With this match bisecting the two legs of Bayern’s UEFA Champions League tie with Real Madrid, Vincent Kompany made seven changes to his starting line-up.
Nonetheless, they only needed nine minutes to find their rhythm, as the ball was worked across to Konrad Laimer on the right, and his cross was perfect for Jamal Musiala to power a header past Nikola Vasilj.
That goal drew Bayern with their Bundesliga goals record, and Michael Olise was guilty of wasting the first chance to break the record, pulling a strike across goal from a good position.
Musiala couldn’t believe he didn’t double his and Bayern’s total in the 27th minute, when Joshua Kimmich and Raphael Guerreiro combined to provide Musiala another golden chance, only for his shot to hit the inside of the post and bounce along the goal line.
That miss would have proven costly had Kim Min-jae not made a remarkable block to deny Mathias Pereira Lage a certain goal soon after, with Manuel Neuer beaten, before the veteran shot-stopper was less troubled by Joel Chima Fujita’s header.
At the other end, tame efforts from Tom Bischof and Laimer came to nothing, as Die Roten’s lead remained 1-0 at the half-time whistle.
The opening chance of the second half went to the hosts after effective dribbling from Andreas Hountondji created a shooting opportunity for himself, but a deflection took the sting out of the shot and made it easier for Neuer.
Within minutes, the match was beyond Alexander Blessin’s side, who conceded Bayern’s 102nd of the season when a Kimmich free-kick was flicked by a Pauli head for Leon Goretzka to volley in his third of that tally.
Almost immediately from kick-off, Goretzka intercepted a pass which broke kindly for Olise, who strolled to the edge of the area and curled the ball low into the bottom corner.
As Nicolas Jackson ballooned wide and Luis Diaz had an effort well blocked either side of the hour-mark, it looked to be a case of “when” not “if” a fourth Bayern goal would arrive.
And they needed only a few more minutes, again winning the ball in Kiezkicker territory before Musiala played in Jackson to atone for his previous miss.
That goal allowed Bayern to take their foot off the gas in the final quarter of the game, though they still managed to convert another turnover into a goal late on, as Guerreiro pounced on hesitation at the back and applied the finish himself.
It’s an eighth consecutive head-to-head win for the Bavarians, while a Connor Metcalfe effort from range was the closest the hosts came to a consolation en route to extending their winless run to five matches.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
