No Kane, no problem as Bayern brush 10-man Gladbach aside to go 14 points clear

[p]Coming off a vital 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund, which has virtually sealed a 34th Bundesliga title, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] started well, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lennart-karl/t0q0DalG/"]Lennart Karl[/a] had a strike chalked off for offside inside 10 minutes.[/p][p]Despite failing to really create anything else before the half-hour mark, the hosts didn’t give Gladbach any opportunity to play out, and gradually crescendoed to an opener.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goretzka-leon/l2JpsMjB/"]Leon Goretzka[/a] received the ball from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kim-min-jae/vkXC6mad/"]Kim Min-jae[/a] on the edge of the area, and cheekily chipped it through to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Luis Diaz[/a], who gracefully volleyed it into the corner.[/b][/p][embed guid="b6f41062-1773-47d0-8022-54591da15f36" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2030014799254278243" social-type="twitter" /][p]With the pressure taken off, chances came more readily for Bayern after that, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jackson-nicolas/jXg8d5RJ/"]Nicolas Jackson[/a] - deputising for the absent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] - and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/laimer-konrad/GlHWqQKJ/"]Konrad Laimer[/a] both going close before their side’s second in first-half stoppage time.[/p][p][b]Jackson turned brilliantly to drive Bayern up the field and shift it out to Diaz, who passed it back across the box for Laimer to power into the far corner. [/b][/p][p]It wasn’t all good news for Bayern, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neuer-manuel/Sh5KwIo6/"]Manuel Neuer[/a] was withdrawn at half-time with a possible injury concern.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="9010cb6d-6fc5-40e6-bf1b-62becd8ec907" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="010f8fb2-543f-4ca6-995d-ca37b6d10b00" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Gladbach’s promising start to the second half quickly evaporated when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reitz-rocco/jsIjP0Al/"]Rocco Reitz[/a] hauled down Jackson when through on goal, and saw referee Robert Schröder not only point to the spot but produce a red card for him.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musiala-jamal/nVzSNrOf/"]Jamal Musiala[/a] was elected to step up and fully mark his recent return from a lengthy injury by rolling in his first league goal of the season. [/b][/p][p]Bayern used their cushion to introduce 17-year-old debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cardozo-maycon/dlyR0Pc4/"]Maycon Cardozo[/a], and they looked to comfortably see out the rest of the match, [b]scoring a fourth when Jackson diverted Karl's low ball into the six-yard box in off the near post.[/b][/p][embed guid="f8da70fb-efda-49ef-b888-b7a102f5f1f3" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2030027416815431830" social-type="twitter" /][p]But the travelling Gladbach fans did have something to celebrate, as a quickly-taken free-kick was diverted onto the post by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chiarodia-fabio-cristian/G8pNcC0K/"]Fabio Chiarodia[/a], [b]but then turned in on the rebound by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mohya-wael/6L9YSg6g/"]Wael Mohya[/a] - making him the club’s youngest-ever Bundesliga scorer.[/b][/p][p]It’s a fifth consecutive Bundesliga victory for Bayern, and sees them open up a 14-point gap to second place ahead of the rest of matchday 25.[/p][p]They face Dortmund-killers Atalanta in the next round of the UEFA Champions League, while Gladbach will be fully focused on their league run-in, especially as they sit just three points from the relegation play-off spot.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Luis Diaz[/a] (Bayern)[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="45a8b801-602b-440d-88f7-3c72600e902e" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="2029dca5-0e54-4196-ab9b-bdad20871262" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/b-monchengladbach-88HSzjDr/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/summary/stats/?mid=Czf4T32T"]Catch up on the match stats here.[/a][/b][/p]