Pep Delight As Bayern Floor Schalke

[Folami David]

Coach Pep Guardiola was delighted as Bayern Munich's 4-0 win at Schalke 04 on Saturday saw the European champions draw level with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.
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Bayern remain second in the table, but are level with Dortmund on both goal difference and points after their win in Gelsenkirchen.
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After six league games, Bayern have only dropped two points under Guardiola and are enjoying 70 percent possession in most matches.
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"That was our best performance so far in the Bundesliga, we completely dominated against one of the best teams in Germany," said Guardiola whose side host Bundesliga rivals Hanover 96 in the German Cup second round on Wednesday.
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"We did very well over the 90 minutes which pleased me. In Germany, you have to limit your opponents' ability to counter-attack and we cut down their chances and controlled the game."
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Having introduced a 4-1-4-1 formation when he took charge in June, Guardiola has reverted to the 4-2-3-1 with which Bayern won the treble of European, cup and league titles under Jupp Heynckes last season. Bayern dominated the midfield with captain Philipp Lahm alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger in the defensive midfield positions.
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"We went into the game from the first minute with a very serious approach, the mentality was there," said Germany star Schweinsteiger.
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"We wanted to get the three points, so we are happy that we did that. At times we were quite good, but we still have things to work on."
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While injury-hit Dortmund dropped their first points of the season with a 1-1 draw at Nuremberg, Bayern earned their win at Schalke without midfielders Javi Martinez, Mario Goetze and Thiago Alcantara.

[Shola Sholaz]

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