( CNN ) -- Bayern Munich may have left it late to beat Mainz but will wrap up the Bundesliga title in super quick time next Tuesday should they defeat Hertha Berlin . The Bavarians were eight minutes away from dropping their first league points since the start of October on Saturday before two late goals ensured yet another win . Bastian Schweinsteiger 's 82nd minute strike followed by Mario Gotze four minutes later sealed an 18th league win in a row and a 24th out of 26 this season to give Pep Guardiola 's side 74 points -- 23 more than nearest rival Borussia Dortmund who have 51 . All of which means that Bayern can make last season 's title won with six games to spare look positively sluggish compared to this year 's likely margin of seven . `` We 've played very good opponents and we 've won , '' Guardiola said of the victory over Mainz . `` We 've extended our record to 18 wins on the trot . That 's the result of a lot of hard work . I 'm just pleased about winning today against one of the toughest teams we 'll face this season . `` We only need one more win now . It 's in our own hands ... '' In the battle for second place , Borussia Dortmund retained a one point advantage over Schalke . Jurgen Klopp 's side were 3-0 winners at Hannover while Schalke beat bottom side Braunschweig 3-1 . In Saturday 's remaining Bundesliga fixtures , Stuttgart won 1-0 against Hamburg while Monchengladbach rise to fifth after a 3-0 win over mid-table Hertha Berlin . Wolfsburg and Augsburg drew 1-1 . Meanwhile in Spain , four games were played Saturday ahead of Real Madrid 's clash against Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Sunday night . Granada moved up to 11th place with a 1-0 win over Elche while the match between Espanyol and Levante ended in a 0-0 draw . Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano also drew ( 1-1 ) . In the late kick-off , Athletic Bilbao can consolidate fourth place with victory over Getafe . There were two fixtures in Italy 's Serie A on Saturday . Torino beat Livorno 3-1 while Roma cemented second place behind leaders Juventus with a 2-0 win at ChievoVerona . The win gives Rudi Garcia 's side 67 points -- eight fewer that Juve who travel to Catania on Sunday and nine more than third place Napoli who entertain Fiorentina , also on Sunday . Read more : Chelsea ruin Wenger 's big day .
Bayern will score two late goals to beat Hamburg . Pep ##e 's side will clinch title with win against Union Berlin on Tuesday . Borussia Dortmund still one point ahead of Bayern in contention for second .