Berlin, March 22 Bayern Munich delivered a dominant 4-0 home victory over Union Berlin to maintain its nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Coach Vincent Kompany rotated his squad with several absentees, including Luis Diaz and Nicolas Jackson, who were suspended, and Jonathan Tah, Alphonso Davies, and Jamal Musiala, who were also unavailable.
Bayern dominated possession from the start, but initially struggled to break down Union's compact defense. Early chances went to waste as Lennart Karl was denied by goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow and later hit the post, while Harry Kane and Leon Goretzka also failed to capitalize on promising opportunities.
The momentum shifted just before halftime when Michael Olise collected a pass from Goretzka, cut inside, and curled the ball into the far corner. Serge Gnabry added the second shortly after, as Ronnow misjudged a Joshua Kimmich cross, putting Bayern 2-0 up at the break.
Any hopes of a Union response were quickly extinguished after the restart. Konrad Laimer found Kane, who finished from around 15 meters to extend the lead. Bayern continued to press, and Gnabry struck again in the 67th minute, effectively sealing the victory.
Union rarely threatened in attack, while Bayern continued to create chances. Olise hit the woodwork and missed from close range before 16-year-old Erblin Osmani made his Bundesliga debut at 16 years and 306 days.
Bayern leads the standings with its 22nd victory, while Union drops to 10th place.
"We had no chance today. Bayern's superiority was clear from the beginning, and they forced us into mistakes. It felt like we barely had any touches of the ball," said Union coach Steffen Baumgart.
Elsewhere, second-placed Borussia Dortmund recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Hamburger SV 3-2. Bayer Leverkusen squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with bottom side Heidenheim.
Cologne and Borussia Monchengladbach shared six goals in a 3-3 draw in the 100th Rhineland derby, while Werder Bremen's 1-0 victory deepened Wolfsburg's relegation concerns.