VfL Bochum 0-5 Bayern Munich: Kompany´s free scorers run riot

Bayern Munich swept aside VfL Bochum 5-0 on Sunday to head back to the top of the Bundesliga.

Vincent Kompany’s team were beaten 4-1 by Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek, but bounced back in style at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Michael Olise put them ahead with a fantastic free-kick in the 16th minute, with in-form Jamal Musiala heading home a second soon after.

Apart from an early chance that was cleared off the line by Kim Min-Jae, Bochum were no match for Bayern’s power and the visitors struck three more times after the break.

Harry Kane grabbed a customary goal before Leroy Sane got in on the act and Kingsley Coman rounded off the victory.

Bayern are on 20 points, ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig on goal difference.

29 – FC Bayern have scored 29 league goals this season, the joint-highest tally after eight games of a Bundesliga campaign. Only the Bavarians themselves had previously scored as many goals at this stage of a top-flight campaign, also doing so in 2021-22 and 1976-77. Statement. pic.twitter.com/9DvsJnT7gq

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Champions Bayer Leverkusen are in third place on 15. Bochum remain anchored in last place with one point from eight games.

Data Debrief: Goals galore

Bayern have now scored 29 league goals this season, the joint-highest tally after eight games of a Bundesliga campaign.

Only the Bavarians themselves have previously scored as many goals at this stage of a top-flight campaign, also doing so in 2021-22 and 1976-77.

Bayern ended the game with 19 shots, getting 10 of those on target, and having amassed 2.33 expected goals (xG) to Bochum’s 0.56.