1. goal
    5'
    Joshua Kimmich
  2. goal
    10'
    Benjamin Pavard
  3. goal
    30'
    Sadio Mané
  4. goal
    35'
    Jamal Musiala
  5. goal
    43'
    Serge Gnabry
  6. goal
    64'
    Randal Kolo Muani
  7. goal
    83'
    Jamal Musiala
  1. yellow card
    59'
    Evan Ndicka
  2. yellow card
    71'
    Filip Kostic
  1. substitution
    46'
    Randal Kolo Muani for Rafael Borré
  2. substitution
    46'
    Christopher Lenz for Jesper Lindstrøm
  3. substitution
    46'
    Kristijan Jakic for Sebastian Rode
  4. substitution
    58'
    Ryan Gravenberch for Marcel Sabitzer
  5. substitution
    65'
    Tel for Serge Gnabry
  6. substitution
    65'
    Leroy Sané for Thomas Müller
  7. substitution
    76'
    Faride Alidou for Filip Kostic
  8. substitution
    82'
    Matthijs de Ligt for Lucas Hernández
  9. substitution
    82'
    Noussair Mazraoui for Benjamin Pavard
  10. substitution
    83'
    Makoto Hasebe for Tuta
Stadium/AttendanceDeutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main51500 viewers

Irresistible Reds breeze past Frankfurt

FC Bayern beat Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 on Friday night, getting off to a brilliant start to the campaign. Bayern turned in a commanding first-half display, Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavard, Sadio Mané, Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry all scoring for the German record champions. The second half was more balanced, Kolo Muani scoring a consolation goal for the hosts before Musiala rounded off his brace to seal the final scoreline.

The Bavarians started with Manuel Neuer in goal and Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernández and Alphonso Davies in a back four. Thomas Müller, Kimmich, Marcel Sabitzer and Musiala featured in midfield, with Mané and Gnabry up front. Ryan Gravenberch, Leroy Sané, Mathys Tel, Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt took over from Sabitzer, Sané, Gnabry, Pavard and Hernández in the second half.

Five at half-time

After a brief ceremony and a minute's silence for Eintracht legend Hans Weilbächer, Bayern went straight onto the front foot, and Mané headed over before Kimmich put Bayern ahead, taking keeper Kevin Trapp by surprise when he netted a free-kick from 25 yards. Müller saw a shot blocked to Pavard, who beat Trapp with a low drive.

Frankfurt had not gone absent without leave, Tuta directing a header against the bar and Lindström firing wide, but Bayern kept prising their defence apart. Müller hit the bar and Trapp tipped a Musiala belter onto the bar, but a third was coming and arrived when a Gnabry lob invited Mané to head home. The African Player of the Year aimed too high but Bayern had plenty more salt to rub into the home side's wounds. Müller squared for Musiala to tap in before Gnabry lifted the ball past Trapp and into the net, and Aytekin blew for half-time.

Cruise control

Bayern's impetus ebbed away in a second half that was a slow-burning sequel to an impressive display, with Frankfurt looking for a response. Eintracht had the ball in the net when Jakic slotted past Neuer, but the linesman's flag was up for offside. Neuer denied Knauff but soon lost the ball at the edge off the box following a back pass, and Kolo Muani tapped into the empty net.

Knauff hit the side-netting before Trapp denied Mané. Mazraoui aimed too high but the German record champions rounded off the half-dozen in the closing stages, Sané finding Musiala, who stood his ground against two defenders and slotted home.

The Bavarians will be back in action next Sunday, when they entertain Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Live match report for fcbayern.com by Greg Salmen

Eintracht Frankfurt - FC Bayern 1-6 (HT: 0-5)

  • Eintracht Frankfurt
    Trapp - Toure, Tuta (Hasebe 81), Ndicka - Knauff, Sow, Rode (Jakic 46), Kostic (Alidou 75) - Lindström (Lenz 46), Götze - Borré (Kolo Muani 46)
  • Subs
    Ramaj - Kamada, Alario, Chandler
  • FC Bayern
    Neuer - Pavard (Mazraoui 82), Upamecano, Hernández (de Ligt 82), Davies - Müller (Sané 65), Kimmich, Sabitzer (Gravenberch 57), Musiala - Mané, Gnabry (Tel 65)
  • Subs
    Ulreich - Nianzou, Zirkzee, Stanišić
  • Referee
    Deniz Aytekin
  • Attendance
    51,500 (capacity)
  • Goals
    0-1 Kimmich (5), 0-2 Pavard (11), 0-3 Mané (29), 0-4 Musiala (35), 0-5 Gnabry (43), 1-5 Kolo Muani (64), 1-6 Musiala (83)
  • Yellow Cards
    Ndicka, Kostic / -
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