FC Bayern Munich won a respectable opening game in the 61st Bundesliga season against a long-standing resilient SV Werder. The record champions from Munich won 4-0 on Friday evening (08/18/2023) after a convincing performance in the Weser Stadium.
Leroy Sané scored the first goal of the new Bundesliga season, the international scored in the 3rd minute to give Munich the lead. Record newcomer Harry Kane made the preliminary decision with his first goal in Bayern dress (74th). Sané with his second goal (90th) and Mathys Tel (90th + 4) screwed the result to 4:0 in the final minutes.
Werder Bremen – FC Bayern Arrow right 1st matchday Arrow right
Coach Ole Werner’s team was able to keep the game open, especially after the start of the second half, but had nothing to oppose the dominant FC Bayern in the final phase. Bremen continued their series of horrors against coach Thomas Tuchel’s team. It was the 15th home defeat in a row in the Weser Stadium, which was sold out with 42,100 spectators against Munich, the last Werder victory in a direct comparison was almost 15 years ago.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel surprisingly relied on Leon Goretzka in midfield and Dayot Upamecano in the back four. In addition, Min-Jae Kim made his Bundesliga debut, and Kane was in the center of the attack for the first time in the Munich starting XI.
Star newcomer Kane was also directly involved in the early Munich opening goal, England’s captain served the starting Sané with a perfect pass on the first successful offensive action, which left Werder keeper Jiri Pavlenka no chance of defence.
The hopes of many neutral observers that Munich could also shake at the start of the season after the Supercup bankruptcy and heat up the tension in the title fight were initially dampened. The goal played into the hands of the self-confident Munich team. Cleverly conducted by Leon Goretzka, who surprisingly called up, the defending champion rarely let himself take the reins of action out of his hands. With a clean passing game, FC Bayern repeatedly worked their way up to the North Germans’ penalty area, only the last precision was missing.
National player Jamal Musiala just missed a second goal in the 19th minute. 120 seconds later, Nouassir Mazraoui missed by just a few centimetres. Against Bayern’s fast wingers, the Green-Whites’ back line had to work hard and often came too late. But danger also came from the second row. However, Pavlenka was attentive to a long-range shot by Goretzka (34th).
But the immense pressure from Bayern didn’t let up until the half-time break. DFB President Bernd Neuendorf, national coach Hansi Flick and DFB sporting director Rudi Völler saw a one-sided encounter up until then.
After the change of sides, the hosts, unequivocally pushed forward by coach Werner, became a little more courageous. Leonardo Bittencourt narrowly failed (47th), the audience sensed a surprise. Lucky for SV Werder, however, that Kingsley Coman only hit the post in the 58th minute. 180 seconds later, Kane found his master in Pavlenka. But Bremen also had their chances now, Jens Stage missed a promising position (62nd).
So the Munich team had to tremble a little – until Kane scored. The nimble Alphonso Davies was ahead of his opponents and the England captain kept his nerve in front of Pavlenka. In the 84th minute, Kane, who was on the move a lot and kept falling deeper, had finished work. Sane then went one better, substitute Thomas Müller had put on a lot. For national player Sane it was the first brace in the Bundesliga. Joker Tel.
Before the start of the 113th Bundesliga duel between these two teams, Germany’s record national player Lothar Matthäus carried the championship trophy into the arena. Then “The Boss Hoss” sang the German national anthem. The Bremen national player Horst-Dieter Höttges, who died in June at the age of 79, was also remembered.
Bremen in Freiburg, Bavaria against Augsburg
Bremen are challenged in Freiburg on Matchday 2 (Saturday, August 26, 2023, 3:30 p.m.). FC Bayern play against FC Augsburg on Sunday (27.08.2023, 5.30 p.m.).
