Relentless Bayern stay eight points clear

Bayern Munich re-established their eight-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a deserved 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

France star Michael Olise broke the deadlock before the break, Japanese defender Hiroki Ito doubled the lead after an hour and Jamal Musiala capped another inspirational display with a beautiful late third.

It was no less than Musiala deserved as the architect of a key victory that keeps Bayern clear at the top and a step closer to regaining their Bundesliga crown.

Late substitutes Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry combined in injury time with Gnabry adding a fourth to put the icing on the cake.

Bayern have won seven of their eight league games since the turn of the year, drawing just once, at champions Bayer Leverkusen, last weekend.

Bayern went into Sunday’s game with Thomas Mueller in attack as the German veteran deputised for Harry Kane, who came off the bench for the first time in his Bundesliga career after only making it through the first half of Bayern’s midweek Champions League game against Celtic.

Eintracht are still adjusting to life without Omar Marmoush, winning only two of their six league games since the Egyptian’s January departure to Manchester City, and have fallen off the pace at the top.

Bayern had been on the front foot and their patience paid off, taking a deserved lead in stoppage time at the end of the first period.

It was no surprise that the excellent Musiala played a key role, picking out his Germany teammate Leroy Sane, whose low cross found Olise, who had a simple tap-in to cap a slick and quick Bayern move.

Bayern didn’t let up in the second half and, while their second was fortuitous in nature, it was no less than the league leaders deserved.

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