D. Alaba has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by K. Coman.
Coman squared the ball for Alaba, who puts the icing on the cake.
ALABA GETS IN ON THE ACT!!! 4-0! And it's a nightmare for Fahrmann! Alaba lets fly with a powerful effort from distance that squirms under the dive of the Schalke goalkeeper, who should have done better in that instance.
88'
T. Müller has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
MULLER!!! 3-0 BAYERN! His second goal of the game! Muller is in the right place at the right time to head home Kimmich's inviting free-kick.
A third assist of the game for Kimmich. That takes his tally for the season to nine; the joint-best in the Bundesliga.
87'
The visitors continue to press for more goals. This time, Coman unleashes a long-range effort that Fahrmann manages to push away to safety.
84'
J. Boateng gets yellow.
Boateng is booked for a rash challenge on Raman.
80'
M. Nastasić gets yellow.
E. Choupo-Moting enters the game and replaces R. Lewandowski.
Nastasic receives the first yellow card of the game for an accidental stamp on the foot of Muller. That looked painful!
Lewandowski's game is over as he goes off to be replaced by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
78'
The hosts continue to threaten and Schopf has another go for goal from the edge of the area. This time, his effort deflects behind for a corner.
72'
A. Schöpf enters the game and replaces A. Harit.
N. Boujellab enters the game and replaces M. Hoppe.
A double-change for Schalke. The first sees Harit make way for Alessandro Schopf.
Having struggled to make an impact, Hoppe also makes way with Nassim Boujellab replacing him.
69'
Coman hopefully chases a long ball over the top of the Schalke defence. He challenges Fahrmann in the air, but the Schalke goalkeeper is able to head to safety. The Bayern substitute took a knock in that aerial battle, but is soon back on his feet.
68'
L. Hernández enters the game and replaces A. Davies.
Another change for Bayern with Lucas Hernandez introduced in favour of Davies.
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K. Coman enters the game and replaces L. Sané.
J. Musiala enters the game and replaces S. Gnabry.
A double-change for Bayern. The first sees Gnabry make way for Jamal Musiala.
Sane is also given a rest, with Kingsley Coman taking his place.
61'
You feel that goal has ended any hope of Schalke finding a route back into this game. The gulf in quality between the sides has become evident in this second half.
54'
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
At the other end, Muller demonstrates terrific awareness to pick out Kimmich with a low ball into the box. However, the midfielder is unable to keep his first-time effort down.
Kimmich the creator once again with a lovely ball over the top of the Schalke defence for Lewandowski to run onto.
LEWANDOWSKI!!! 2-0 BAYERN! The customary goal from the number nine! Lewandowski times his run perfectly to latch onto Kimmich's long ball over the top of the Schalke defence. Although the angle is tight, he does brilliantly to squeeze his shot underneath the dive of Fahrmann.
51'
A chance for the hosts early in the second half as they force a corner on the far side. Can they capitalise on this?
46'
Schalke get the ball rolling again in the second half.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: SCHALKE 0-1 BAYERN MUNICH
45' +1
We are going to have a single minute of stoppage time at the end of this first half.
42'
Bayern have the ball in the net as Gnabry tucks away the rebound after Sane's initial effort is parried. However, the offside flag had already been raised against the latter.
39'
Danger for Schalke as Gnabry has the ball and quickly finds Sane in space. However, the former Manchester City winger takes too long and his eventual shot is blocked.
33'
T. Müller has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
MULLER!!! 1-0 BAYERN! The visitors have the breakthrough! Kimmich is allowed far too much time to set himself and deliver a beautiful cross to the far post, where Muller peels away from his marker to head past Fahrmann.
Kimmich was the provider with a delicious centre that was begging to be attacked.
32'
Good defending by Schalke! They have to be alert after Fahrmann parries Kimmich's long-range effort, but manage to scramble the ball away before Muller can pounce for a rebound.
25'
Gnabry should be doing better. Unmarked in the box, the winger can only head wide of the target from close range.
21'
Kabak concedes a free-kick right on the edge of the box after felling Sane, who was threatening to race into the area. This is a great opportunity for Bayern...
19'
Alaba letting Hoppe know he is there with a heavy nudge that leaves the Schalke striker needing a moment to gather himself. However, the young American is soon back on his feet and will be eager to make a positive impact against the league leaders.
17'
Danger for Schalke as Sane controls the ball in the penalty box. However, the hosts can breathe a sigh of relief when their former winger is penalised for handball.
15'
We are still goalless after the opening quarter of an hour. Schalke can be pleased with the start they have made to the contest, but will desperately hope they are not made to rue that missed Uth opportunity.
10'
There wasn't a great deal more that Serdar could have done for Schalke there, but the hosts know they must take their opportunities to have any chance of getting anything out of this game.
3'
At the other end, the left foot of Sane unleashes Bayern's first attempt. Once again, though, the winger's effort is never troubling the goalkeeper and flashes wide.
2'
Schalke have the first effort on goal as Becker tries his luck from distance. But his tame left-footed strike is easy enough for Neuer to gather.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Bayern get the match underway!
Hello and welcome to everyone joining our live text coverage of the German Bundesliga clash between Schalke and Bayern Munich at the Veltins-Arena.
It is top against bottom in the German top-flight. Bayern could move seven points clear at the summit with victory over Schalke, who are currently 10 points from safety at the foot of the table.
SCHALKE (4-2-3-1): Ralf Fahrmann; Timo Becker, Ozan Kabak, Matija Nastasic, Bastian Oczipka; Benjamin Stambouli, Suat Serdar; Benito Raman, Mark Uth, Amine Harit; Matthew Hoppe.
SUBS: Michael Langer, Hamza Mendyl, Omar Mascarell, Nassim Boujellab, Alessandro Schopf, Malick Thiaw, Levent Mercan, Can Bozdogan.
BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Jerome Boateng, Niklas Sule, David Alaba, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane; Robert Lewandowski.
SUBS: Alexander Nubel, Benjamin Pavard, Douglas Costa, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Lucas Hernandez, Marc Roca, Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala.
The teams are out and kick-off is imminent.
They may trail, but Schalke have generally held their own so far. The hosts have created opportunities - most notably, Mark Uth's header straight at Manuel Neuer - and they must continue to do so to have any chance of dragging themselves back into this contest.
Bayern will look to continue their momentum when they host Hoffenheim next weekend. Meanwhile, Schalke resume their desperate search for points away at Werder Bremen.
That's all for today. Thank you for following our live coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
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