Bundesliga: Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern Munich: Champions battle back to claim victory
The champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Werder Bremen last weekend and although normal service was resumed at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, they did not have it all their own way against Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side.
Stuttgart could easily have added to Tanguy Coulibaly’s opener midway through the first half but Hansi Flick’s men powered back to claim maximum points through fine strikes from Coman and Lewandowski before the break and a late third from Douglas.
The result means Bayern have won 26 of their last 29 top-flight games and helped them open a two-point lead at the Bundesliga summit after Borussia Dortmund dropped points at home to Cologne.
Bayern, who hit the post through Lewandowksi after three minutes, fell behind in the 20th minute when Manuel Neuer failed to cut out Silas Wamangituka’s low cross, allowing Coulibaly to slot home his first ever professional goal.
Philipp Forster twice came close to extending the hosts’ lead soon after, clipping narrowly past the post from close range and then firing straight at Neuer after being played clean through.
