Sebastian Widmann/dapd, via Associated Press Franck Ribery scoring during Bayern Munich’s 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Among the hustle and bustle of the boisterously-famed Bundesliga crowd at the equally impressive Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon, you’d be forgiven for finding your attention unfaithfully encouraged away from the action on the field in favor of the splendor that surrounded it. This was in part down to the spectacle that accompanies each home tie with Bayern Munich; the backdrop of varying colors from the red and white patterned crowd to the swishing multi-colored advertising boards, all set to the soundtrack of passionate Bavarian fans, but it was mostly to with the poor spectacle on the grass – a drab 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Yet this routine win did offer some perspective in the general scale of the league. It was Bayern’s 10th win since the start of the season, breaking a previously held record and directly making this team’s current run the best start for any in Bundesliga history. Even more impressive is the fact that Bayern’s first goal of the weekend’s game gave them 31 in 11 matches, an all-time record, with the past record of 30 goals being set by Bremen and held since 1985.

Perhaps most fitting for this landmark goal was that the modest goalscorer was none other than the ever impressive Franck Ribery, a Frenchman who, more than most in this Bayern team, has driven the club to its perch of excellence through example, with the intent of continuing this fantastic run.

The rise and rise of Ribery, an attacking midfielder, has been mirrored by the competent ability of the Bayern player’s ability to overcome a string of injuries that had until now come to define the his time at the German club. To put Ribery’s injury record in to perspective, after joining the club in 2007 Ribery had to wait three seasons before he could begin a campaign in good health – an unfortunate characteristic that had held him back, until last season.

Since last summer the midfielder has persevered through managerial overhauls and teammate bust-ups with no more than a few weeks off through injuries, amounting to 61 games for Bayern, scoring 24 goals and contributing and incredible 37 assists over the course of last season and the current campaign.

Despite the lack of silverware last season, Bayern Munich was impressive in the manner in which it pushed forward on three fronts while maintaining a thoroughly consistent run of form throughout. Compared with Borussia Dortmund, which dropped out of Europe before Christmas, and Chelsea, which settled for fifth in its domestic league, Bayern showed a unique ability to maintain a presence in all three tournaments with a similarly sized squad.

Ribery’s evergreen form was evidently vital to such a run: he started all but five games in last season’s Bundesliga campaign, missing just one German Cup match, and overseeing all but one Champions league tie – the return fixture to Manchester City during the group stage after Bayern’s qualification had been confirmed – as the side marched towards the final.

If we were to compare Bayern Munich to a steam-engine train for just a moment, it would be fitting to suggest Bastian Schweinsteiger would be the conductor, dictating and controlling which direction the train went, while Ribery stood in the boiler room shoveling the coal and ensuring the steam (Mario Gomez or perhaps more fittingly Mario Mandzukic now) kept the train running at an optimum speed.

Of course, a simple run down of Ribery’s statistics doesn’t do the player’s importance to the team any justice, and to fully understand his contribution it is worth noting just when and who he put to the sword.

In last season’s Champions League he was responsible for three of the goals that put the second leg against Basel to rest after a concerning result in the opening tie; he scored the opening goal against Real Madrid in Bayern’s emphatic 2-1 semifinal victory at the Allianz Arena last season; and perhaps most notably, he set up the initial goal in this season’s German Super Cup to allow his side a 1-0 lead — and ultimately the victory — over Dortmund for the first time since Jurgen Klopp took charge of the current champions.

Since then Bayern hasn’t looked back. Behind Ribery’s three goals and six assists in 11 games in the league so far this season, Bayern Munich sits atop the Bundesliga with a comfortable seven-point lead over second place and an 11-point edge over last season’s untouchable champions, Dortmund.

For a club like Bayern Munich, which readily defines itself on its ability to pick up silverware on domestic and European fronts alike, a return to form and practice is not only welcomed but vital to the team harmony of a club that can quickly switch over to its “FC Hollywood” alter ego at any turn.

For now, things seem rosy in Bavaria, as Ribery keeps performing, and Bayern Munich keeps winning.

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