In the heavy rain in Munich at the beginning, FC Bayern easily wet the bottom of the table, Hertha BSC, with its triumphant offensive around three-packer Robert Lewandowski.
After the 5-0 (2-0) on Saturday evening, coach Julian Nagelsmann can look forward to a successful start at the German soccer champions after a bumpy preparation.
With seven points, the Bundesliga dominator is right back at the top of the table.
National player Leroy Sané had to watch for an hour from the bench in front of 25,000 spectators in the Munich arena on Saturday evening as the scorers Thomas Müller (6th minute), Lewandowski (35th) and Jamal Musiala (49th) put the favorites on course for victory . Nagelsmann had given youngster Musiala and Serge Gnabry, who triumphed as a pioneer of two hits, the preference on the wings. After being substituted on, Sané then put Lewandowski's second goal on (70th), for which the winger, who was still booed in the home win against Cologne, received applause.
Lewandowski even managed an encore with his head (84th). In the 13th league game in a row, the world footballer scored - personal best. In the 4: 3 against Hertha a year ago, he had scored four times. After the upcoming international break, Nagelsmann is waiting for his first return to Leipzig. For additional explosiveness, after the 34-year-old coach and defender Dayot Upamecano, who cost more than 40 million euros, RB captain Marcel Sabitzer from Saxony could move to Bavaria shortly before the end of the transfer deadline. “We have already dealt with the player, yes. That could be an issue, ”said Bayern's sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, tellingly on Sky TV before the start of the game.
Hertha, who arrived early in the season in the next crisis, only had the chance to give the game a different turn shortly after kick-off. A bad pass from Bayern ace Leon Goretzka gave Davie Selke a great chance. But national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer easily caught the weak shot from Hertha's center forward (3rd). After that, the game went as the Berliners feared.
When the Munich team stepped on the gas pedal and aggressively combined it with speed, the Herthaners were overwhelmed. After an energetic solo from Gnabry, the ball came via Musiala and Alphonso Davies to Müller, who finished well. A robust ball win by Goretzka against the former Bayern scare Dodi Lukebakio was the starting point for the 2-0. Gnabry's cross headed Lewandowski only on the crossbar and in the second attempt into the goal. The Pole had to pause for a moment while cheering: only the video evidence proved that there was no offside position.
It stayed dry after the break, but little changed on the field. Bayern alone determined what happened. And the 18-year-old Musiala confirmed his nomination for the starting line-up with the fine goal to make it 3-0, in which he cleverly snaked his way into the penalty area. After an hour, Musiala left the lawn to the applause of the audience. Sané was allowed to take over on the left wing for the young national player, who is increasingly becoming a competitor. He did that with commitment and success. After a one-two with Müller, he did not complete selfishly, but served goal scorer Lewandowski perfectly.