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Bayern Munich hammer Werder Bremen ahead of Juventus showdown

By PA Sport

Saturday 12 March 2016 22:24, UK

Thiago Alcantara (L) of Bayern Muenchen celebrates his opening goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Werder Bremen
Image: Thiago Alcantara (left) celebrates putting Bayern Munich in front against Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich warmed up for the biggest game of their season so far - Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg against Juventus - with a comfortable 5-0 win over Werder Bremen.

Thomas Muller and Thiago Alcantara were on target twice each, with Robert Lewandowski also finding the back of the net as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to victory to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to eight points.

Borussia Dortmund can return to within five when they face Mainz on Sunday but there will then be only eight games remaining, with the Bavarians still well on course for a record fourth straight title.

Pep Guardiola
Image: Pep Guardiola: His Bayern Munich side extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to eight points

Behind them, Borussia Monchengladbach moved into the fourth qualifying berth for a place in the Champions League next season after they ruined Niko Kovac's debut as Eintracht Frankfurt coach.

Niko Kovac was presented as the new head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt during a press conference at Commerzbank-Arena on Tuesday
Image: Niko Kovac: His Eintracht Frankfurt side lost at Gladbach

Lars Stindl, Raffael and Mahmoud Dahoud scored in a 3-0 win which gives Andre Schubert's men a two-point advantage over Mainz.

Frankfurt head into the final eight games of the season ahead of second-bottom Hoffenheim only on goal difference after Julian Nagelsmann's men upset high-flying Wolfsburg with a 1-0 win in Sinsheim.

Andrej Kramaric scored the only goal of the game, with Hoffenheim also missing a penalty as the Wolves were brought back down to earth days after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time.

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Alfred Finnbogason of FC Augsburg celebrates the second goal with Alexander Esswein (m) and Halil Altintop (l)
Image: Alfred Finnbogason (right) of Augsburg celebrates his successful penalty against Darmstadt

Also at the bottom of the table, Darmstadt and Augsburg took a point each from a 2-2 draw which leaves them both still in relegation danger.

The hosts threw away a two-goal lead, with Markus Feulner and an Alfred Finnbogason penalty earning Augsburg a point after Mario Vrancic and Sandro Wagner had scored for Dirk Schuster's men.

There was an even higher-scoring draw between Ingolstadt and Stuttgart, who shared six goals to remain in mid-table. Moritz Hartmann, Mathew Leckie and Dario Lezcano had Stuttgart 3-1 up, Filip Kostic with Stuttgart's reply, but Lukas Rupp's goal and Daniel Didavi's penalty earned the visitors a point.

Head coach Thomas Schaaf
Image: Thomas Schaaf's Hannover prop up the league

Hannover's plight worsened as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Cologne, Leonardo Bittencourt with both goals.

The Lower Saxony club have now lost eight of their nine games under Thomas Schaaf and 11 of their last 12 in total to prop up the league, 10 points adrift of safety.

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