Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich controls the ball in front of Ermin Bicakcic (R) of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Sinsheim, April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN (Reuters) - Injury-ravaged Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 2-0 on Saturday, shrugging off a string of absences and their midweek Champions League defeat at Porto to close in on the Bundesliga title.
Sebastian Rode scored in the 38th minute and Hoffenheim's Andreas Beck added an own goal in stoppage time as Bayern opened a 13-point lead over second-placed VfL Wolfsburg, in action against Schalke 04 on Sunday, with five matches left.
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