March 06, (THEWILL) — Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich moved 14 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-1 home victory over 10-man Borussia Monchengladbach at Allianz Arena, managing the result comfortably without Harry Kane.
Luis Diaz broke the deadlock just after the half-hour mark, volleying past Moritz Nicolas from a precise Leon Goretzka pass. The winger then turned provider in first-half stoppage time, teeing up Konrad Laimer, who hammered the ball into the roof of the net from the right of the box.
The outcome was effectively settled in the 57th minute when Gladbach skipper Rocco Reitz received his marching orders for stopping Nicolas Jackson in his tracks while clear on goal. Jamal Musiala converted from 12 yards, netting his first Bundesliga goal of the season.
Jackson completed the scoring 11 minutes from full time, turning Lennart Karl’s low delivery in off the post. Wael Mohya pulled one back late on, prodding in the rebound after Fabio Chiarodia’s effort was kept out by Jonas Urbig.
The victory extends Bayern’s lead at the Bundesliga summit to 14 points, underlining Kompany’s side’s dominance in the German top flight this campaign.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
