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Berlin (dpa) - FC Bayern Munich has expanded its lead over pursuers RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga for the time being.
The German record champions were not irritated by the speculation about coach Hansi Flick as a possible successor to national coach Joachim Löw after the EM in the summer and prevailed 3-1 (2-0) at SV Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Robert Lewandowski drew level with Klaus Fischer with his goal in the game in the all-time goalscorer list with 268 goals.
The Bayern cushion on the Leipzig, who can shorten the top game against Eintracht Frankfurt at home on Sunday, is initially five points.
The bottom of the table, FC Schalke 04, can bury their mini-hope: After the 0-0 in the previous week under a new coach, the Royal Blues went down 0: 5 (0: 1) at third-placed VfL Wolfsburg.
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In the fight against relegation, FSV Mainz 05 celebrated a 1-0 (0-0) at home against SC Freiburg and climbed to 16th place past Arminia Bielefeld, who plays at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
1. FC Union nourished the chances of an international starting place with a 2: 1 (0: 1) against 1. FC Köln, which is also threatened with relegation.
Bayern coach Flick did not allow himself to be elicited too much by the renewed questions about his future at the DFB before kick-off and focused on the game in Bremen.
With success.
Only 13 minutes after the opening goal by national player Leon Goretzka (22nd), colleague Serge Gnabry followed suit after a great combination and wonderful template from Thomas Müller.
The absence of defense chief David Alaba due to muscular problems was not noticeable, Bayern had Bremen under control.
After the break, Lewandowski also met (67th).
For SV Werder, who only managed to hit the next goal through Niclas Füllkrug (87th), it was the 20th defeat against Bayern in the last 21 Bundesliga games in a row.
A 1: 1 like in the first leg was out of the question this time.
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It somehow fitted into Schalke's image: Of all people, Shkodran Mustafi, who was brought in as a bearer of hope, initiated Gelsenkirchen's 17th defeat this season with an own goal in the 32nd minute.
After the draw on his debut, Dimitrios Grammozis also had the experience of leaving the pitch as a Schalke coach loser.
It got really bitter with the other goals from Wout Weghorst (51st), Ridle Baku (58th), Josip Brekalo (64th) and Maximilian Philipp (79th).
VfL consolidated third place in the table and came to their first victory after two competitive defeats in a row.
Union Berlin's winning streak in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Köln continued.
In the fourth duel, Ondrej Duda shot the guests in the lead in stoppage time in the first half.
The equalization by Max Kruse shortly after the break (48th) was also due to a penalty before Christopher Trimmel (67th) scored the winning goal.
In the An der Alten Försterei stadium, the “Iron” have now been unbeaten for twelve Bundesliga games.
The jubilation in Mainz was huge after the winning goal by Robin Quaison in the 84th minute.
The Rheinhessen thus defeated the sports club and initially equaled Hertha BSC in 15th place in the table on points.
The Berliners had to play at Borussia Dortmund that evening.
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