VfL Bochum 0-7 Bayern Munich: Sadio Mane at the double as ruthless Bavarians hit seven in third-straight Bundesliga win

Bayern Munich continued their relentless start to the Bundesliga season by demolishing Bochum on Sunday afternoon. Leroy Sane opened the scoring with a brilliant curling effort after four minutes with Matthijs de Ligt heading home on his debut to make it two before the half-hour mark.

Ad Kingsley Coman slid in from close range eight minutes later and before half-time the France winger slipped through Sadio Mane to make it four at the break. BundesligaNo Lewandowski, no problem – Musiala stands tall as a future Bayern superstar19/08/2022 AT 10:58 Coman was brought down for a spot-kick in the 58th minute which Mane converted, Cristian Gamboa put through his own net and Bayern substitute Serge Gnabry crashed home a low drive from the edge of the box to seal the rout.

The result sees Bayern retain their perfect start to the league campaign and take their customary place at the summit of the table, with Bochum — conversely — rooted to the foot with no points and just three goals from their first three games. Bundesliga table Bundesliga fixtures & results Bundesliga top scorers TALKING POINT Coman to fill Robben hole on right? — As dominant as Bayern have been over the last four years, they have not been able to replicate the danger on the right flank carried by Arjen Robben in his storied decade at the club.

To reach the same level as the devastating Dutch dribbler might be a tall ask — he surely takes a spot in an all-time Bayern side after all — but Coman looks the best creative force for Bayern in this position and it may just be the role to get the most out of the talented forward if he avoids injuries, which have dogged his career thus far. It will always be tempting to play him on the left, but now with Mane cutting in