Bayern Munich 4-0 Hoffenheim: Initial reactions and observations

Initial reactions and observations

• What a performance by Bayern Munich. This team just looks sooooooooo good right now, Hoffenheim didn’t have a chance to do anything. Nagelsmann has created a machine.
• Robert Lewandowski missed like 3 sitters today. Extremely poor by him, he could’ve easily had four goals in total.
• All of Bayern’s super subs played well. Great to see that the whole squad seems to be in form, and not just a few players in the XI.
• Omar Richards proved himself a capable backup to Alphonso Davies, we can expect his minutes to start increasing now. Good to see.
• Onward to Gladbach! Let’s hope Nagelsmann can keep this winning run going.

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Full time: Bayern win 4-0.

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86’ — GOAL! Kingsley Coman has made it 4-0! What a pass by Upamecano.

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82’ — GOAL! Choupo-Moting makes it 3-0!

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75’ — Subs: Sane and Tolisso come on for Sabitzer and Gnabry.

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69’ — Subs: Musiala off for Kingsley Coman.

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64’ — Subs: Thomas Muller comes off for Choupo-Moting.

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45’ — The second half is underway! Niklas Sule comes on for Lucas Hernandez.

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Halftime observations and analysis

• Bayern Munich have 2 goals, but it could have been so much more. Lewandowski alone has missed two surefire chances.
• Omar Richards and Jamal Musiala have had a great performance playing in the place of some rested starters. Good to see Bayern’s young depth pieces performing well.
• Lethal Gnabry is back! Good news for Bayern fans, bad news for everyone else.
• Benjamin Pavard and Marcel Sabitzer have been soooooooooo much better than their outing against Benfica. Good to see them reply to the criticisms on the pitch.
• More Bayern goals in the second half please!

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Halftime: Bayern Munich lead 2-0.

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30’ — GOAL! WHAT A MULLENDOWSKI GOAL! INCREDIBLE! 2-0 to Bayern.

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16’ — GOAL! Gnabry makes it 1-0, and no way the refs can rule this one out.

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8’ — VAR strikes again! An early Gnabry goal has been ruled out.

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Kickoff: We’re underway in Munich! Can the super-rotated XI beat Hoffenheim!

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One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! It’s a lot more rotation than we expected! Omar Richards and Jamal Musiala come into the lineup. Leroy Sane is finally rested.

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Bayern Munich are back in action, and it’s time for Julian Nagelsmann to face the monster he created ... over a Zoom meeting, presumably. Yes, the fans are back, Hoffenheim are here, but Bayern will be missing a key figure in the dugout as Nagelsmann sits at home in quarantine.

Still, that’s no excuse for a lax performance. Dino Toppmoller proved himself a capable understudy in the midweek game against Benfica, and if all else fails the coach can always contact his team through the wonders of modern technology. Meanwhile, player-coach Thomas Muller will be on the case as usual, as well as the supremely experienced squad Bayern have at their disposal — it’s not like Robert Lewandowski, Joshua Kimmich, or Manuel Neuer need any tips on winning games.

It’s Bayern time.

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Match Info

Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Time: 3:30 pm local time, 9:30 am EST

TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country

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