Pep Guardiola has insisted that is does not matter when
Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga after edging closer to the title on Saturday.
Defending champions Bayern moved 23 points clear at the
top with a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen that followed nearest rivals Borussia
Dortmund's 2-1 defeat at home to Borussia Monchengladbach earlier in the day.
Mario Mandzukic and Bastian Schweinsteiger scored to put
Bayern in control at the Allianz Arena before Stefan Kiessling netted a
consolation in injury time.
The Bavarians can seal a record 24th Bundesliga crown
next weekend if Guardiola's side overcome Mainz and both Dortmund and Schalke
fail to win.
But Guardiola is not concerned with how early Bayern make
sure of yet another domestic triumph.
"It's not important when we win the league, it's
important to keep our performances levels high," Guardiola said.
The Spaniard was far from completely satisfied with his
side's performance, criticising his players for not playing with enough width.
"We should have played more on the wings and not so
much through the centre," he added.
Thomas Muller accepted that the hosts lacked quality in
the final third and, after helping Bayern to a 50th straight Bundesliga game
without defeat, the Germany forward is keen for Guardiola's men to maintain
momentum.
"We controlled the game from the start, even if we
were missing a bit of spark going forward," Muller said.
"We want to keep winning and stay in our rhythm in
order to do well in each competition."
Culled from Soccerway
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