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Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with victory at Stuttgart.
Matthjis de Ligt opened the scoring with a low strike from distance in the 39th minute before Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting doubled the lead in the 62nd.
Choupo-Moting’s goal – set up by good work from Jamal Musiala and Thomas Muller – came the day after he signed a new one-year contract at Bayern.
Stuttgart pulled a goal back through Juan Jose Perea with two minutes to go.
Victory sends Julian Nagelsmann’s side back to the top of the Bundesliga standings, ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference.
Dortmund had overtaken Bayern and gone three points clear at the summit with a 2-1 win over RB Leipzig on Friday.
Line-ups
Stuttgart
Formation 4-3-3
- 33Bredlow
- 2Anton
- 5Mavropanos
- 23ZagadouSubstituted forNarteyat 85′minutes
- 21Ito
- 3Endo
- 16KarazorSubstituted forMillotat 85′minutes
- 17Haraguchi
- 31Bastião DiasSubstituted forCoulibalyat 45′minutes
- 14MvumpaSubstituted forPereaat 74′minutes
- 22FührichSubstituted forBarreiros de Melo Tomásat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Müller
- 4Vagnoman
- 7Coulibaly
- 8Millot
- 10Barreiros de Melo Tomás
- 11Perea
- 20Pfeiffer
- 28Nartey
- 39Kastanaras
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Sommer
- 44Stanisic
- 2Upamecano
- 4de Ligt
- 19Davies
- 8GoretzkaSubstituted forGravenberchat 82′minutes
- 6Kimmich
- 11ComanSubstituted forGnabryat 63′minutes
- 25MüllerSubstituted forPavardat 82′minutes
- 42MusialaSubstituted forSanéat 63′minutes
- 13Choupo-MotingSubstituted forManéat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Pavard
- 7Gnabry
- 10Sané
- 17Mané
- 22Cancelo
- 23Blind
- 26Ulreich
- 38Gravenberch
- 39Tel
- Referee:
- Christian Dingert
- Attendance:
- 47,800
Live Text
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Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2.
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Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2.
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Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
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Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart).
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Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wataru Endo with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Tomás.
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Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
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Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
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Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2. Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiago Tomás with a cross.
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Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (FC Bayern München).
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Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
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Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Dan-Axel Zagadou.
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Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot replaces Atakan Karazor.
