Bayern move past 10-man Gladbach to stay five clear

Bayern Munich netted three times during the final 30 minutes to secure a 3-0 victory over 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, maintaining their five-point lead at the summit of the standings.

Goals from Joshua Kimmich, Raphael Guerreiro, and young prospect Lennart Karl helped Bayern achieve 13 consecutive victories across all competitions this campaign.

This marked just the second occasion this term that Harry Kane, whose effort was disallowed for offside during the second period, went without finding the net.

With 19 minutes on the clock, Gladbach's Jens Castrop dug his studs into Luis Diaz's leg and received a red card after a VAR intervention upgraded his initial booking.

Even with the numerical superiority, Bayern, who rotated six players including Jonas Urbig in place of skipper Manuel Neuer between the posts, struggled for rhythm against their bottom-of-the-table foes.

Kimmich opened the scoring for the away side in the 64th minute by powering the ball through a packed box, and Guerreiro extended the lead shortly after by converting a fluid team effort.

Gladbach's chances evaporated further when Kevin Stoeger's spot-kick struck the upright with 15 minutes to play.

Nine minutes from time, the 17-year-old Karl sealed the points for the title holders with an exquisite curling effort.

RB Leipzig demolished Augsburg 6-0 away, with goals from six distinct scorers, strengthening their hold on second position, now four points clear of Stuttgart in third.

Yan Diomande, Romulo, Antonio Nusa, Christoph Baumgartner, Assan Ouedraogo, and Castello Lukeba all struck as Leipzig handed Augsburg their heaviest home league loss ever.

Following their opening 6-0 defeat to Bayern, Leipzig have gathered 19 out of 21 available points over seven outings, shipping only three goals in that span.

Eintracht Frankfurt recovered from their midweek 5-1 Champions League drubbing by Liverpool with a 2-0 home success against St Pauli, powered by a brace from Jonathan Burkardt.

The German forward Burkardt, who bagged a pair against Freiburg seven days prior, now boasts six strikes in seven Bundesliga matches this season.

In other action, Wolfsburg ended their winless streak dating back to August by edging Hamburg 1-0, courtesy of Adam Daghim's lone goal.

Hamburg's winger Ransford-Yeboah Koenigsdoerffer squandered a penalty before the break, marking the third straight miss from 12 yards for him.

Hoffenheim triumphed 3-1 over struggling Heidenheim.

The evening fixture sees Borussia Dortmund hosting Cologne, where a win would propel them to third place.