The Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich struggled past Hoffenheim 2-1 to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday and equal a 30-year-old league record with their 36th straight game without defeat.
Thomas Müller scored the winner 15 minutes from time to send last season’s treble winners to 29 points, one ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who briefly took over the lead on Friday after crushing VfB Stuttgart 6-1.
Bayern, who face Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday, were far from their dominant self but it was still enough to equal Hamburgs record from 1982-83. Their last defeat was in October 2012 to Bayer Leverkusen.
Hoffenheim went in front in the 34th minute when the teenager Niklas Süle made the most of a disastrous Manuel Neuer error, with the Bayern keeper failing to hold on to a high ball.
This was the first home game for Hoffenheim since their 2-1 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen two weeks ago courtesy of a Stefan Kiessling “phantom goal” that went in through the side-netting.
The visitors, who needed 20 minutes to get started, levelled five minutes later when Franck Ribéry’s low free-kick was deflected in by Mario Mandzukic for the Croat’s eighth goal of the season.
With Javi Martínez and Mario Götze making their first starts for months but Arjen Robben missing through injury, Bayern maintained control of the game but never hit top gear, lacking Robben’s pace on the wing.
“We seem to always start badly, I don’t know why,” said Götze, who joined from rivals Borussia Dortmund. “For me it is important to be playing again. I am back at 100%,” said Götze, who missed a golden opportunity himself before Müller scored the winner.
Müller had come close several times earlier in the game and drilled home at the far post in the 75th minute after Hoffenheim failed to clear a Götze charge.
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