Bayern Munich Scored Schalke 8-0 At The Allianz Arena

Further salt was added to Schalke wounds when Lewandowski was brought down inside the box, with the Polish striker converting from 12 yards himself to net his first goal of the new campaign.

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Bayern Munich Scored Schalke 8-0 At The Allianz Arena / Photo credit: SportRazzi

Bayern Munich got over the loss of Thiago Alcantara to Liverpool by opening their Bundesliga title defense with an 8-0 rout of Schalke at the Allianz Arena.

Serge Gnabry bagged a hat-trick, while Leon Goretzka, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane, and Jamal Musiala also found the back of the net for the German and European champions who never relented from the first whistle until the last.

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It was Gnabry who got Bayern Munich on their way with an excellent left-footed strike from 16 yards after being played in behind. Goretzka made it 2-0 within 20 minutes, stroking home a side-footed effort from inside the box after being set up by Thomas Muller.

Further salt was added to Schalke wounds when Lewandowski was brought down inside the box, with the Polish striker converting from 12 yards himself to net his first goal of the new campaign.

The floodgates opened further in the second half, with Gnabry scoring a second and a third before the hour mark to complete his hat trick. Muller netted his first of the new season after being set up by Sane before Sane himself found the back of the net after being released clean through on goal.

Youngster Musiala came off the bench to score his first Bundesliga goal late on as Bayern Munich continued to press home their significant advantage over a Schalke team that was effectively beaten after only three minutes.

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