Bayern thump Bochum to retake Bundesliga high spot

Bayern Munich bounced again from Wednesday’s Champions League drubbing in Barcelona, thumping rock-bottom Bochum 5-0 away to return to the Bundesliga summit on Sunday.

RB Leipzig’s 3-1 comeback win over Freiburg on Saturday despatched them three clear atop the desk in a single day, however Bayern reclaimed the lead on objective distinction as 5 totally different gamers bought on the scoresheet.

“It is enjoyable to attain targets,” Jamal Musiala instructed DAZN.

“We will be completely satisfied at the moment and take the rhythm and move with us within the subsequent few video games.”

Bayern might have appeared spectacular going ahead underneath new coach Vincent Kompany however stumbled into Sunday’s sport having gained simply certainly one of their final six in all competitions.

“It was arduous to take and it harm,” Musiala mentioned of the 4-1 loss to Barcelona.

“Now we have to look forward. It is nonetheless early within the season.”

Simply days after former Munich coach Hansi Flick picked aside the excessive Bavarian line in Barcelona, Bayern have been virtually caught out once more early.

Moritz Broschinski sped previous Minjae Kim and beat Manuel Neuer to the ball, however his shot was too tender, permitting the Korean to clear the ball off the road.

Olise gave Bayern the lead in easy vogue, curling a free kick over the Bochum wall and past the attain of goalie Patrick Drewes, who was nicely out of place.

Bayern doubled up 10 minutes later once more from a set piece, with Musiala getting his head to a Joshua Kimmich free kick.

Bayern then lower unfastened within the second half, with Kane, Sane and Coman all scoring in a 14-minute interval.

The England captain took benefit of some excellent lead-up work from Musiala to hammer the ball into the highest left of the online, his ninth objective in eight league video games.

Sane pounced after 65 minutes when Bayern pressured Bochum into an error taking part in out from the again and Coman smashed an excellent effort in off the crossbar to spherical out the large win.

“Bayern merely confirmed their high quality,” mentioned Bochum’s Maximilian Wittek.

Whereas Bayern are high on objective distinction, Bochum end the weekend useless final, with only one level from eight video games.

– Union, Frankfurt draw –

Elsewhere, Union Berlin held Eintracht Frankfurt to a 1-1 draw within the German capital to climb to fourth, with Benedict Hollerbach’s strike cancelling out Mario Goetze’s opener.

Goetze profited as Union did not clear a pinball within the field 14 minutes in, the previous Germany midfielder tapping in from a metre out in his three hundredth Bundesliga sport.

The hosts burst out of the blocks after half-time, with captain and stalwart Christopher Trimmel hitting the within of the submit early.

Union equalised after 66 minutes, slicing by on the counter from a Frankfurt free kick and permitting Hollerbach to unleash a deft chip over Kevin Trapp.

Frankfurt’s hopes have been dashed with 13 minutes left as Arthur Theate collected a second yellow for elevating his boot in a collision with Skarke.

Having shaken off the problem, Skarke appeared to have gained the match for Union in stoppage time however his strike was dominated out by VAR for a slim offside.

Goalscorer Hollerbach slammed the late VAR resolution, which price his facet third spot on the desk, as “scandalous”.

“It is a centimetre, one thing you can’t see in any respect. It is an actual disgrace and in opposition to the spirit of soccer.”

In Sunday’s late sport, Heidenheim performed out a scoreless draw at dwelling with Hoffenheim.

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