Bayern Munich Defeat Stuttgart, Edge Closer to Bundesliga Title Victory

Stuttgart got off to a great start and found the breakthrough in the 34th minute with a brilliant long-range strike from Angelo Stiller.

The visitors hit back just before half time when Olise narrowly beat the offside trap, latching onto a Leroy Sane pass and slotting home. 

With the match in the balance early in the second half, Goretzka used his strength to force Stuttgart into a mistake, stealing the ball from Stiller before barrelling through the penalty area and giving Bayern the lead. 

Coman sealed the win with a stoppage-time goal. 

"I enjoyed this one," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany told DAZN, saying "they were better than us at the start, but we grew into the game and were dangerous in the second half."

Asked if the league title was on its way back to Munich, Kompany said "we haven't won anything yet -- but we did plenty right today."

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Goretzka told DAZN "it was hard work. We didn't start well but we stayed calm -- and at the end we deserved to win."

One potential cloud for Bayern was a late injury to Alphonso Davies, who limped off in the dying stages. 

"The fact is we're making it far too easy for other teams to score goals -- it feels bitter right now," Stiller told DAZN as he apologised for his mistake.

As they have so often this season, Vincent Kompany's men did just enough to navigate a tricky away fixture, as they look to return to the winner's circle after going trophyless for the first time in 11 years last season.

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Stuttgart start strong, Bayern fight back

With the crunch Champions League tie just days away, Bayern named strong XI, with Harry Kane returning, having come off the bench last week due to injury. 

Stuttgart won 3-1 in the corresponding fixture last season as they leapfrogged Bayern into second spot, having narrowly avoided relegation the season prior. 

The hosts started furiously. Former Bayern junior Stiller drilled a shot inside the near post from outside the box. 

Bayern levelled moments before halftime when Sane found a charging Olise, who broke into space before knocking a controlled finish past home goalie Alexander Nuebel. 

Images seemed to suggest the former Crystal Palace forward was offside, but after a long VAR review, the goal stood. 

Midway through the second half, Goretzka -- brought into the starting lineup shortly before kickoff at the expense of the sick Aleksandar Pavlovic -- created something out of nothing. 

With Stuttgart looking to build from the back, Goretzka pressed Stiller into a mistake, before stealing the ball and hammering home. 

Under-fire Goretzka has lost his spot in the Germany squad to Stiller. 

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Coman added a third in stoppage time, taking advantage of an out-of-position Nuebel to put Bayern -- who celebrated their 125th anniversary this week -- well and truly in control of the title race with just under a third of the season remaining.

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