Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich restored their nine-point lead with a comfortable victory at relegation-threatened Arminia Bielefeld.
Bayern reacted well to their shock Champions League exit to Villarreal as they closed in on a 10th consecutive league crown.
Jacob Barrett Laursen’s own-goal was added to by Serge Gnaby’s brilliant volley just before the break. Jamal Musiala completed the scoring late on from close range.
“I’ve had a hard time dealing with it,” Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich, who was outstanding Sunday, said. “It’s still in the back of your mind.”
There are four league games left and Bayern can secure the title by beating second-placed Borussia Dortmund in next Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash in Munich. “We definitely want to clinch it against Dortmund,” Kimmich added.
Bayern can wrap up the title with victory at home to second-placed Borussia Dortmund next weekend.
The German side have been winning the league consecutively fromm 2012/13 season and have won the league 31 times.
