Bayern One Win Away From Another Bundesliga Title

Bayern Munich has moved to closer to winning the Bundesliga title as Leon Goretzka’s late strike earned a 2-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.

Goretzka converted Benjamin Pavard’s cross on 86 minutes to secure a 10th consecutive win for Hansi Flick’s side. An 11th away at Werder Bremen on Tuesday will confirm Bayern as champions for the eighth successive season.

Bayern looked on course for a frustrating draw against a battling Monchengladbach, despite being gifted the opening goal on 26 minutes when goalkeeper Yann Sommer’s wayward pass was converted by 19-year-old Joshua Zirkzee.

With strikers Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller suspended, the leaders returned the favour before half-time when Pavard turned the ball into his own net, and they looked out of ideas as the clocked ticked down.

But Pavard made amends for his own goal with a brilliant cross in the closing stages that Goretzka dispatched to restore Bayern’s seven-point lead at the summit and on the brink of glory.

Garman international Thomas Mueller was reprimanded by Bayern Munich’s director of sport Hasan Salihamidzic, it was revealed over the weekend, for commenting on the club’s transfer policy.

The skillful Mueller strayed offside when he was asked last week about rumours Bayern want to buy Leverkusen talent Kai Havertz.

“He’s an extremely good player”, said Mueller, who added he had “no insight into the club’s finances”, but “it’s a bit paradoxical to always talk about new players and save on salaries at the same time”.

With Mueller suspended for a fifth yellow card for Bayern’s 2-1 win over Moenchengladbach, Salihamidzic said on Saturday that he had “told him (Mueller) that it was not correct” for players to “comment on transfers”.

On Sunday, Mueller said on Facebook that his opinion had been “proactively” interpreted by the media and he only wanted “the best possible squad”.