Bayern moved to within an ace of a 24th German championship on Saturday thanks to a record-breaking 18th straight Bundesliga win, although fifth-placed FSV Mainz pushed the treble winners all the way before Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Götze settled a fluid and always absorbing contest in the final ten minutes. The treble winners are now unbeaten in their last 51 league games and require only a point to defend the league title.
The 34,000 capacity crowd at the Coface Arena saw a breathless start with chances at both ends, but the goalmouth action soon died down as the aggressive home side pressed high up the field and denied the champions-elect space. FCB slowly but surely threw off the shackles in the course of an absorbing second half and camped out in the final third, the reward coming in the closing stages with the double strike from Schweinsteiger and sub Götze.
A 24th win from 26 matches this term means FCB now have 74 points, 23 clear of second-placed Dortmund. The Bavarians can wrap up the league title once and for all on Tuesday when they travel to the German capital for the meeting with Hertha BSC Berlin.
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