Record breaker Muller keeps Bayern top of Bundesliga. Thomas Muller scored to keep Bayern Munich on ahead after setting a Bundesliga appearance record. Muller made his 428th league appearance for the club, one more than his namesake, the great Gerd Muller, and the most of any outfield player. Only Bayern goalkeepers Oliver Kahn (429) and Sepp Maier (473) have played more Bundesliga games. Muller scored his fourth league goal of the season in the 41st minute after Bochum defender Saidy Janko mispassed 141 total.
Record breaker Muller keeps Bayern top of Bundesliga
Bayern replacement Kingsley Coman scored in the 64th and Serge Gnabry scored a penalty in the 73rd after Janko fouled him. Bayern remained one point ahead of Union Berlin, who rallied to win Leipzig 2-1 away in the late game. Bayern visit PSG in the Champions League. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann took Muller off at halftime and rested Joao Cancelo, Jamal Musiala, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, and Leroy Sane for Tuesday’s match.
Nagelsmann said he took Muller off as a precaution due to a calf injury and expects the veteran to play in Paris. Union interrupted Leipzig’s 18-game unbeaten streak in all competitions. Leipzig hadn’t lost a Bundesliga home game since Union’s 2-1 setback last season. The visiting fans stayed silent for the opening 15 minutes in protest against Leipzig, who opponents view as a Red Bull marketing weapon since their creation in 2009.
In the 24th, Benjamin Henrichs placed Leipzig ahead, but the visitors strengthened in the second half and Janik Haberer equalised with a brilliantly executed volley from the edge of the penalty box in the 61st. Leipzig defender Mohamed Simakan then committed an arm-attack penalty. Robin Knoche’s 72nd-minute penalty kick won it. Edin Terzic’s alterations paid off again in a 2-0 win at Werder Bremen that extended Borussia Dortmund’s winning streak to six games in all competitions this year.
