BERLIN — Mario Mandzukic scored a goal and set up another for Bayern Munich to beat Stuttgart 2-0 and stretch its lead in the Bundesliga Sunday. The Croatia striker took advantage of a mistake from Christian Molinaro to put Bayern ahead in the 50th minute, intercepting the defender's back pass before rounding the goalkeeper. The visitors put the game beyond doubt in the 72nd when Mandzukic crossed for Thomas Mueller to finish off a counterattack in the 72nd. Mueller earlier had a goal ruled out for offside. It got worse for Stuttgart with 10 minutes to go when Martin Harnik earned his second yellow card for a foul on Franck Ribery. Harnik came closest to scoring for the home side in the 35th, when his header struck the post and Manuel Neuer gratefully gathered the rebound. Bayern's 15th win from 19 games leaves it 11 points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, which was held to a 0-0 draw at Freiburg Saturday. Defending champion Borussia Dortmund is third, a point further back. Earlier, Hamburger SV defeated Werder Bremen 3-2 in the Bundesliga's 98th northern derby to end a three-game losing streak in games against its old rival. Bremen defender Assani Lukimya opened the scoring with a backward header in the ninth minute — his first Bundesliga goal — but Son Heung-min equalized with a superb individual effort in the 23rd, going past Theodor Gebre Selassie on the left before unleashing a fierce shot to the far corner. Hamburg emerged fired up after the break, with Dennis Aogo scoring from close range, though there was a hint of handball as he controlled Son's ball forward. Aogo then crossed for Artjoms Rudnevs to make it 3-1 in the 52nd, two minutes before Greek defender Sokratis pulled one back, when Hamburg ‘keeper Rene Adler let the ball slip under him. Clemens Fritz received his second yellow card with 10 minutes remaining and Bremen striker Marco Arnautovic followed his captain off in injury time. Lucky PSG goes top Paris Saint-Germain needed a fortuitous own goal from center back Aurelien Chedjou to earn a 1-0 win against Lille Sunday and move back to the top of the French league. Salvatore Sirigu also beat Bernard Lama's PSG record of 697 minutes without conceding a goal as he kept a seventh clean sheet in succession in the league. Earlier, Girondins Bordeaux produced a trademark defensive display to move up to fifth as Henri Saivet's second-half goal earned a 1-0 win at Nice. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal in 1,111 minutes in all competitions as St Etienne beat Bastia 3-0 to go seventh on 34 points. — Agencies
