Bayern Munich beat Hannover 4-0 to go 47 Bundesliga games
unbeaten on Sunday, while Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 with Werder Bremen.
Hannover initially threatened Bayern on the break, but
the champions quickly became alert to the hosts' game plan and stifled them to
great effect before unsurprisingly taking a 25th-minute lead.
Thomas Muller surged into the area with a late run from
deep to head in a precise Rafinha cross and Hannover rarely looked like getting
back into the contest.
Thiago Alcantara doubled Bayern's lead nine minutes
later, but he owed much to the assist.
Bastian Schweinsteiger chipped a pin-point pass into the
area for Thiago and the midfielder powerful struck past Ron-Robert Zieler after
bringing the ball down confidently.
Bayern had to wait until the 59th minute before their
next goal as Muller slotted in his second following a clever flick from Mario
Mandzukic.
The runaway leaders added a fourth for good measure seven
minutes later as Mandzukic deservedly found the net with a header from another
Rafinha cross, meaning Bayern end the weekend 19 points clear of second-placed
Bayer Leverkusen. Hannover stay 11th.
The day's other match saw Eintracht Frankfurt held by
10-man Werder Bremen at the Commerzbank-Arena, despite dominating from start to
finish.
Former Real Madrid attacker Joselu missed a great chance
early on for the hosts, but he could only poke wide when one-on-one with
Raphael Wolf.
Alexander Meier hit the outside of the right post from a
free-kick and the hosts were given even more of an advantage in the 33rd minute
as Felix Kroos received a second yellow card.
Frankfurt were consigned to a draw in the final three
minutes as Meier headed wide from close range, meaning they stay in 13th with
22 points, above Bremen on goal difference.
Culled from Soccerway
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