Record‑setting Bayern move within reach of another Bundesliga crown

Bayern Munich surged towards a thirty‑fifth Bundesliga title with a dominant 5–0 victory at St Pauli on Saturday, a result that also shattered a long‑standing league scoring record. Leon Goretzka’s fifty‑third‑minute strike brought Bayern to 102 goals for the season, surpassing the total set by the legendary 1971–72 side featuring Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Uli Hoeness. Coach Vincent Kompany said he had warned Hoeness the record was about to fall, praising his squad’s relentlessness. 

Despite resting Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter‑final second leg against Real Madrid, Bayern were ruthless. Jamal Musiala opened the scoring early, before Goretzka, Michael Olise and Nicolas Jackson extended the lead, with Raphael Guerreiro adding a late fifth to push the new benchmark to 105. 

The win moved Bayern twelve points clear of Borussia Dortmund, and they could clinch the title next week at home to Stuttgart.