Four first-half goals, despite being a man down - that is the stuff of champions. Bayern restore their four-point lead at the summit, following another Lewandowski procession. He scored three times - Gnabry got the other. A trip to Leipzig is next up on 3 April, though the record champions will be without Davies and Boateng - sent off and booked respectively at the Allianz Arena.

The Champs' 'Tequilla' blares out around the Allianz Arena at the break. Visitors Stuttgart might need a few shots after this. Despite being a man to the good, they're four goals down to a rampant Bayern.

Bayern are all in red, Stuttgart in white. If Stuttgart can get a result, it would add another layer of intrigue to Bayern's trip to title rivals Leipzig in their first game back after the international break.

Bayern's lead at the top has been cut to a point, following second-placed Leipzig's 1-0 triumph in Bielefeld yesterday. Stuttgart can climb to seventh with a win - they've won six of of their 13 away matches in this season's Bundesliga. Only Bayern have recorded more victories on the road (nine).

"Stuttgart's style of play is focussed on possession. They have a lot of intelligent players in midfield and players with a lot of speed in the final third. We have to adapt well to that. It's important that we try to dominate the game, to bring our quality into the game. That's the job of the team. We want to go into the international break with a win." - Flick

"We're currently in a very good position and we're close to our goal for the season. That allows you to play with a certain energy. We want to be able to hold our own in Munich, we should trust in our strengths. We have to break our opponent's rhythm. When Bayern have space to put passes together, they're difficult to defend against. If we don't have the courage to want to play football, then it will be difficult to compete in Munich." - Matarazzo

Bayern came from a 20th-minute Tanguy Coulibaly goal down to beat Stuttgart 3-1 earlier in the season. Kingsley Coman and Lewandowski turned the tables on VfB late in the first half, before Douglas Costa wrapped things up late on.

Stuttgart's swashbuckling brand of football continues to prove a match for anyone in the Bundesliga, and has the club firmly on course for a second successive season of top-flight football with nine rounds of fixtures remaining. Pellegrino Matarazzo's charges are 15 points clear of the relegation zone, and only four adrift of the European qualification spots, in eighth place. The American is doing quite the job in this his first full season as coach, following a stint working under Julian Nagelsmann at Hoffenheim. Sky Germany have just revealed he also did a seven-week internship at Bayern under Pep Guardiola. No wonder the New Jersey native is such a tactics fiend.

Sasa Kalajdzic has scored in seven successive games to take his Bundesliga debut season tally to 13 goals. VfB have only lost once during that run, whilst winning four. Croatian left wing-back Borna Sosa has furnished four of the 6'6" striker's eight efforts during that run. Silas Wamangituka is on 11 for the campaign, despite going six games without a goal.

Lewandowski's effort in Bayern's 3-1 win at Werder Bremen marked his 268th in the Bundesliga, putting him level second with Klaus Fischer in the all-time scoring charts. Müller remains the gold standard with 365, but his 40-goal haul of 1971/72 is within reach. Lewandowski is on 32 league goals for the campaign, and has found the target in each of his last 15 top-flight matches in a row.

Manuel Neuer returns in goal after missing Bayern's midweek win over Lazio in the UEFA Champions League last 16. Leroy Sane retains his place on the wide right, despite Kingsley Coman's return to fitness. Benjamin Pavard starts at right-back, while Niklas Süle partners Jerome Boateng in the centre, with David Alaba moving into midfield to cover for Joshua Kimmich, who has a cold.

With Orel Mangala sidelined, 18-year-old Naouirou Ahamada makes his full Bundesliga debut. Tanguy Coulibaly gets the nod ahead of Philipp Förstner in attack in the only other change from the 2-0 win over Hoffenheim last weekend.

Neuer (c) - Pavard, Boateng, Süle, Davies - Goretzka, Alaba - Sane, Müller, Gnabry - Lewandowski

Nübel, Martinez, Choupo-Moting, Sarr, Hernandez, Roca, Dantas, Musiala

Kobel - Mavropanos, Anton, Kempf - Silas, Endo, Castro (c), Sosa - Ahamada, Coulibaly - Kalajdzic

Bredlow, Didavi, Stenzel, Karazor, Förster, Klement, Gonzalez, Massimo, Klimowicz

Here you will find the most important information on the game between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 26 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season.