Bayern Munich boosted their title hopes with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach.

Badstuber's free-kick moves Van Gaal's men up to third

Bayern Munich boosted their Bundesliga title hopes with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach at the Allianz Arena. Holger Badstuber's second-half free-kick lifted Bayern up to third after Mario Gomez's effort had been cancelled out by Roel Brouwers. Under-fire Bayern coach Louis van Gaal saw his team take a 19th minute lead when Thomas Muller set up Germany international striker Gomez to score. But Gladbach, who went into the game on the back of a five-match unbeaten run, equalised on 28 minutes when Michael Bradley teed up Brouwers. Bayern pressed for a winner and were rewarded with 15 minutes to go when Badstuber fired home a free-kick to lift morale ahead of a key UEFA Champions League game against Juventus next week.