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Bayern came out of the traps at remarkable speed as they looked to put their newly-promoted opponents to the sword, and that is exactly what they did.
Vincent Kompany’s side opened the scoring within the first 30 seconds. A long ball forward was knocked on by Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala ran through and finished coolly into the bottom corner.
And Kane added a second in the sixth minute. Lewis Holtby gave the ball away in his own box and the England captain whipped a low effort into the bottom corner.
Holstein appeared determined to shoot themselves in the foot as Musiala cut out a backpass, shimmied beyond two defenders and crossed. The ball ricocheted off Nicolai Remberg and crossed the line, giving Bayern a 3-0 lead within 12 minutes.
Before half-time, Bayern added a fourth, with Kane once again on the scoresheet. Shooting from outside the box, the superstar found the bottom corner via the post.
Kiel were undoubtedly a more solid proposition in the second half but Bayern added a fifth in the 65th minute through Michael Olise. Alphonso Davies forced a good save from goalkeeper Timon Weiner but Olise was on hand to fire in the rebound, and score his first Bundesliga goal in the process.
Kiel did manage to pull a goal back in the 82nd minute thanks to an excellent header from Armin Gigovic but they were well beaten, with Kane’s late penalty putting the icing on the cake.
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Musiala only played a half of football here but he was otherworldly. Kiel could not get near him, as he repeatedly dropped his shoulder and shimmied beyond challenges. A goal and an assist – for the own goal – is a fine reward but he will also have embedded himself in the heads of Keil’s defenders; they will rarely face a player of such quality. Kane may have a few complaints, but goals against the newly-promoted side were expected.
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THE BIG LOSER
Holtby had a stinker for Kiel. The club’s captain, he is the last person they would expect to make the kind of mistake that he did, as he gave the ball away in his own penalty area. He was completely unable to get a grip on the tempo of the game thereafter before he was mercifully substituted.
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WHAT COMES NEXT?
Bayern will next be seen in midweek as they kick off their Champions League campaign against Dinamo Zagreb. They return to Bundesliga action next weekend against Werder Bremen.
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MATCH RATING (OUT OF FIVE): ⭐⭐⭐
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