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Gelsenkirchen (dpa) - FC Bayern Munich has once again used the collective mistakes of its pseudo-pursuers and can plan its ninth championship celebration in a row.
In the unequal duel between the leaders of the table and the bottom of the table Schalke 04, the Munich team was again not as confident as usual, but they achieved a 4-0 (1-0) success in keeping with their status.
Thus, the series champion already has seven points ahead of RB Leipzig as the first and probably only pursuer after the first second round match.
Schalke did bravely and worlds better than at 8-0 in the first leg, but they are again a loser of the day.
Because they are not only a huge deficit on the relegation place, but after the surprising 3-2 victory of Mainz against Leipzig on Saturday even three points behind in 17th place.
The 18th Bayern victory in the last 21 duels without Schalke success was secured by Thomas Müller with two goals (33rd and 88th), Robert Lewandowski (54th) with his 23rd goal of the season (54th) and David Alaba (90th). ).
Lewandowski set the next Bundesliga record with his goal in the eighth away game in a row.
And also expanded one: In the eleventh game in a row he scored against Schalke, a series like this has never happened in league history.
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The game started very brightly.
Because Bayern tried to dominate from the start and Schalke did not try to defeat as close as possible, but looked for their small chance on the offensive in the knowledge of the defensive vulnerability of the champions.
After Lewandowski's first chance to head the ball (7th), Schalke suddenly had the lead on their heads twice.
Suat Sedar aimed past from an acute angle (8th), Mark Uth failed from six meters in the middle of the knee of national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, alongside Leon Goretzka and Leroy Sané one of three ex-Schalke players in the Munich starting eleven.
Bayern looked quite impressed for a while.
They certainly did not expect such a brisk Schalke troop.
Especially since Sead Kolasinac and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who were brought back as emotional leaders in winter, were absent due to thigh and calf problems.
Subsequently, the bottom of the table had good chances through Benito Raman (25th) or Ozan Kabak and coach Hansi Flick was visibly more dissatisfied on the sidelines.
Especially since his team missed a few chances, in the 23rd minute even a double when first Lewandowski with a free kick and then Serge Gnabry in the margin to Ralf Fährmann failed.
The 13th shot on goal was possible.
After a cross from Joshua Kimmich, the unprotected Müller headed safely.
After the change, the Schalke team started with a good grip, but then Lewandowski met again on pass from Kimmich.
Now the Bavarian dominance became clearer, but Schalke did not surrender to their fate as willingly as in many other games of this horror season.
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In the 64th minute Flick changed his wing tongs, brought Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala for the mixed Gnabry and Sané.
In the closing stages, after the late goals from Müller and Alaba, it was a significant Schalke defeat.
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Information about the game at bundesliga.de