van Buyten ahead of a cup match with Borussia
Dortmund on Wednesday.
"In the first 20 minutes it was not too easy," Heynckes said.
"With a new team after six changes we saw we needed a bit of rhythm and a
bit of time. However the players who have not had too much match
practice played with a lot of assurance.
"We got the goals to go two up and the red card also played into our
hands. The only thing a bit annoying was the goal conceded."
Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "The coach chose to rotate his
squad, but as we all saw, the players who came in were focused and
motivated, and there was fundamentally no difference to the performance
against Arsenal.
"Our declared goal is to win the league. It's the most important trophy, and we're on the right track."
Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf could not hide his disappointment at how the game developed after a good start.
"We did many things very well. But if you let your tactical guard drop
against these opponents, they'll simply exploit the gaps," he said.
"We basically did very well with 10 men until Bayern fired up their
engines again at the end. We're disappointed about an unsatisfactory
afternoon. We wanted to put up more resistance, but we were in no
position to do so."
Hanover were also in the goals, running out 5-1 winners against
sixth-placed Hamburg SV. Mame Biram Diouf's header was cancelled out by
Rafael van de Vaart penalty, but Szabolcs Huszti also scored from the
spot.
Didier Ya Konan volleyed a third on the stroke of halftime and doubled
up with a goal from close range mid-way through the second half before
Mohammed Abdellaoue struck a fifth.
Defender Joel Matip scored both goals as Schalke beat Fortuna Dusseldorf
2-1 in the late game, earning the home side only a second victory in
their last 12 league matches.
Matip bundeld the ball home in the 29th minute and then turned in front
of goal to strike the winner with nine minutes remaining after Axel
Bellinghausen had put Dusseldorf level just before the hour.
Schalke stay ninth while Dusseldorf remain 13th.
In Augsburg, Ji Dong Won scored just before halftime and Sascha Moelders
belted in a second for the home side against fellow strugglers
Hoffenheim, whose stoppage-time goal from Igor de Camargo came too late.
Augsburg now move above Hoffenheim - who are next up against Bayern - in the relegation zone.
Wolfsburg had defender Alexander Madlung sent off on the half hour for a
professional foul in a 1-1 draw at Mainz, while Stuttgart were held by
Nuremberg, a 51st-minute goal from Ibrahima Traore cancelled out by
Markus Feulner goal for the visitors.
Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt were goalless Friday evening in a match
between the sides fifth and fourth. Schalke host Fortuna Dussedldorf in
the day's later game.
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