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BAYERN MUNICH tightened their grip on the Bundesliga title race with another commanding victory.

Hansi Flick's men are unbeaten since November and despite going behind to an early Lucas Alario strike, stormed back before half-time and ran out comfortable winners.

  • Final score: Leverkusen 2 Bayern Munich 4

See how things unfolded from Germany below…

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    That late goal from Florian Wirtz was something special.

    And he is the latest teenager set to tear the Bundesliga apart.

    Great things have been expected of him since he left Koln for Leverkusen two years ago.

    He turned down Bayern and Liverpool reportedly to sign for Leverkusen.

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    Bayern now lead the Bundesliga by 10 points, having played a game more than second place Borussia Dortmund.

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    And there's the final whistle and Bayern make it 11 wins in a row in all competitions.

    Wonderful response by the German champions after falling behind early in the game.

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    90. Volland fires a speculative shot at Neuer but it's bratwurst and lager for the vastly experienced keeper.

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    89. Wirtz scores a worldy, at the age of just 17.

    He shifts the ball from right to left foot, then curls a sumptuous shot over Neuer into the far corner.

    “Wonderful finish” says Glenn Hoddle, who scored a few screamers in his day.

  • GOALLLLLL

    LEVERKUSEN GET ONE BACK

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    85 Lewandowski fires at the Leverkusen keeper but it's hard to be criticial.

    The goal today gives the goal-mad Pole 44 for the season, from 38 competitive games for Bayern.

    That's the best haul of his Bayern career.

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    84 Lucas Hernandez is on for Bayern, replacing Alphonso Davies.

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    80. Sloppy defending by Bayern and Kimmich is caught out.

    Leverkusen sub Wirtz fires in a low shot but Neuer in the Bayern goal will save those all day long.

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    78. Diaby tries to chip Neuer, just to remind us all that Leverkusen are still here.

    Neuer tips the ball over for the corner but Diaby might have been better off crossing into the middle rather than going for goal.

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    76. Final change for Leverkusen, and Volland is on, for Alario.

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    75. Flick makes two more subs for Bayern.

    Goal scorers Goretzka and Gnabry are off, replaced by Thiago and Javi Martinez.

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    74. Goretzka is hauled back by Dragovic who gets a well-deserved yellow.

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    70. Perisic is on for Coman

    So no peace for poor Leverkusen then as the Croatian replaces the Frenchman.

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    69. This game's in the bag now.

    Which means Bayern need two wins from their last four games to be crowned champions again.

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    65 Vintage football from Bayern.

    And it's Lewandowski this time, with a perfect header into the bottom corner, from a delightful cross by Muller.

  • GOOOALLLLL!

    FOUR FOR BAYERN

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    63. Another classic counter attack from Bayern.

    Coman on the left crosses and Gnabry fires over with his half volley.

    What a goal that would have been…..

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    61. Leverkusen make their fourth sub. Paulinho on for Baumgartlinger.

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    60. Another chance for Bayern to make it four.

    But Wendell nicks the ball off Coman.

    And from the corner Muller heads goalwards but Hradecky saves.

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    52. The Bayern players are wearing Black Lives Matter armbands in memory of George Floyd.

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    49. Coman tees up Muller on the edge of the penalty area.

    But the experienced German hits his low shot the wrong side of the Leverkusen goal.

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    46 Leverkusen have made three changes at the break, and you can't really blame manager Bosz.

    Demirbay, Wendell and Wirtz are ON.

    Amiri, Bellarabi and Bailey are the sacrificial victims.

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    And we are back for the second half…

  • LEVERKUSEN 1 BAYERN 3 – HALF TIME

    I can't help but feel that Leverkusen have been a little naive here.

    All three goals by Bayern have been classic counter attacks.

    Three times Leverkusen have been caught pushing for their second goal and three times Bayern have made them pay.

    How Leverkusen could do with their talisman Kai Havertz this second half.

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