FC Bayern jumps to second place: thrashing of SC Freiburg

Choupo-Moting meets

Now Bayern, who are suddenly hungry for goals again, are the first hunters from Union Berlin. In the top game, the series champions, even without the leaders Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller, impressively dominated SC Freiburg, which started briskly but then, as always, won in their 23rd appearance in Munich, 5-0 (2-0). The brilliant offensive players Serge Gnabry (13th), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (33rd), Leroy Sané (53rd) and Sadio Mané (56th) as well as substitute Marcel Sabitzer (80th) made for 75,000 spectators on Sunday evening a Bayern goal party in the Allianz Arena.

With 19 points, FC Bayern passed Freiburg (18) in the table, but are still four points behind the surprise leaders Union Berlin, who made another statement in the 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 10. The game’s story was provided by noble reservist Choupo-Moting. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann offered the 33-year-old veteran as a center forward because the intended leader Müller had to pass due to muscular problems. So Bayern played again with a classic nine – and it was terrific. At 1-0, Choupo-Moting started the move with a fine pass to Alphonso Davies, which Gnabry finished with a well-considered header. Choupo-Moting then scored his first Bundesliga goal since February on a pass from the strong Sané in classic centre-forward style. He transferred opponent Philipp Lienhart and hit the far corner with a right-footed shot.

After the break, morally broken guests from southern Baden were invited to a Munich show – and that continued with the flywheels Choupo-Moting and Sané. First Choupo-Moting put the hoe on for Gnabry – hit the post (52nd). Then Sané played a one-two with Choupo-Moting and scored wonderfully to make it 3-0, which Mané followed up with goal number four after a perfect pass from Gnabry with a sensitive lob over SC goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Freiburg’s 20th defeat in Munich was sealed. The SC had only been in the game in the early stages. Coach Christian Streich’s team pushed boldly, but missed the opportunity for offensive needle sticks, such as a counterattack that captain Christian Günter missed (26′). Goalkeeper Flekken kept the Breisgauer in the game for a while with a few saves.

But the Bayern professionals ultimately fulfilled the order of CEO Oliver Kahn, who said: “The results in the Bundesliga are not what we all want. We have to develop greed again.” Greed for the eleventh championship title in a row. But first the Munich permanent champions have to hunt down Union Berlin.

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