Bundesliga record in sight as Bayern Munich aims to keep winning run going

BERLIN: Who can end Bayern Munich’s winning start to the season?
After a week in which they defeated European champion Paris Saint-Germain and 2024 Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen to stretch their record to 16 wins across all competitions, Bayern should be wary of a surprise against Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Union have never beaten Bayern at home in the Bundesliga since their promotion in 2019, but the Bavarian powerhouse can count on a battle in Köpenick, where Union held Bayern to 1-1 last season and where Steffen Baumgart’s team are unbeaten in four games across all competitions.
Bayern were also drawn at Union in the next round of the German Cup in early December.
Another win in the league for Bayern would match the team’s 10-game winning start in 2015 under Pep Guardiola.
Key matchups
Borussia Mönchengladbach host Cologne for the Rhine derby on Saturday, with both teams confident after morale-boosting wins. Cologne beat promoted rival Hamburger SV 4-1, and Gladbach enjoyed a 4-0 win at St.

Pauli for their first Bundesliga win of the season, and the first under interim coach Eugen Polanski.
Borussia Dortmund will attempt to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat at Manchester City in the Champions League when they visit promoted Hamburger SV on Saturday.
Niko Kovač’s side had been on a four-game winning run since a 2-1 loss at Bayern.
Elsewhere, Leipzig haven’t lost a game since the 6-0 defeat at Bayern in the opening round. Ole Werner’s team travel to Hoffenheim for what rivals tauntingly call “El Plastico.”
Leipzig and Hoffenheim are among the league’s most unpopular teams because their ascents to the Bundesliga were financed by energy drinks company Red Bull and software billionaire Dietmar