Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewan-dowski scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Schalke yesterday that edged them closer to a record fourth consecutive league title.

The Bundesliga’s leading scorer took his tally to 27 goals after a fine turn and shot in the 54th minute and a well-timed header 11 minutes later before Arturo Vidal sealed the win.

Bayern, eyeing a second treble-winning season after 2013 following Champions League semi-final qualification last week, are on 78 points, 10 clear at the top.

Borussia Dortmund can cut the lead down to seven when they take on Hamburg today.

Bayern were in control from the start, dominating possession against Schalke’s two-line defence in the first half.

Vidal’s left-foot effort scraped the post seven minutes after the restart with the Bavarians again pressing for a goal.

The Chilean did everything right when he headed on to Lewandowski, the Bundesliga top scorer turning beautifully after controlling the ball with his chest.

The Poland forward claimed his second when he rose at the far post to head in Rafinha’s cross.

Vidal, on target against Benfica in midweek, also got on the scoresheet, sliding in to complete a superb Franck Ribery solo run into the box.

Schalke’s second defeat in three games left them in seventh place on 45 and at risk of missing out on European football next season.

Bayer Leverkusen struck twice in five minutes to beat struggling Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and move into the third place that offers Champions League qualification.

Slovenian midfielder Kevin Kampl struck with a fine volley less than a minute after coming on in the 70th minute and teenager Julian Brandt slotted in for his seventh goal of the campaign five minutes later.

Karim Bellarabi added a third in the last minute to lift Leverkusen to 51 points, two ahead of Hertha Berlin.

Hertha lost 2-1 at Hoffenheim, courtesy of Mark Uth’s late winner, and have now failed to win any of their last three matches.

Results
Augsburg vs Stuttgart - 1-0
B. Leverkusen vs E. Frankfurt - 3-0
Bayern Munich vs Schalke - 3-0
Darmstadt vs Ingolstadt - 2-0
Hoffenheim vs Hertha Berlin - 2-1
Werder Bremen vs Wolfsburg - 3-2

Playing today
B. Dortmund vs Hamburg - 15.30
Mainz vs Cologne - 17.30

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