The Bavarians, in great shape after a hesitant month of September, chained, without forcing their talent, their tenth consecutive victory, in all competitions.

Leipzig, which remains on eight matches without defeat, points to six lengths.

Freiburg and Union Berlin, who face each other on Sunday, are 7 points away while Eintracht Frankfurt, which will travel to Mainz on Sunday, is 5th at 8 lengths from the head.

In Gelsenkirchen, in the match of extremes where the leader faced the red lantern, Julian Nagelsmann's men were able to wait before taking control of the match in the 38th minute, thanks to a superb strike from Serge Gnabry after a good job of Jamal Musiala.

"Jamal Musiala was responsible for two goals again. He played an outstanding first half and I hope he will play even better in the World Cup and the second half of the (Bundesliga) season. "Nagelsmann told German television.

Julian Nagelsmann (left) with Jamal Musiala on November 12, 2022 during the match Bayern won 2-0 at Schalke 04. "He played an exceptional first half and I hope he will play even better during the World Cup," said the technician of his young midfielder UWE KRAFT AFP / Archives

"He has extremely quick feet, like snake legs - the rebounds always seem to land in front of his feet," the Bayern coach said of the young Mannschaft international called up to Qatar.

At 19 years and 259 days, Musiala became Bayern's youngest player to complete 100 Bundesliga appearances.

Upon returning from the locker room, the Rekordmeister, largely dominant (80% possession of the ball in the second half) and already in search of an eleventh consecutive title, doubled the bet with a counter goal signed Eric Choupo-Moting (52nd).

With this tenth defeat of the season, the promoted Schalke 04 led by its new coach Thomas Reis, appointed two weeks ago, is struggling.

He remains eighteenth and last, five points behind the first non-relegation player, Herta Berlin, victorious over Cologne (2-0).

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Earlier in the day, RB Leipzig had confirmed its excellent form for two months by winning on the lawn of Werder Bremen (2-1).

The club coached by Marco Rose, appointed on September 8 after the dismissal of Domenico Tedesco, has temporarily climbed to second place in the standings with 28 points pending Sunday's matches.

Largely dominated by Mönchengladbach (3-0) on the seventh day, RB Leipzig has lined up since six wins and two draws.

Well offset in the area by Emil Forsberg, André Silva opened the scoring for the visitors in the thirteenth minute.

The 27-year-old striker was retained by Fernando Santos among the 26 Portuguese who will take part in the World Cup, despite a timid start to the season.

Werder equalized in the 57th minute: Christian Gross' strike, deflected by Willi Orban, deceived Janis Blaswich, replacing him in goal for Leipzig by Peter Gulacsi, who was seriously injured a month ago.

Leipzig knew how to react thanks to Xaver Schlager.

After a good combination with Silva, the Austrian international, who arrived this summer, scored his first goal in the colors of the Saxony club (2-1, 71st).

Christopher Nkunku, current top scorer in the Bundesliga with twelve goals, remained silent against the promoted.

But eight days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar, the Frenchman, who played the whole match, will be satisfied to have finished the match without injury, beyond the return to the forefront of his club.

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