Staff Reporter.
Bayern Munich cruised to an emphatic 7-0 victory over VfL Bochum to move to the top of the German Bundesliga.
Bayern, who lead on 13 points from five games a point ahead of Wolfsburg,killed off the game in the first half and never took their foot off the gas in Bochum’s heaviest defeat ever in the Bundesliga.
“We gave Bochum no space to breathe,” Bayern midfielder Leon Goretzka, a former Bochum player said. “We are just enjoying playing football and want to develop with each game.
“We want to apply the philosophy of our coach. It was a lot of fun today. Obviously not for Bochum and I feel a bit sorry for them.”
Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also got on the scoresheet as Vasilis Lampropoulos put through his own net.
Lewandowski, who set a Bundesliga record with 41 league goals last season, has already scored seven times in Bayern’s first five league games so far this term.
Bayern were playing in a dark green Oktoberfest kit, their fourth different shirt this season.
Victory was all-but assured at half-time when Bochum centre-back Lampropoulos converted into his own goal to hand the hosts a 4-0 lead at the Allianz Arena.
It’s @FCBayernEN setting the standard this #BLMatchday with SEVEN (!) goals! ? pic.twitter.com/34oFLQEpC7
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) September 18, 2021
The thrashing takes Bayern’s goal tally to 20 after their opening five games of the season, although Wolfsburg can move back to the top of the table if they beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.