Bundesliga Re-Cap:-: Record- breakers Bayern see off Werder, Schalke leave it late

Thomas Muller was on target again as Bayern Munich
set a new Bundesliga benchmark, while Schalke were
late winners over Hertha Berlin.

Bayern Munich became the first team to win their opening nine
games of a Bundesliga season as Thomas Muller ensured their
remarkable start to 2015-16 continued with a 1-0 win at Werder
Bremen.

Reigning champions Bayern travelled to the Weserstadion
looking to making it nine wins from nine to start their campaign,
a feat never achieved in the Bundesliga's 52-year history.

And Muller - who had scored three times in Bayern's previous
four encounters with Bremen - settled the match with his ninth
goal of the season in the 23rd minute.

The Germany international converted at the second time of
asking after receiving Thiago Alcantara's through-ball, with the
goal marking Bayern's 100th goal of the calendar year and
leaving them seven points clear of second-placed Borussia
Dortmund.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Schalke needed an injury-time goal
from Max Meyer to see off 10-man Hertha Berlin 2-1 at the
Veltins Arena.

The visitors were hindered early when Vedad Ibisevic was
shown a straight red card in the 18th minute, and captain
Benedikt Howedes headed home the opener from a Schalke
corner nine minutes later.

Hertha fought back through Salomon Kalou's leveller in second
half and it appeared as though Schalke would have to settle for
a point until Meyer's later intervention.

Max Kruse scored a hat-trick as Wolfsburg recovered from
surrendering a two-goal lead to defeat Hoffenheim 4-2.

In other matches, Darmstadt were 2-0 victors at Augsburg,
while Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen played out a 0-0 draw.