Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to four points and moved one step closer to clinching their 11th consecutive German title with a comfortable 6-0 victory over Schalke at Allianz Arena.
The home team started strongly with Thomas Muller scoring the opening goal of the game, followed by Joshua Kimmich’s successful penalty that doubled Bayern’s lead.
In the second half, Serge Gnabry netted twice in quick succession, while Mathys Tel and Noussair Mazraoui added to the scoreline, wrapping up a comprehensive win.
Bayern now have two games left in the season and have created a four-point buffer over second-placed Dortmund, who have a game in hand.
The veteran Muller, who was brought back into the starting lineup, got the ball rolling with a cool finish to break his eight-game scoring drought, while Kimmich made no mistake from the penalty spot after Jamal Musiala was fouled inside the box.
Gnabry then scored two goals in just 15 minutes, the first one being a near-post finish after a Joao Cancelo pass, while the second was a clinical strike that found the bottom corner of the net.
French teenager Tel added a fifth for Bayern before Mazraoui completed the rout with a well-taken late goal, his first for the club.
This result puts Bayern Munich in an excellent position to secure yet another Bundesliga title, their 31st overall.
After a temporary lead extension of four points for Bayern, second Placed Borussia Dortmund quickly regained momentum with a resounding 5-2 win over Monchengladbach.
Donyell Malen opened the scoring in the fifth minute, followed by Jude Bellingham’s penalty kick goal. Sebastien Haller then scored two goals in 12 minutes, allowing the hosts to enter halftime with a four-goal lead at Signal Iduna Park.
Although Ramy Bensebaini and Lars Stindl scored penalties to narrow the deficit, Giovanni Reyna secured Dortmund’s victory with a fifth goal during stoppage time.
Dortmund’s next game will be against Augsburg on Sunday, 21 May, while Bayern will host RB Leipzig the day before.