Yet another record fell to super Bayern on Saturday as the champions’ 3-0 victory over Bavarian rivals FC Augsburg means Pep Guardiola’s side are now unbeaten in an unprecedented 37 Bundesliga matches. Even better, Dortmund’s defeat away to Wolfsburg means the treble winners stretch their lead at the top of the standings to four points with a third of the season gone.
The ecstatic 71,000 full house at the Allianz Arena saw the treble winners set off at a whirlwind pace and take an early lead through Jerome Boateng. On-fire Franck Ribery doubled the advantage with a superb free-kick on 42 minutes, after which the dominant men in red did what was necessary to bank three more points and a tenth win of the season, sealed with the last kick of the match from the penalty spot by sub Thomas Müller.
Quite apart from smashing Hamburg’s 30-year-old record for the longest unbeaten streak, the assured victory sees Bayern move onto 32 points from 12 matches and extend their lead over Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the standings to four points. Following the last international break of the calendar year, the Bavarians are back in action on Saturday 23 November in the mouth-watering clash away to closest rivals BVB.
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