2023-08-18 20:51:55
Record champions FC Bayern have made a successful start to the new season of the German Bundesliga. A week after the sobering 0: 3 in the Supercup against RB Leipzig, the Munich team clearly won 4: 0 (1: 0) at Werder Bremen on Friday evening. Harry Kane, who assisted Leroy Sane’s first goal (4th) and later scored to make it 2-0 himself (74th), played a key role in the success.
In the final phase, Sane (90th) and substitute Mathys Tel (94th) fixed the final score again. At Munich, ÖFB legionnaire Konrad Laimer initially only sat on the bench, while German internationals Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka started in central midfield. As expected, record transfer Kane ran into attack. The 30-year-old Englishman had his feet in the game right from the start. Kane sent Sane on the journey as part of a one-two (4′), the winger remained ice cold in a one-on-one with Werder goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka (4′).
The Bremen team around captain Marco Friedl brought the ball under Bayern goalie Sven Ulreich for the first time just five minutes later. Niclas Füllkrug scored with a header, but the goal scored by the top scorer from the previous season didn’t count due to an offside position (9′). Bayern then squeezed the home team in their half and found a few more opportunities before the break. Jamal Musiala narrowly missed the goal after dribbling at speed (18′) and Noussair Mazraoui’s shot grazed the left post (21′). In addition, a poor shot by Goretzka from a long distance caused Pavlenka problems (34′).
Bremen came out of the dressing room with momentum after a manageable first half. Leonardo Bittencourt from close range (47th) and Vollkrug by volley (49th) missed promising opportunities. At the other end, Kingsley Coman hit the ball against the post (58′), Kane found his master with a shot from the edge of the penalty area in Pavlenka (61′). The game developed into an open exchange of blows in front of the 42,000 spectators.
A good quarter of an hour before the end, Kane struck for the first time in the Bundesliga. After a pass from Alphonso Davies, the top striker didn’t hesitate and sank the ball in the left corner (74′). In the closing stages, Laimer made his first Bundesliga appearance for Bayern and was able to celebrate two more goals. First, Sane scored from close range (90′) after Thomas Müller’s preparatory work, before Tel fixed the final score with a sharp shot (94′).
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