Bayern Munich recovered their eight-point lead on the Bundesliga summit after saving the third placed Eintracht Frankfurt with 4-0 on Sunday.
Michael Olise tapped in a Leroy Sane cuts in the first half of the stop time to take advantage of the hosts of Vincent Kompany, who had injured Joshua Kimmich just before the break.
Bayern was held to draw their last two games in all competitions in the next half, but continued the next half and added a second goal by Hiroki Ito in the 61st minute after Kevin Trapp estimated a corner.
Harry Kane returned as a replacement for the second half after his recovery of a calf injury, and Bayern had to score a third with 12 minutes to go, but healthy shots wide from the goal.
After 83 minutes, Jamal Musiala took care of Sane's Miss, loaded ahead and completed the move with a well-taken solo effort.
Replacement Serge Gnabry Slot in their fourth in stopping time and took advantage of Fine Work from Kingsley Coman before turning through the legs of the helpless Trapp.
The victory kept Bayer Leverkusen – Die Bayern Face in the Champions League last 16 – remotely, with Xabi Alonso's title defender second on 50 points.
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Data Debrief: Strong defense has Bayern on course for title
This convincing victory can come as no surprise, since Bayern has now defeated Eintracht in 43 Bundesliga matches at home, most in history against the other in the competition.
The side of Kompany also dropped only two points on their own grasszel throughout the season, the best return from each side in Europe's top five competitions.
Their success is built on a remarkable defense, in which Bayern satisfies their 12th clean sheets on Sunday, a more than they have managed throughout the entire campaign of 2023-24.
Indeed, Bayern limited Eintracht to only 0.53 expected goals from their goal on goal, with their defensive resilience to be the key in overthrowing Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race.
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