BERLIN: Thomas Mueller came off the bench to score the only goal and Sven Ulreich saved a stoppage time penalty for Bayern Munich as they won 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday to go 11 points clear in the Bundesliga. Mueller put Bayern ahead with 11 minutes remaining and keeper Ulreich saved Chadrac Akolo’s 95th-minute spot kick to break the home fans’ hearts. Finnbogason’s treble overshadowed ex-Bayern striker Nils Petersen who scored twice for Freiburg to hit six goals in his last three games. Head coach Jupp Heynckes named a star-studded team, which was frustrated until he threw Mueller on for the final 25 minutes. Breel Embolo pulled a goal back for Schalke before Naldo banged home a speculative long-ball to the delight of travelling fans to keep his team second.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 17:15 UTC