Bayern Munich becomes 1st team in Bundesliga history to win opening 9 matches

Berlin - Bayern Munich became the first team to win their opening nine games of a Bundesliga season on Saturday as a first-half Thomas Muller strike proved enough for Pep Guardiola's side to beat Werder Bremen 1-0.

Muller stole in front of Alejandro Galvez to control a Thiago Alcantara cross at the near post and stab past Felix Wiedwald for the only goal of the game, his ninth of the season, at the Weserstadion as Bayern made more Bundesliga history.

That was despite in-form Robert Lewandowski, having netted 15 times in his previous six games for club and country, for once failing to score.

However, the Pole felt he should have had a penalty in the second half after being taken out by Wiedwald when through on goal, and Mueller's solitary strike sufficed to condemn Bremen to a club record-equalling fifth consecutive defeat.

The win, their 999th in the Bundesliga, set Bayern up nicely for their trip to face Arsenal in the Champions League in midweek and saw them once again move seven points clear at the top of the table from nearest challengers Borussia Dortmund, who won 2-0 at Mainz on Friday.