Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane scored as Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen to move four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Gnabry finished past Werder goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka from close range following Jamal Musiala’s pass.
Noussair Mazraoui set up Leroy Sane who slotted into the far corner for Bayern’s second.
Niklas Schmidt scored a late consolation for Werder, firing a long-range strike into the top corner.
Borussia Dortmund will try to cut the gap back to one point when they face Wolfsburg on Sunday (16:30 BST).
Werder had two big chances to take the lead in the space of a minute during the first half, Romano Schmid whipping in a low cross which went through the legs of Mitchell Weiser, before Christian Gross blazed over from eight yards.
Victory sees Bayern secure Champions League qualification with three games to spare.
Line-ups
Werder Bremen
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Pavlenka
- 5PieperBooked at 20minsSubstituted forVeljkovicat 55′minutes
- 4Stark
- 32FriedlBooked at 31mins
- 8Weiser
- 10BittencourtSubstituted forSchmidtat 82′minutes
- 36GroßSubstituted forGruevat 77′minutes
- 6Stage
- 3JungSubstituted forBuchananat 77′minutes
- 20Schmid
- 7DuckschSubstituted forPhilippat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 13Veljkovic
- 17Philipp
- 21Dinkçi
- 22Schmidt
- 26Buchanan
- 28Gruev
- 30Zetterer
- 34Mbom
- 39Chiarodia
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Sommer
- 40Mazraoui
- 5Pavard
- 4de Ligt
- 22CanceloBooked at 16mins
- 38GravenberchSubstituted forMüllerat 64′minutes
- 6Kimmich
- 11ComanSubstituted forSanéat 64′minutes
- 42Musiala
- 17ManéSubstituted forSarrat 88′minutes
- 7Gnabry
Substitutes
- 10Sané
- 20Sarr
- 23Blind
- 25Müller
- 26Ulreich
- 39Tel
- 41Morrison
- 45Pavlovic
- 46Ibrahimovic
- Referee:
- Christian Dingert
- Attendance:
- 42,100
Live Text
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Match ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, FC Bayern München 2.
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Second Half ends, SV Werder Bremen 1, FC Bayern München 2.
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Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen).
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Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (FC Bayern München).
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Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
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Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen).
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Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
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Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (SV Werder Bremen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Philipp.
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Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Sadio Mané.
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Goal! SV Werder Bremen 1, FC Bayern München 2. Niklas Schmidt (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Milos Veljkovic.
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Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Marco Friedl (SV Werder Bremen).
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Attempt missed. Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen).
