German League: Bayern shut out rusty Stuttgart

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller (right) and VfB Stuttgart’s Christian Gentner vie for the ball in their German League match in Munich on Saturday. Bayern won 4-0. — AP

Robert Lewandowski claimed his 14th Bundesliga goal of the season on Saturday as Bayern Munich went eight points clear with a 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart.

Bayern’s star-studded attack ran riot at the Allianz Arena with Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa and Thomas Mueller also getting on the scoresheet as defeat pushed Stuttgart back into the bottom three.

With second-placed Borussia Dortmund hosting Schalke on Sunday in the Ruhr derby, Bayern took the chance to extend their lead.

Pep Guardiola’s Bayern picked up where they left off on Wednesday in the 5-1 rout of Arsenal in the Champions League.

“It’s so difficult to play every three days and show this sort of mentality,” said Guardiola, with Bayern targeting a repeat of their 2013 treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup.

“I hope they keep this aggression up because if we don’t win the treble, it will have been a bad season.”

The Bavarian giants have now claimed 34 points from 36 and are the only unbeaten team in Germany’s top flight.