Musiala and Kane deliver: Bayern defeated 10 Hoffenheimers at the start of the year

3-0 home win

Thanks to football artist Jamal Musiala, FC Bayern Munich’s time without Franz Beckenbauer began with a befitting victory. In the briefly shaky 3-0 (1-0) at the start of the year against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, the “Kaiser” would also have enjoyed the performance of the two-time goalscorer Musiala.

The national player made it 1-0 on Friday evening in the 18th minute after a well-rehearsed corner with a brilliant ball-taking and a courageous finish from a tight angle. In the 70th minute, the best player increased the score to 2-0 – again on an assist from Leroy Sané. Goal scorer Harry Kane made it 3-0 in added time (90+1) with his 22nd goal of the season.

The evening in the sold-out Allianz Arena was dedicated to the memory of Beckenbauer, who died last Sunday at the age of 78. An offside goal from Sané after the break initially didn’t count (56′). Shortly afterwards, the outstanding Musiala shot powerfully onto the post (58).

In addition to Musiala, captain Manuel Neuer was once again a guarantee of success in his 500th competitive game for FC Bayern. The national goalkeeper twice prevented Maximilian Beier (63′) and Andrej Kramaric (64′) from making it 1-1. Neuer was also lucky when Beier hit the crossbar (65th).
After the break, Bayern lost control and Hoffenheim turned up the heat. After Musiala’s second goal and the yellow-red card for Grischa Prömel (74th), the guests were no longer able to turn the game around.

“Thank you Franz” was written in large white letters on the red-lit arena in which the German series champions struggled more than conjured their way to success at the end of the first half of the Bundesliga. It was a stuttering start for Bayern, who set off for a short training camp in Portugal on Sunday. Coach Thomas Tuchel still has a lot to improve there.

His Bayern stars ultimately fulfilled their most important task convincingly: In the table, they moved within one point of leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who have to follow suit at FC Augsburg on Saturday. The Munich team still has a catch-up game against Union Berlin in hand.

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