Stuttgart break quickly on the counter, but Bayern have a lot of players back. Wamangituka tries to squeeze a cross into the box, but he can't pick out Kalajdzic as he's crowded by the visitors.
89'
Stuttgart just can't get a touch on the ball at the moment and Bayern are happy to keep possession around the halfway line for the last few minutes. Goretzka tries to pick out Sane's run, but it's intercepted.
87'
Douglas Costa has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by L. Sané.
COSTA SCORES! He takes it away from Sosa and keeps his shot low as he curls it through Karazor's legs and it sneaks in at the near post. 3-1 Bayern!
Sane gets his head up and spots Costa in a lot of space on the right to set him up for the goal.
83'
Javi Martínez enters the game and replaces C. Tolisso.
Tolisso was receiving treatment on his ankle while Stuttgart made their change and he's unable to continue. He goes straight off with the medical team and Martinez is on for him.
82'
R. Massimo enters the game and replaces T. Coulibaly.
Coulibaly is limping as he makes his way off the field and it's Massimo that's on in his place.
80'
Stuttgart are still pushing for an equaliser as Mangala picks out Coulibaly on the right with a throughball. He sets himself to put a cross into the box, but he has it nicked off him by Alaba.
78'
Coulibaly nicks the ball off Sule and plays a throughball into the box for Kaladjzic to chase. It's just out of his reach though and Neuer rushes off his line to collect it.
76'
S. Kalajdžić enters the game and replaces P. Förster.
Third change for Stuttgart now and Matarazzo is taking off Forster for Kalajdzic.
74'
It's another good move from Stuttgart as Klimowicz gets himself into a good position on the right of the box and puts a dangerous cross into the middle, but no one's there to get on the end of it.
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Douglas Costa enters the game and replaces S. Gnabry.
L. Sané enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
T. Nianzou enters the game and replaces J. Boateng.
Boateng looked like he was struggling after winning the ball back from Coulibaly earlier, so he's taken off and Kouassi replaces him.
There's a triple change for Bayern now, with Coman the first to make way for Costa.
Gnabry is also coming off and it's Sane that's on in his place.
67'
Wamangituka makes a driving run down the right and Boateng can't keep up with him. He decides to go for goal instead of crossing it, despite the tight angle, and he fires his effort wide of the far post.
65'
Stuttgart are keeping the ball well at the moment, but all of their possession is in front of Bayern. They're trying to push forward, but they just can't find any space as the visitors sit back in their own half.
63'
Muller puts another good cross into the box but Lewandowski's first touch lets him down and he loses it. He tries to win it back but ends up catching Kempf in the face and giving away a free-kick.
61'
Endo pushes forward through the middle and he sets himself for a shot when he's not closed down. He's a long way out when he hits it, but his effort is straight at Neuer who makes the comfortable save.
58'
N. Süle enters the game and replaces L. Hernández.
A. Karazor enters the game and replaces K. Mavropanos.
M. Klimowicz enters the game and replaces G. Castro.
Bayern are making the first change of the game and it's Hernandez making way for Sule.
There's a double change for Stuttgart as well as Castro makes way for Klimowicz.
Mavropanos is also taken off with Karazor replacing him.
56'
Bayern break quickly again and Gnabry picks out Coman with a lot of space to run into down the left. He holds onto it for too long though so when he plays in Lewandowski, Kempf is there to cut it out.
54'
Stuttgart are patiently playing out from the back now and trying to break down Bayern. Coulibaly turns away from Goretzka in the middle, but he runs into Alaba before he can lay it off to Wamangituka.
50'
Bayern just can't clear their lines and Stuttgart are keeping them under pressure in their own box. Sosa swings a great cross into the box and Wamangituka hits his shot in the middle but it's blocked by Boateng.
48'
Pavard is forward down the right for Bayern again and he floats a dangerous cross into the middle. Lewandowski rises in the middle and heads his effort just wide of the far post, but he's judged to have pushed Kempf and gives away a free-kick.
46'
Bayern get us back underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: STUTTGART 1-2 BAYERN MUNICH.
45' +1
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by K. Coman.
BAYERN LEAD! It's a great goal from Lewandowski as he lets the pass from Coman run across his body before hitting the shot. He keeps it low and it swerves past Kobel and in at the near post. 2-1 Bayern!
Coman spots Lewandowski in space to his right and squares the ball to him to set up the goal.
44'
Stuttgart can't get out of their own half at the moment as Bayern attack again. Coman backheels it to Goretzka who curls a cross into the box, but it's over Lewandowski's head and straight into Kobel's gloves.
38'
K. Coman has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by T. Müller.
It was a quick break by Bayern and Muller had options to either side of his run down the middle and he chose to look for Coman on the left.
BAYERN ARE LEVEL! The Stuttgart defenders are slow to close down Coman when he's played in by Muller and he's able to cut inside from the left and drill a low shot into the near-bottom corner from the edge of the box. 1-1!
34'
Coman curls his cross into the box and Lewandowski can't head it on in the middle. It runs through to Gnabry in space at the far post, and he drills his shot towards the near post, but Kobel holds onto it.
32'
Goretzka plays a long ball over the top to try and pick out Lewandowski's run into the box, but he has a lot of Stuttgart players around him. He jumps for it, but Kobel comes off his line to punch it away.
30'
Castro's corner is headed clear by Tolisso but it's only as far as Endo on the edge of the box. He hits his volley into the ground and it's a comfortable save for Neuer, who comes off his line to collect it.
28'
Forster does really well to hold the ball up on the edge of the box as he waits for support before playing it out to Wamangituka on the right. His looping cross is over Coulibaly's head at the far post and bounces out of play.
26'
Bayern are putting Stuttgart under more pressure now and it's Pavard with another chance for the visitors. He drills his shot across goal from outside the box, but it flies well wide of the far post.
22'
Stuttgart look a lot more comfortable on the ball now and are pushing forward in search of a second. This time, it's Castro leading the attack down the left, but he can't find a way past Pavard.
20'
T. Coulibaly has scored a goal for Stuttgart! Assist by S. Katompa Mvumpa.
STUTTGART LEAD! It's a quick break by Stuttgart and nobody is picking out Coulibaly's run through the middle. Neuer comes rushing off his line when Wamangituka puts in his low cross but he misses it and Coulibaly fires it into the roof of the net. 1-0 Stuttgart!
Wamangituka times his run perfectly to stay onside and drives down the right wing. He gets away from Hernandez before squaring a low cross into Coulibaly.
19'
Tolisso plays a good throughball in between the Stuttgart defenders and picks out Gnabry's run into the middle from the left. He gets a quick shot away which is stopped by Kobel, but the flag was up anyway.
17'
Bayern are keeping hold of the ball well at the moment and keeping Stuttgart penned back in their own half. Hernandez is pushing forward and trying to make something happen down the left, but he's stopped by Mavropanos.
15'
It's a good switch of play by Castro to pick out Forster in a lot of space on the right. Bayern get back quickly though and Forster can't keep hold of it as he cuts inside to try and set himself for a shot.
11'
Stuttgart win a free-kick in a dangerous position just outside the box and Castro steps up to take it. He curls his effort up and over the ball, but it's always curling wide of the near post.
9'
Lewandowski has stayed down after being caught with an accidental elbow by Anton. Stuttgart put it out in case he needs treatment, but he slowly gets back to his feet on his own.
7'
Goretzka nicks the ball off Anton just outside the Stuttgart box and squares it to Gnabry. He's quickly closed down by the other defenders and he takes too long to decide what he wants to do with it and the home side win it back.
5'
Stuttgart are moving the ball upfield quickly when they win it back and Wamangituka has space to run into down the right. He swings a cross into the box towards Castro, but it's blocked by Alaba.
2'
Muller makes a driving run down the right side of the box to get away from Mavropanos and cuts the ball back from the byline. It takes a nick off the defender which stops him from picking out Lewandowski in the middle.
1'
Forster gets the game underway for Stuttgart!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Bundesliga meeting between Stuttgart and Bayern Munich at the Mercedes-Benz Arena!
The league leaders are on a 12-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W11 D1), with that draw coming last time out in the Bundesliga against Werder Bremen and ending a 10-game winning run. Their opponents, Stuttgart, are unbeaten in their last seven outings since losing their opening match to Freiburg (W2 D5), but they have drawn each of their last four games.
STUTTGART STARTING XI (3-5-1-1): Gregor Kobel; Konstantinos Mavropanos, Waldemar Anton, Marc Oliver Kempf; Tanguy Coulibaly, Wataru Endo, Philipp Foster, Orel Mangala, Boma Sosa; Gonzalo Castro; Silas Wamangituka.
STUTTGART SUBS: Fabian Bredlow, Pascal Stenzel, Roberto Massimo, Mateo Klimowicz, Atakan Karazor, Philipp Klement, Sasa Kalajdzic, Marcin Kaminski, Lilian Egloff.
BAYERN MUNICH STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Jerome Boateng, Lucas Hernandez, David Alaba; Corentin Tolisso, Leon Goretzka; Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman; Robert Lewandowski.
BAYERN MUNICH SUBS: Marc Roca, Alexander Nubel, Tanguy Kouassi, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Javi Martinez, Jamal Musiala, Niklas Sule, Douglas Costa, Leroy Sane.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Flick will be pleased with the scoreline at half-time, but he will be expecting a much better performance from them after the break if they want to secure the win. As for Stuttgart, they've played well and caused Bayern some real problems, but they need to be more clinical after the break.
Bayern extend their unbeaten run to 13 games in all competitions and stay top of the Bundesliga, two points clear of RB Leipzig. Their attention turns back to the Champions League now and their match against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Stuttgart's seven-match unbeaten run is ended with that defeat and they drop to 10th in the table. Next up for them is a trip to Werder Bremen.
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