Bundesliga live scores: Bayern expand Bundesliga lead with 4-0 against Schalke

As Robert Lewandowski scored for the 8th Bundesliga match in a row to earn a 4-0 win over last-place Schalke on Sunday, Bayern Munich extended its German league lead to seven points.

The three superb assists from Joshua Kimmich took Bayern a step closer to what would be its record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title after title rivals Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all lost earlier this weekend.

With a superb cross on 33-minute that left Thomas Müller needing only a clear-headed finish to score the opening goal, Kimmich put Bayern on track for the win. Before scoring his 23rd goal in 17 games in this Bundesliga season, Kimmich had set Lewandowski in the 54th when Lewandowski beat defender Ozan Kabak.

In the 89th, Müller headed off a Kimmich free-kick for another goal, and David Alaba soon made it 4-0 from long range.

As the team recorded back-to-back shutouts in the league for the first time this season, Bayern had goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to thank. In the first half, Neuer made a series of saves and displayed quick reactions to parry Mark Uth's angled header in the 11th as Schalke threatened to score first.

Despite Bayern's two late goals, on the opening day of the season in September, it was a far closer game than Bayern's 8-0 Schalke's hammering is a testament to both Bayern's slip in form with two defeats this month and Schalke improvement recently under their new coach Christian Gross.