Leon Goretzka (left) has now scored four goals for Bayern this season
Leon Goretzka scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim on their return from the winter break and cut Borussia Dortmund's lead to three points.
The German midfielder gave visitors Bayern the lead in the 35th minute when he converted the rebound from Robert Lewandowski's saved header.
The 23-year-old made it 2-0 just before the break with a low finish.
Nico Schulz fired in to reduce the deficit, before Lewandowski struck late to seal the points for the champions.
Moments earlier, Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer had made a superb point-blank save to keep out a header from Hoffenheim striker Adam Szalai.
Dortmund can re-establish a six-point advantage if they defeat fourth-place RB Leipzig on Saturday,
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Hoffenheim
1Baumann
38PoschBooked at 64mins
22VogtBooked at 26minsSubstituted forGrillitschat 56'minutesBooked at 57mins
21Hübner
3Kaderábek
27Kramaric
10DemirbaySubstituted forGeigerat 56'minutes
13Bittencourt
16Schulz
34Apolinário de LiraSubstituted forSzalaiat 79'minutes
19Belfodil
Substitutes
2Brenet
8Geiger
11Grillitsch
15Adams Nuhu
18Amiri
28Szalai
33Stolz
Bayern Munich
1Neuer
32KimmichBooked at 68mins
4Süle
5Hummels
27Alaba
8Martínez AguinagaBooked at 84minsSubstituted forBoatengat 90'minutes
6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forRodríguezat 78'minutes
25Müller
18Goretzka
29ComanSubstituted forGnabryat 73'minutes
9Lewandowski
Substitutes
11Rodríguez
13Ferreira de Souza
17Boateng
19Davies
22Gnabry
26Ulreich
35Renato Sanches
Referee:
Tobias Welz
Attendance:
30,150
Match Stats
Home TeamHoffenheimAway TeamBayern Munich
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home13
Away21
Shots on Target
Home5
Away9
Corners
Home2
Away6
Fouls
Home14
Away9
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Match ends, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1, FC Bayern München 3.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1, FC Bayern München 3.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nico Schulz with a cross.
Posted at 90'+2'
Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Ádám Szalai (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
SubstitutionPosted at 90'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jérôme Boateng replaces Javi Martínez.
Posted at 89'
Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bittencourt (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 88'
Florian Grillitsch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal!Posted at 87'
Goal! TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1, FC Bayern München 3. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
BookingPosted at 84'
Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 83'
Offside, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Ádám Szalai tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bittencourt is caught offside.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Ádám Szalai (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
Posted at 81'
Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Leonardo Bittencourt (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
Posted at 80'
Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 80'
Florian Grillitsch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Ádám Szalai replaces Joelinton.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. James Rodríguez replaces Thiago Alcántara.
Posted at 78'
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman.
Posted at 73'
Hand ball by Andrej Kramaric (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
Posted at 72'
Attempt missed. Ishak Belfodil (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 71'
Corner, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
Posted at 71'
Foul by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 71'
Dennis Geiger (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 69'
Joelinton (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 68'
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 68'
Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 68'
Dennis Geiger (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 68'
Attempt blocked. Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Hummels with a headed pass.
Posted at 67'
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
Posted at 66'
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Stefan Posch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
Posted at 65'
Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).
Posted at 65'
Leonardo Bittencourt (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 64'
Stefan Posch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 64'
Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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