Four days after the 1:4 defeat in the Champions League at FC Barcelona, ​​FC Bayern Munich has reported back impressively. Coach Vincent Kompany's team won 5-0 (2-0) at VfL Bochum. Before the cup game at FSV Mainz at 5 a.m. Wednesday (8:45 p.m. in LIVETICKER) there is calm again for the record champions.

“Scoring goals is fun for us. Keeping a clean sheet is also important. “We can be happy today and take the rhythm and flow with us into the next games,” said Bayern goalscorer Jamal Musiala DAZN. Kompany added: “Today it was confident and serious.” The five goals were good for us. We’ve lost here twice in the last three years so I’m really happy with the result.”

Michael Olise gave the can opener in the 16th minute with a direct free kick. However, Olise played less of a role in the hearts of the Bochum fans after he was whistled for every time he touched the ball throughout the entire game due to a penalty call (5th). The fact that he celebrated exuberantly in front of the Bochum fans after his goal didn't exactly defuse the situation. Both fan communities maintain a friendship.

Jamal Musiala made it 2-0 (26th) after a free kick from captain Joshua Kimmich. Musiala – not exactly known as a header monster despite his height of 1.84 meters – cleverly headed the ball over VfL keeper Patrick Drewes. It was the first header of his career and even the first for the German record champions this season.

Harry Kane made it 3-0 in the 58th minute with his goal to make it 3-0. Vincent Kompany then made a triple substitution and brought Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller and Leon Goretzka into the game (61'). Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Joao Palhinha were given a break. Goretzka in particular received the warmest welcome from the home fans as a native of Bochum and a long-time VfL player.

Leroy Sané scored his first goal of the current Bundesliga season and made it 4-0 (65th). Drewes was powerless to take a shot from distance. Kingsley Coman went one better and scored – also worth seeing – to make it 5-0 (71st).

Bayern had to accept a downer: Eric Dier came on for Min-Jae Kim in the final phase and Kim held his ankle after being substituted. It is not yet known how serious the problems are.

With the win, Bayern moved past RB Leipzig again and regained the lead in the table. After the first eight matchdays, Munich, who are still unbeaten in the league, have 20 points in their account. Bochum is at the bottom of the table with just one measly point.

Under dark clouds, the Bochum fans heard an encouraging “Don't care, be happy” from the loudspeakers, a last cheer from Herbert Grönemeyer – then it was off to the “easiest game of the year,” as Markus Feldhoff called it, deep in the west .

The interim coach finally knows how to do it. On March 9, 1997, he defeated FC Bayern with three goals in the game of his life, but a more recent 5-2 like he once did with Bayer Leverkusen remained a distant dream for him. For Feldhoff it was about work, grit, fight: simple, yes, but hard.

Bayern's constrictive football initially failed to materialize. Bochum pushed the defensive line 30 meters in front of their own goal, ran forward with commitment and had a huge chance. Moritz Broschinski tipped the ball past Manuel Neuer, who was charging out wide, after a through pass, but lost the running duel against rescuer Min-Jae Kim (8th) just before the line.

Bayern tasted a touch of Barcelona again, but washed it down very quickly. Kane took the first free kick and referee Florian Exner could have given the advantage. Olise didn't take advantage of this opportunity. With the second goal seven minutes later, the initial Bochum momentum was gone, only now and then a long ball sailed towards Neuer.

Bayern were in management mode and played with the clock running down after the break. Coman scored again from an offside position before Kane struck for the ninth time this season.

With Sports Information Service (SID)