52'
Matthijs de Ligt
52'
Matthijs de Ligt
90'+2
Lukas Kübler
74'
Sadio Mané
74'
Sadio Mané90'+2
Lukas Kübler
36'
Philipp Lienhart for Manuel Gulde63'
Roland Sallai for Vincenzo Grifo64'
Lukas Kübler for Kiliann Sildillia84'
Noah Weißhaupt for Ritsu Doan85'
Lucas Höler for Woo-Yeong Jeong
68'
Goretzka for Jamal Musiala77'
Ryan Gravenberch for Thomas Müller89'
João Cancelo for Josip Stanišić89'
Noussair Mazraoui for Leroy Sané
36'
Philipp Lienhart for Manuel Gulde63'
Roland Sallai for Vincenzo Grifo64'
Lukas Kübler for Kiliann Sildillia68'
Goretzka for Jamal Musiala77'
Ryan Gravenberch for Thomas Müller84'
Noah Weißhaupt for Ritsu Doan85'
Lucas Höler for Woo-Yeong Jeong89'
João Cancelo for Josip Stanišić89'
Noussair Mazraoui for Leroy Sané
FC Bayern had a score to settle with SC Freiburg after Tuesday's cup match and beat the Black Forest side 1-0 on Saturday. Munich were dominant in the first half but had to wait for Matthijs de Ligt to put them in front after the restart. Bayern had plenty more chances but another goal refused to come.
The Bavarians lined up with Yann Sommer in goal and João Cancelo, Benjamin Pavard, de Ligt and Alphonso Davies in defence. Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala anchored a midfield featuring Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller and Sadio Mané, with Serge Gnabry up front. Leon Goretzka, Ryan Gravenberch, Josip Stanišić and Noussair Mazraoui took over from Musiala, Müller, Cancelo and Sané in the second half.
No goals despite dominance
After referee Daniel Siebert whistled play underway, Bayern were in the driving seat, with Freiburg looking to strike on the break. A Musiala cross found Gnabry, who saw his header saved before Mané was one-on-one with keeper Mark Flekken but aimed just wide.
A Sané curler went wide and Pavard saw a deflected effort saved before Müller miscued a header. Flekken denied Musiala before the hosts had their first chance, Ritsu Doan hitting the post, and the contest was goalless at half-time.
De Ligt breaks the deadlock
Proceedings were similar after the restart. Gnabry had an effort blocked but Musiala soon teed up de Ligt, who unleashed a sumptuous belter into the top corner of the net. Flekken denied Mané before Pavard and Sané fired over the bar.
Freiburg went looking for an equaliser now but Bayern were solid at the back, although Sommer soon made a strong save to keep out a deflected Roland Sallai effort. Sané raced clear and had only Flekken to beat but aimed too high. Pavard saw a header deflected behind, Matthias Ginter miscuing a header at the other end. Gnabry drew another save from Flekken before hitting the post as Bayern sealed three crucial points.
The result takes Bayern onto 58 points from 27 matches, two clear of Borussia Dortmund, who beat Union Berlin. The German record champions will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Live match report for fcbayern.com by Greg Salmen
SC Freiburg 0-1 FC Bayern (HT: 0-0)
SC Freiburg
Flekken – Sidillia (Kübler 62'), Ginter, Gulde (Lienhart 37'), Günter – Dōan (Weißhaupt 84'), Eggestein, Höfler, Grifo (Sallai 62') – Gregoritsch, Höler (Jeong 84')
Subs
Uphoff – Schmid, Petersen, Wagner
FC Bayern
Sommer – João Cancelo (Stanišić 89'), Pavard, de Ligt, Davies – Kimmich, Musiala (Goretzka 68') – Sané (Mazraoui 89'), Müller (Gravenberch 77'), Mané – Gnabry
Subs
Ulreich – Coman, Sarr, Blind
Referee
Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
Attendance
34,700 (capacity)
Goals
0-1 De Ligt (51')
Yellow Cards
Kübler, Höler / Mané, Kimmich