Eintracht Frankfurt 1-6 Bayern Munich Ma

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-6 Bayern Munich Ma

Sadio Mane scored his firstBundesliga goal as Bayern Munich opened the new campaign with astunning 6-1victory atEintracht Frankfurt.Europa League winners Frankfurt seemed a tricky first opponent for the champions, but Julian Nagelsmanns sideswept them aside in sensational style.Having defeatedRB Leipzig 5-3in theDFL-Supercup last week in their first competitive match afterRobert Lewandowskis departure, Bayern were five up by half-time on Friday Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavard, Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry joining Mane on the scoresheet.Manuel Neuers sloppine s giftedRandal Kolo Muani a consolation, yetit was a minor blip in a supreme Bayern display, and Jason Verrett Jersey Musiala capped things off with his second late on.Bayern had full controlby the 10th minute.Kimmich fooledKevin Trapp with along-range free-kick that clipped in off the right-hand upright, before Pavard lashed in his second goal in as many games.Juventus-linked Filip Kostic teed up a golden chance for Frankfurt to drag themselves back into contention, Dwight Clark Jersey only for Tuta to head against the woodwork, which then denied Bayern a third after Gnabrys poor pa s sold Thomas Muller short in front of goal.Another glorious Eintracht chance went begging due to Jesper Lindstroms profligacy, but Bayern had their third after Trapp had parried Musialas effort onto the cro sbar Mane stooping low to head in Gnabrys cro s. Mane turned architect for Bayerns fourth six minutes later, drawing out the Frankfurt defence and finding Muller, who squared for Musiala, and it was five before half-time when Gnabry squeezed home.Kristijan Jakic, one of three half-time Frankfurt substitutes,thought he had pulled a goalback in the 56th minute, yet it was disallowed for offside.Neuer hardly covered himself in glory in that incident, and Bayerns captain was entirely at fault eight minutes later when he was bundled off the ball by Kolo Muani.Musiala had the final say, though, tucking in after Leroy Sanes exquisite pa s to add further glo s to a statement win.What does it mean? No Lewy, no problemBayern have now gone unbeaten in their opening league fixture for 11 straight seasons they went on to win the title in each of the previous 10.Although Bayern have lost more times away to Frankfurt than they have any other team (23), theywere in top gear from the off, Garrett Celek Jersey and there was never any danger of another defeat.Lewandowski may have gone, but Bayerns attack spearheaded by Mane and the evergreen Muller, who matchedHans Georg Schwarzenbecks 416 Bundesliga outings for Bayern (the second-most among outfield players) and finished with two a sists looks scintillating.Magical Mane off to a flyerIn five of his six Premier League campaigns for Liverpool, Mane scored in his first away game of the season, including on his Reds debut in a 4-3 win at Arsenal in August 2016.The Senegal forward always seemed likely to start fast in Germany, and he has done just that. He is the first player to score in his maiden Bundesliga away game for Bayern since Joshua Zirkzee did so against Freiburg in December 2019, while Mario Mandzukic, in 2012, was the last Bayern player to score in his first two appearances for the club Joe Staley Jersey in all competitions. Few home comforts for FrankfurtFridays game was the ninth example of an away team scoring five before half-time in Bundesliga history, and Bayern are responsible for four of those occasions.But in truth, they were helped by a woeful defensive display from their hosts.Frankfurt picked up just 19 points at home (W4 D7 L6) last season, betteringonly the two relegated sides in Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth,and Oliver Glasner must strike a better balance.Key Opta Facts Kimmichs opener was the earliest scored direct from a free-kick in the Bundesliga since November 2019. Pavard, now into his fourth season with Bayern, has scored in each of his last two matches, doubling his total of goals from the last two seasons combined (76 games). Frankfurt have conceded six goals in their Bundesliga opener for the second time, after doing so in 2013-14, when they went down 6-1 to Hertha Berlin. At 17 years Malcolm Smith Jersey and 100 days, Mathys Tel is the second youngest player in Bayerns Bundesliga history, behind only Paul Wanner (16y and 15d).Whats next?Bayern host Wolfsburg in their second Bundesliga game of the season, while Frankfurt travel to Helsinki for the small matter of facingChampions League winners Real Madrid in the Super Cup.

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