There's still a thrust from Bayern to find a fourth goal as we approach the dying minutes of the game here at the Allianz Arena. Ribery has been at the centre of a lot of the hosts' best play in this second half.
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B. Gorka enters the game and replaces F. Holland.
Schuster makes his third and final change of the game for Darmstadt this afternoon as Holland, who worked hard in midfield for the visitors today, comes off in place of Gorka late on.
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CHANCE! Lewandowski almost grabs his second of the game as he races through on goal but misses the target from close range as he skips past a challenge from Garics inside the penalty area.
84'
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by F. Ribéry.
Ribery registers the assist for Lewandowski's strike as Bayern go 3-1 up here against Darmstadt. The French winger picks out the Poland forward with a cultured cross from the left-hand side.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!! It's 3-1 to Bayern! Game, set and match for Guardiola's men as Lewandowski ghosts into Darmstadt's penalty area and taps home from Ribery's low cross from the left with aplomb.
83'
Lewandowski surges forward down the left-hand side after being fed in by RIbery but with little on for the striker, he turns back around past two Darmstadt shirts and ensures Bayern maintain possession.
81'
Xabi Alonso enters the game and replaces A. Robben.
Guardiola makes his third and final change of the game for Bayern today as Alonso comes on in place of Robben, who missed a great chance to score in the first half but has otherwise been bright for the hosts.
Darmstadt are pushing more men forward now as time ticks on in the second half. They've worked their socks off today and, with nothing to lose now, they've opened up a little bit more in hope of finding a lucrative equaliser.
79'
A short suspension in play occurs as Kimmich goes down holding his face. The defender challenges for the ball in the air with the gangly Wagner and comes off second best as their heads clash together.
77'
Bayern are knocking possession around comfortably at the moment in the knowledge that they are marching towards another three points in the Bundesliga. Darmstadt, having chased shadows for most of the second period, look jaded.
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Costa bends in a decent corner towards the near post as Muller brings possession down well for Bayern, but almost clears the danger for Darmstadt as he clips a wayward cross out of the danger zone towards the left flank.
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M. Sailer enters the game and replaces S. Sirigu.
Schuster makes his second change of the game for Darmstadt this afternoon as Sirigu, who set up his side's opener with a great cross in the first half, comes off in place of Sailer.
Darmstadt have put their bodies on the line brilliantly for long spells of the game but a second for Bayern had been coming for a while in truth. The visitors still have all 11 players on the pitch but it's been backs-to-the-wall stuff for the entire second half for them.
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T. Müller has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by A. Vidal.
Vidal is the assist-maker for Bayern's second goal today with a neat cross into the box. The ex-Juventus man chips a lovely lofted ball into Darmstadt's penalty area and stands back and watches Muller's brilliance.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!! It's 2-1 to Bayern! The hosts finally take the lead for the first time this afternoon as Muller chests down Vidal's cross up against Diaz and acrobatically strikes the ball over the top of his head into the far corner of the net. What a finish.
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Lewandowski looks furiously at the linesman as his goal gets cancelled out by the offside flag. The replay shows that the former Borussia Dortmund marksman is unlucky as it's certainly a tight call to make.
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NO GOAL! Lewandowski smashes a shot into the back of the net from close range but sees his effort chalked off for offside. Bernat clips in a cross towards the Poland international, who goes slightly too early to attack the ball unmarked.
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CLOSE! Bayern push further towards grabbing a second as Robben tip-toes into Darmstadt's penalty area with clever footwork, but Caldirola gets tight to him quickly and diverts the ball behind for a corner with a good sliding challenge.
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Robben, frustrated with the lack of options around him, skips past Sirigu inside Darmstadt's half but fires straight at Mathenia at the near post as the angle closes on him down the left-hand side of the visitors' box.
61'
J. Rosenthal enters the game and replaces M. Vrančić.
Schuster makes his first change of the game for Darmstadt this afternoon as Vrancic, who impressed with his crosses into Bayern's box today, comes off in place of Rosenthal.
You feel it's only a matter of time until Bayern find that all important breakthrough to take the lead for the first time today, but they've taken their foot of the gas in the last few minutes or so as Darmstadt continue to see little of the ball.
59'
Darmstadt are still holding their own at the moment defensively, getting plenty of bodies inside their own penalty area to snuff out Bayern's constant flow of attacks. The visitors haven't managed to launch a serious counter-attack in the second half as of yet.
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DIVE! The referee waves away the hosts appeals for a penalty as Lewandowski tumbles to the floor under pressure from Diaz at the back post. The replay shows that the Bayern striker falls down far too easily.
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Robben takes control of possession inside Darmstadt's penalty area but he finds it difficult to pick out a team-mate due to the sheer amount of opposition bodies in his way, instead winning his side a corner as his cross gets blocked.
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Juan Bernat enters the game and replaces S. Taşçı.
F. Ribéry enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
Guardiola makes his first change of the game for Bayern this afternoon as Coman, who floated into some good positions today, comes off in place of Ribery who gets greeted with cheers as he heads onto the pitch.
Guardiola makes a second change in quick succession for Bayern today as he brings on Bernat in place of Tasci, who was crucially out of position as Darmstadt took the lead in the first half.
Bayern have forced Darmstadt to drop so deep inside their own half as they try to drive home a second here at the Allianz Arena. The hosts also look set to bring on two attacking players in Ribery and Bernat in the next few minutes or so.
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CLOSE! Lewandowski brings the ball under his control inside Darmstadt's penalty area and feeds a pass through to Muller, who attempts to test Mathenia with a shot but Rajkovic gets a good block in at the near post.
50'
J. Kimmich gets yellow.
Kimmich picks up Bayern's second caution of the match from the referee. He mistimes a challenge inside his own half on Wagner and also concedes a free-kick in the process.
49'
T. Müller has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by Rafinha.
Rafinha grabs the assist for Bayern's leveller here at the Allianz Arena. The Brazilian clips a well-weighted cross towards Muller, who does the rest with good control inside Darmstadt's box.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! It's 1-1 and Bayern are level again! Rafinha dinks a lovely cross from just outside Darmstadt's penalty area towards Muller, who chests the ball down and fires a low shot past Mathenia. Game on!
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CHANCE! It's a good chance for Bayern to draw level early in the second half as Costa engineers half a yard for himself down the left and powers a good ball across the face of Darmstadt's goal which draws no takers in red.
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Welcome back! Darmstadt get us back under way for the second half here at the Allianz Arena.
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Vrancic whips in a superb curling free-kick from the right flank towards the back post as Rajkovic forces a great save from Neuer with a powerful header. However, the Darmstadt defender gets penalised for a foul in the build up to the chance.
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SAVE! Vidal opts to take the resulting set play from distance but he smashes his effort straight into the arms of Mathenia, who gets greeted by cheers from the away supporters inside the Allianz Arena as he thwarts the Chile international.
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Robben drives into Darmstadt's half on his stronger left foot but just as he looks to get a shot away from distance, he gets clipped from behind and wins Bayern a free-kick. Alaba stands over the ball with interest at the moment.
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Rafinha gets yellow.
It's naughty from Rafinha as he collects the first caution of the match. As he contests for the ball in the air with Wagner, he swings out an elbow towards the Darmstadt striker and picks up a yellow card as a result.
38'
Rafinha concedes a free-kick as he clatters into the side of Wagner. Kempe elects to take the resulting set play as he curls it around Bayern's backline towards the back post, which comes to no avail.
36'
Bayern have gone back to being slow and patient in their attempts to force their way back into this match. Darmstadt matched them for pace when the hosts looked to speed up their possession play, hence the switch.
34'
Wagner, buoyed after breaking the deadlock against the run of play this afternoon, has another sight at goal as he drives a shot straight at Neuer from a tight angle. Darmstadt have been really positive since taking the lead.
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It's great defending from Alaba as he cancels out another bright Darmstadt counter-attack. Wagner receives possession inside Bayern's half and switches play out wide towards Sirigu, who almost flies in one-on-one, only for some last-ditch defending from the hosts to come about.
30'
Darmstadt have erected a wall in front of their goal to try and shut out Bayern and that frame is standing firm at the moment against the hosts' dominance of possession. Schuster will be delighted with the effort his charges have put in so far.
28'
There's a bit more zip in Bayern's attacking play at the moment as they look to find an instant reply to Wagner's opener for Darmstadt. However, the visitors are right up for this and are doing well to shackle the hosts so far.
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S. Wagner has scored a goal for Darmstadt! Assist by S. Sirigu.
Sirigu grabs the assist for Darmstadt's opener here at the Allianz Arena. The midfielder curls in a decent cross from the right-hand side which allows Wagner to head home against his former paymasters ahead of Tasci.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!! It's 1-0 to Darmstadt! Wagner gets two bites of the cherry inside Bayern's box as he initially fails to convert Diaz's cross from the left, before he stabs home Sirigu's ball in from the opposite flank ahead of Tasci.
25'
SAVE! Another great opportunity to break the deadlock falls into the path of Robben as he latches onto a through pass from Lewandowski, but he drills his effort inside the penalty area right at Mathenia. He has to do better from that position.
23'
Darmstadt have managed to stem the flow of Bayern attacks on their goal in the last two minutes or so, getting their solitary forward in the shape of Wagner involved a bit more.
21'
Wagner wins Darmstadt a free-kick inside Bayern's half as Tasci clips his heels from behind. Vrancic curls in the resulting set play towards the back stick which trickles out of bounds for a goal-kick to the hosts.
19'
The pressure continues to build on Darmstadt's defence as Lewandowski heads wide of the far post from Vidal's corner. Kempe has been the visitors' best source for getting out of their own half thus far.
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Vrancic goes down holding his face as he contests for the ball in the air with Vidal. The replay shows that the Darmstadt midfielder hits the deck rather easily, in truth, hoping to earn his side a much-needed breather.
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A little bit of pinball inside Darmstadt's penalty area occurs as Robben almost gets a shot away but the visitors manage to get rid of the danger in the nick of time. Bayern have found their rhythm quickly on home soil.
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GREAT SAVE! The best chance of the match so far falls to Bayern as Mathenia pulls off a great stop to thwart Lewandowski. The Poland international diverts Costa's low cross towards goal, but Darmstadt's man between the sticks gets down low and makes a great save to his left.
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As expected it's all Bayern at the moment. They're dominating possession with a consummate ease, creating a couple of good chances up against Darmstadt's 5-4-1 system without the ball.
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CLOSE! Bayern come within a whisker of breaking the deadlock inside the first 10 minutes here at the Allianz Arena as Vidal drives a shot towards goal, which deflects off Caldirola and skims the top of Darmstadt's crossbar. Unlucky.
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Kempe flies in to seize possession in his own half but as he tries to maraud forward to ease the pressure on his side's backline, Rafinha gets to him quickly and makes a good challenge for Bayern.
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It's a half chance for Bayern as Robben collects possession from Muller in Darmstadt's half, skips away from Holland with quick feet and fires a shot straight down the throat of Mathenia who makes a comfortable save.
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Coman surges down the right-hand side and wins Bayern a corner as his cross deflects behind off Diaz. Vidal curls in the resulting set play towards Robben, who passes up the chance to put the hosts in front early doors as he fires over the crossbar from close range.
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Bayern get us under way here at the Allianz Arena. The man in charge of the cards for today's match is Michael Weiner.
Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE text commentary on today's Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and Darmstadt from the Allianz Arena. Kick-off is at 2:30pm GMT.
Bayern are looking to continue their surge towards a fourth-straight Bundesliga title by picking up three points against Darmstadt this afternoon. The Bavarians secured a 3-0 win over their opponents today in the reverse fixture between the two back in September.
Darmstadt come into today's affair in patchy form, having won and lost two games apiece in their last four Bundesliga matches. What will give them a boost ahead of their trip to Bayern today is the fact that their last two league victories have come on the road.
TEAM NEWS: Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the side which started Bayern's 3-1 win over Augsburg in their last Bundesliga encounter. Rafinha, Serdar Tasci and Kingsley Coman all get the chance to impress from the get go this afternoon.
TEAM NEWS: Dirk Schuster has made five alterations to the team which started Darmstadt's 2-1 loss at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen in their last game. Gyorgy Garics, Junior Diaz, Sandro Sirigu, Fabian Holland and Mario Vrancic all come into their first eleven for today's match.
Both sets of players are stripped and raring to go as they leave the tunnel and enter onto the field here at the Allianz Arena. We are just moments away from seeing the action start to unfold.
Both sets of players head off the pitch and down the tunnel for the half-time interval as the referee calls time on an eventful opening period. Darmstadt lead by one goal to nil at the break thanks to Sandro Wagner's header.
Bayern typically dominated possession in the opening period and forced a couple of good saves from Christian Mathenia between Darmstadt's sticks. However, the visitors have constantly looked sharp when they've managed to break out of their own half on the counter-attack, as was the case for their goal.
FULL TIME: BAYERN MUNICH 3-1 DARMSTADT
That's all from us and it has been a great pleasure talking you through all of today's action from the Allianz Arena. We hope you can join us again very soon. Take care!
Three second-half goals helped Bayern Munich come back from a goal down to beat a brave Darmstadt side 3-1 at the Allianz Arena. A brace from Thomas Muller and a strike from Robert Lewandowski cancelled out Sandro Wagner's effort for the visitors.
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