BERLIN (AP) — Luis Díaz and Nicolas Jackson scored in stoppage time to dig Bayern Munich out of a hole with a 3-1 win over St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Even if Bayern lost it was already assured of setting a new league record of 44 consecutive rounds at the top of the Bundesliga table.

Díaz deflected Joshua Kimmich’s cross in with his shoulder to dash the visitor’s hopes of a point three minutes into stoppage time, then Serge Gnabry sent Jackson through for another.

The goals extended St. Pauli’s losing record in the league to nine straight games and averted uncomfortable questions at Bayern, which was dealt its first defeat of the season by Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday.

A draw against the promoted Hamburg-based team would have been Bayern’s second in three

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