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The title is "smiling" at Bayern

The Bundesliga title, Bayern's sixth in a row, may only be a matter of time.

With a 17-point lead at the top of the table, the Bavarians can win the league with five games to go if they win at home to Augsburg on Saturday, or if second-placed Schalke fail to beat Hamburg away from home, reports KTV.

Bayern have been relentless on their opponents since the return of 72-year-old Jup Heynckes, who led the team to the treble in 2013, retiring but then returning to replace the sacked Carlo Ancelotti.

Under Heynckes, Bayern have won 18 of their 21 Bundesliga games, seven in a row in the Champions League and reached the semi-finals of the German Cup, but despite their successes, they cannot convince him to stay on for another season.

In the first match of this championship, Bayern won 3:0. However, in this match Heynckes enters without the players Alaba, Coman and Neuer, while Bernat is in doubt.

Meanwhile, third-place Dortmund hosts Stuttgart at home on Sunday, while Leipzig, which closes the German top 4, will host Bayer Leverkusen.