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19 Dec 2015
Bayern go eight points clear with win

Bayern Munich will go into 2016 eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga after beating Hannover in the final game before the winter break.

Hannover's Leon Andreasen and Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski hit the woodwork before Thomas Muller scored a penalty after Christian Schulz handled.

Home keeper Ron-Robert Zieler did well to deny dominant Bayern more goals.

Bayern manager Pep Guardiola is expected to announce he is leaving the club in the summer in the coming days.

Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 defeat by Cologne enabled Bayern to extend their lead at the top.

Bayern, who have eight players out injured, could only name four substitutes - but their starting line-up was still good enough to beat most sides in the world.

Both goalkeepers made fantastic saves before Muller's opener. Bayern's Manuel Neuer, making his 300th Bundesliga appearance, touched Andreasen's header onto the crossbar.

And Lewandowski then hit the post with a curling effort from the edge of the area with former Manchester United trainee Zieler recovering brilliantly to deny Muller's rebound with his feet when it looked as though the in-form forward had an empty net.

Bayern midfielder Arturo Vidal limped off late on, but he has until their next game - at Hamburg on 22 January - to recover.

Muller continues great season

The Germany international had been denied twice by Zieler - once when he controlled Arturo Vidal's pass with his chest and shot at the goalkeeper, and the other from the Lewandowski rebound.

But he did get his goal late in the first half from the penalty spot, sending Zieler the wrong way. That was his 14th league goal of the season, a personal best for a campaign - with half the season left to play.

Despite scoring 14 in 17 games, Muller is only the third top Bundesliga scorer - behind Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his own team-mate Lewandowski.

What now for Guardiola and Bayern?

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says Bayern Munich already know his decision

Bayern boss Guardiola, whose contract expires this summer, has said he will reveal his future after this game.

It is expected he will announce he will leave at the end of the season, with Premier League sides Manchester City and Chelsea reported to want the former Barcelona boss.

And a report from the Guardian  claims Carlo Ancelotti has already agreed to take over the German champions, who have won the title in each of Guardiola's two seasons.

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga...

Bayern extended their lead at the top as second-placed Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 to Cologne.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos' opener means Dortmund have scored as many Bundesliga goals - 47 - as they did in the whole of last season under Jurgen Klopp. But Simon Zoller and former Blackburn loanee Anthony Modeste scored to turn it around.

Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez scored his 10th league goal in his last eight games as Bayer Leverkusen beat Ingolstadt 1-0.

Lineup, Bookings (0) & Substitutions (5)

Hannover 96

  • 01 Zieler
  • 04 Sakai
  • 25 Guedes Filho
  • 19 Schulz
  • 03 Albornoz
  • 05 Sané
  • 08 Schmiedebach
  • 26 Karaman (Klaus - 84' )
  • 02 Andreasen (Saint-Maximin - 69' )
  • 07 Prib
  • 39 Erdinc (Benschop - 58' )

Substitutes

  • 06 Gülselam
  • 11 Klaus
  • 13 Tschauner
  • 14 Saint-Maximin
  • 20 Trevizan Martins
  • 31 Anton
  • 35 Benschop

Bayern Munich

  • 01 Neuer
  • 08 Javi Martínez
  • 17 Boateng
  • 28 Badstuber (Kimmich - 73' )
  • 14 Alonso
  • 13 Rafinha
  • 06 Thiago Alcántara
  • 23 Vidal (Rode - 88' )
  • 29 Coman
  • 25 Müller
  • 09 Lewandowski

Substitutes

  • 15 Kirchhoff
  • 20 Rode
  • 26 Ulreich
  • 32 Kimmich
Ref: Manuel Gräfe
Att: 49,000

Match Stats

Shots

6 20

On target

1 11

Corners

5 5

Fouls

10 10

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Hannover 96 0, FC Bayern München 1.

90:00 +3:00 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Hannover 96 0, FC Bayern München 1.

90:00 +2:49

Offside, Hannover 96. Salif Sané tries a through ball, but Edgar Prib is caught offside.

90:00 +2:05

Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.

89:28

Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89:28

Foul by Salif Sané (Hannover 96).

87:03

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

87:01 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sebastian Rode replaces Arturo Vidal because of an injury.

85:52

Delay in match Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) because of an injury.

85:20

Hand ball by Rafinha (FC Bayern München).

83:37 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Hannover 96. Felix Klaus replaces Kenan Karaman.

83:15

Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

81:09

Offside, Hannover 96. Edgar Prib tries a through ball, but Charlison Benschop is caught offside.

79:16

Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Xabi Alonso.

78:05

Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).

78:05

Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

77:48

Foul by Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München).

77:48

Edgar Prib (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77:03

Attempt blocked. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

72:53 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich replaces Holger Badstuber.

68:53 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Hannover 96. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Leon Andreasen.

68:36

Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).

68:36

Salif Sané (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66:09

Attempt missed. Edgar Prib (Hannover 96) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

65:09

Offside, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.

63:47

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.

59:48

Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.

59:48

Foul by Charlison Benschop (Hannover 96).

58:19

Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).

58:19

Edgar Prib (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

57:37

Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.

57:18 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Hannover 96. Charlison Benschop replaces Mevlüt Erdinc.

56:56

Attempt missed. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller following a set piece situation.

56:01

Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

56:01

Foul by Christian Schulz (Hannover 96).

55:45

Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55:45

Foul by Leon Andreasen (Hannover 96).

55:07

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.

53:30

Hand ball by Miiko Albornoz (Hannover 96).

53:00

Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

50:39

Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xabi Alonso.

45:00

Second Half begins Hannover 96 0, FC Bayern München 1.

45:00 +0:58 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Hannover 96 0, FC Bayern München 1.

45:00 +0:16

Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a headed pass.

44:29

Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.

44:29

Foul by Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96).

42:54

Offside, Hannover 96. Edgar Prib tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.

42:30

Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Xabi Alonso.

42:24

Attempt blocked. Salif Sané (Hannover 96) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Andreasen with a cross.

41:56

Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.

39:21 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Hannover 96 0, FC Bayern München 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

38:21

Penalty conceded by Christian Schulz (Hannover 96) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

37:07

Attempt missed. Miiko Albornoz (Hannover 96) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

36:28

Corner, Hannover 96. Conceded by Javi Martínez.

33:29

Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller.

33:06

Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

31:48

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

31:45

Attempt blocked. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xabi Alonso.

29:18

Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

29:18

Foul by Leon Andreasen (Hannover 96).

29:08

Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

29:06

Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rafinha.

27:02

Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).

27:02

Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26:54

Attempt blocked. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

25:50

Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).

25:50

Manuel Schmiedebach (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24:57

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Marcelo.

24:54

Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a cross.

24:13

Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.

24:13

Foul by Miiko Albornoz (Hannover 96).

22:28

Offside, Hannover 96. Ron-Robert Zieler tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.

22:01

Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

21:21

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Miiko Albornoz.

20:20

Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20:20

Foul by Marcelo (Hannover 96).

17:48

Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.

13:11

Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).

13:11

Marcelo (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12:29

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.

12:02

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.

10:46

Hand ball by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).

7:13

Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Hannover 96) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.

7:10

Attempt saved. Leon Andreasen (Hannover 96) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miiko Albornoz with a cross.

6:16

Foul by Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München).

6:16

Kenan Karaman (Hannover 96) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

4:51

Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ron-Robert Zieler.

4:45

Attempt saved. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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