Perennial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich continue their pursuit of top spot when they play host to mid-table outfit Borussia Monchengladbach at the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The two teams meet for the first time since September last year when the Bavarian giants claimed a comeback 2-1 victory at Borussia-Park courtesy of second-half goals from Leroy Sane and Mathys Tel.
Monchengladbach did Bayern a favour by playing out a goalless draw with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, just a few hours after Thomas Tuchel's side boosted their hopes of retaining the title with a 3-2 away victory over Augsburg.
Aleksandar Pavlovic scored his first senior goal for Bayern before Alphonso Davies and Harry Kane got their names on the scoresheet to ensure that the reigning champions collected three crucial points against their fellow Bavarian counterparts.
It was by no means plain sailing for Bayern, though, as Augsburg's Ermedin Demirovic netted a second-half brace either side of Sven Michel missing a late penalty, but Tuchel's men eventually held on and have moved to within two points of Leverkusen at the summit.
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