Bayern's Philippe Coutinho, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Fortuna Duesseldorf and FC Bayern Munich in Duesseldorf, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Photo: AP)
Bayern Munich stayed perfect under interim coach Hansi Flick with three wins in three games as it beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-0 away to move one point behind Bundesliga leader Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.
Gladbach lost 2-0 at Union Berlin.
Goals from Benjamin Pavard, Corentin Tolisso, Serge Gnabry and Philippe Coutinho gave Bayern its second straight 4-0 win in the Bundesliga after routing Borussia Dortmund before the international break. Flick, Germany coach Joachim Low's former assistant, started with a 2-0 win over Olympiakos in the Champions League.
Anthony Ujah's 15th-minute header and another in injury time from Sebastian Andersson were enough for Union to end Gladbach's three-game winning run across all competitions, and stretch the promoted team's own run to five straight victories.
Also Saturday, Wolfsburg won 2-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt, where the home side wore jerseys with a message against racism. Schalke won 2-1 at Werder Bremen, and Freiburg grabbed a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen.
Markus Gisdol was making his debut as Cologne coach at second-place Leipzig later.
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