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FC Bayern’s record-breaking stars swapped the boots for Liederhosen as they had a celebratory beer at the famous Oktoberfest in München.

Jupp Heynckes’ men became just the fourth Bundesliga side to win their first seven matches of the campaign, with the Reds scoring 21 goals and conceding just two. The players earned their traditional trip to the Bavarian beer festival after recording their seventh win of the season against Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has been in stunning form this season, told BILD on Sunday: "There were times times when we have not been so happy for Oktoberfest. After seven wins it will be a beautiful day.”

The shift in mood at the Allianz Arena has taken time to orchestrate. FC Bayern have played second-fiddle to Borussia Dortmund in the last two Bundesliga campaigns but the vast sums of money spent in the summer have made them an unstoppable force so far in German football. Only Belarusians BATE Borisov have managed to halt them in Europe.

The arrivals of Javi Martinez, Xherdan Shaqiri, Dante and Mario Mandzukic were without doubt huge factors in Bayern's 21 point start to the campaign. However, one change which really cemented the feel-good factor was the appointment of Matthias Sammer as the club’s sporting director, replacing the out-going Christian Nerlinger.

The difference between the two bosses was quite simple. Sammer is a winner; he epitomises everything about FC Bayern, from the success, to the self-confident mentality which is so unique to the Bavaria region. The players certainly entered into the spirit for Oktoberfest, dressing up red-and-white chequered shirts, stereotypical Bavarian hats and leather trousers.

Nobody will begrudge them a beer or two, having steam-rolled their way to the summit of the Bundesliga and opening an incredible nine-point gap over reigning champions Borussia Dortmund and a five-point lead over nearest challengers Eintracht Frankfurt.

The league table tells one story, but the individual statistics explain the sheer dominance of FC Bayern’s start to the campaign. In the top scorers chart, Mandzukic leads the way with six goals, Thomas Müller is joint-second with four, whilst Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos both have netted three times.

Müller has another five assists to his name, in second-place behind Szabolcs Huszti, and Philipp Lahm has created two of FC Bayern’s strikes this term. Schweinsteiger completed 83 passes against Hoffenheim on Saturday and 63 in their win over VfL Wolfsburg last Wednesday.

One stand-out statistic, though, was the 100% passing completion of Luis Gustavo last week, another player in the form of his life under Heynckes.

The international break is now upon us and the Bundesliga will be on standby for the next two weeks, as the German national team look to maintain their qualifying run to Brazil 2014 – including a trip to the Republic of Ireland.

Normally, it would be wrong of any squad to take for granted their place at the top of the league with a trip to a beer festival, but it already looks like a forgone conclusion that FC Bayern will claw back the championship from BVB.