Three up at half-time

The pattern of the game was soon established with Bayern in the driving seat and Leverkusen looking to strike on the break. Karl fired wide and Goretzka miscued a header, with Laimer testing Bayer goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Munich took the lead when Bischof’s through ball found the charging Gnabry, who slotted home to mark his 250th Bundesliga appearance with his 95th goal.

Bayern made it two when Laimer’s pinpoint cross invited the unmarked Jackson to head home only moments later. The Senegal international soon slotted in from Gnabry’s pass, but the flag was raised for offside. Karl fired wide before Bayern did make it three, Badé putting a Guerreiro cross into his own goaL

Calmly see out the result

The pace of the game dropped somewhat after half-time, but Bayern were always a step quicker than the away side. Jackson miscued a header and Guerreiro fired wide, with Olise seeing shots blocked after his introduction.

Boey had an effort deflected behind before a Kane shot was blocked as the game petered out and Munich deservedly took another three points and made it nine Bundesliga victories from nine.

The victory takes Bayern onto 27 points, five clear of RB Leipzig. The Bavarians will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

FC Bayern 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen (HT: 3-0)

  • FC Bayern
    Neuer – Laimer (Boey 75'), Tah, Minjae, Bischof – Kimmich, Goretzka – Karl (Olise 59'), Guerreiro (Pavlović 79'), Gnabry (Luis Díaz 59') – Jackson (Kane 59')
  • Subs
    Urbig – Upamecano, Mike, Stanišić
  • Bayer Leverkusen
    Flekken – Quansah, Badé, Tapsoba – Arthur, Andrich, Aleix García (Maza 46'), Belocian (Ben Seghir 85') – Echeverri (Hofmann 56'), Poku (Terrier 56') – Schick (Kofane 56')
  • Subs
    Blaswich – Sarco, Grimaldo, Mensah
  • Referee
    Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
  • Attendance
    75,000 (capacity)
  • Goals
    1-0 Gnabry (25'), 2-0 Jackson (31'), 3-0 Badé (43', og)
  • Yellow Cards
    Goretzka / Maza