After title rivals Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all lost earlier in the weekend, three assists from Joshua Kimmich took Bayern a step closer towards ninth consecutive Bundesliga title.
Champions League winner Bayern will face either Al Ahly of Eqypt or host nation Qatar’s domestic league winner Al-Duhail on Feb. 8.
Bayern led twice but allowed Kiel to equalize for a second time and make it 2-2 in the 90th minute. After extra time, Fin Bartels converted the winning penalty to give Kiel a 6-5 win in the shootout.
Bayern has conceded the opening goal in each of its last eight Bundesliga games before coming back to win or draw every time.
Bayern is two points ahead of Leipzig, which moved to second after beating Arminia Bielefeld 2-1.
While Bayern Munich and Manchester City registered victories to advance to the next round, Liverpool faced a 2-0 defeat to Atalanta.
European champion Bayern Munich can secure a place in the knockout rounds with another win over Salzburg.
Maximilian Eggestein fired Bremen ahead before the break, but the visitors were unable to hold on for what would have been their first victory over Bayern since 2008.
The pandemic-delayed Club World Cup will be played next year in Qatar from Feb. 1-11, FIFA said on Tuesday.
The Bayern Munich coach marked 12 months in charge on Wednesday with a vibrant 6-2 win over Salzburg in the Champions League.
Defending champion Bayern Munich got late goals from Jérôme Boateng, Leroy Sané, Robert Lewandoski and Lucas Hernandez in a 6-2 win at Salzburg.
David Alaba has made 271 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern since joining as a youth player in 2008.
First-half goals from Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry were enough for Bayern to move top on goal difference from Borussia Dortmund, which beat Arminia Bielefeld 2-0.
The Poland star didn’t score in Bayern’s 4-0 defeat of Atlético Madrid in their Champions League opening game on Wednesday and evidently felt the need to atone as he took his tally to 10 goals in five Bundesliga games.
It was a third straight loss in the competition for Real Madrid — its worst run in 34 years. For defending champion Bayern, it was a 12th straight Champions League victory.
Gnabry trained earlier Tuesday with his teammates in the final training session for Atlético Madrid's visit in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Costa returns to Bayern on a season-long loan from Juventus for his second stint with the club. He gives Bayern coach Hansi Flick more options on the wings in a shortened season with a congested calendar.
The Bavarian giants say the 23-year-old Roca was getting a five-year contract and will wear the No. 22 jersey.
Ansu Fati’s three goals in two wins have Barcelona off to an ideal start to La Liga as Dutch manager has been spot on with his tactics.
Dortmund fought back from 2-0 down to level the score, before Kimmich and the two goalkeepers made the difference.
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