Bayern Munich marked their 125th anniversary in style with an impressive 3-1 against VFb Stuttgart. The victory secured their ninth victory in 10 Bundesliga matches and extended their provisional lead at the top to 11 points. The match started quite well for Stuttgart, they looked super motivated playing with the confidence of last season’s corresponding fixture, which helped them secure their narrow finish above BayernMunich in the table. However Bayern quickly showed them why they were the League leaders and changed the game around by scoring 3 sweet goals.

Bundesliga Bayern Munich will be hosted by VfB Stuttgart on Friday, hoping for a strong performance ahead of next week’s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie. While securing a win against Stuttgart is important to strengthen their position at the top, much of the Bayern’s attention in the Bundesliga is already on their upcoming showdown with Bayern Leverkusen. Bayern have won eight of their last nine league games and sit eight points ahead of second-placed Leverkusen. However, they have struggled in the fixture, failing to win in their last six meetings. “The game in Stuttgart is crucial for us because we want to protect our position in the standings,” said Bayern sports director Max Eberl in a press conference on Thursday. “It will not be easy against a solid club that played in the Champions League this season. For us it is a Champions League game against a Champions League club. What it will mean for the Leverkusen game, we will have to wait and see.”