Just another evening in the Bundesliga – two teams meet and Bayern take the win. Relegation fighting Stuttgart welcomed the reigning champions and got stomped at their Mercedes Arena. Final score 0-5 thanks to Serge Gnabry’s hat-trick and Robert Lewandowski’s brace.Julien Nagelsmann and his squad are now nine points clear ahead of second placed Borussia Dortmund, and deservedly so. Great performance started slow but it steadily gained momentum.The same eerie silence of no fans greeted the teams due to the new height of the pandemic, and it meant an uninspiring opening to the game. Bayern had almost all the possession but were in need of that final touch to score and pretty much start an avalanche.Champions League draw 2.0: UEFA blunder hands Real a tough draw with PSGHowever, it was the hosts who had a promising opportunity first. Omar Marmoush picked up an inch-perfect pass inside the box in the 25th minute and fired the ball well wide of the left post. He should have done much better. And if you do not materialize your massive chances against a giant such as Bayern – you will get punished.Just before the break, apiece of quality finally arrived when substitute Leroy Sané waltzed across the pitch and found Gnabry who elegantly sent the ball past Florian Muller at Stuttgart’s goal.German winger of Ivorian descent continued in the same manner in the second half. He essentially ended all hope for the home team when he collected Thomas Muller’s pass and sent a shot low into the bottom corner.Gnabry soon went from scorer to assist-maker – he sent a beautiful high ball to Lewandowski, the Pole chested it down before sending a cheeky chip over the keeper. Three minutes later, Lewa’s second goal came after another Gnabry pass.To round off a majestic – 26-year-old Gnabry sealed off the match with his third goal after Muller assisted him again in the 74th minute.Bayern are in search for their 10th consecutive title and are well on their way. This was their 63rd league game in which they scored.BUNDESLIGA – Round 16TuesdayStuttgart – Bayern 0-5 (0-1)/Gnabry 40, 53, 74, Lewandowski 69, 72/22.30: (2.25) Wolfsburg (3.40) Koln (3.45)22.30: (2.05) Mainz (3.50) Hertha (3.90)22.30: (2.45) Bielefeld (3.30) Bochum (3.15)Wednesday20.30: (2.15) M’ gladbach (3.60) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.50)22.30: (2.60) Union Berlin (3.20) Freiburg (3.00)22.30: (1.90) Leverkusen (3.80) Hoffenheim (4.20)22.30: (1.12) Dortmund (12.0) Greuther Furth (20.0)22.30: (7.25) Augsburg (4.50) RB Leipzig (1.50)***odds are subject to change
