12' · 26' · 34' Díaz, Pavlović, Olise 3–0 Kimmich's pass, Díaz's cut-back, Kane's lay-off | 47' · Bayern Díaz 4–0 Assisted by Kane, far corner | 52' · 69' · Bayern Kane, Díaz 6–0 Brown's assist for Kane; Olise's for Díaz's hat-trick | 90+1' · Leipzig Maksimović 6–1 From Gruda, in stoppage time |
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| 01 The Big Take |
| Four days after Stavanger, this was the answer to the selection argument. Same system, different players, completely different game. |
| Kompany brought back Upamecano, Pavlović and Saibari for Tah, Bischof and Karl. Bayern were 3–0 up at half-time, with Leipzig yet to hit the target, and 6–0 up after 69 minutes. Bayern finished with 29 shots to 12 and 17 on target to four. |
| It came on a strange night for the manager. Kompany was unwell and sat on the bench for most of the game, with assistant Aaron Danks passing on most of the instructions. Sporting director Christoph Freund told Sky at half-time (our translation from German): "He's not fully fit, that's why he's sitting down a lot." |
| On Tuesday the bench rescued the first XI. Tonight the first XI didn't need rescuing. |
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| No post-match quotes from Kompany or the players had been published when we wrote this. Match stats come from t-online's live ticker. |
| 02 The Tactical Take |
| How Bayern took Leipzig apart |
| The ball beyond the midfield |
| On the team sheet Leipzig had El Aynaoui as the only holding midfielder in front of the back four. Bayern's first three goals all came from a pass played beyond that line. Kimmich found Díaz from the centre circle and Díaz beat Klostermann to score. Kane went long for Díaz, who cut it back for Pavlović arriving late. Then Kane held the ball up on the break and laid it into Olise's run. |
| Leipzig took off Banzuzi at half-time and brought on Seiwald. It didn't help: Bayern scored twice more inside seven minutes of the restart. |
| Kane as the link |
| Kane's numbers tonight were two assists and one goal, in his 100th Bundesliga game. But the part that mattered was where he did it from. Both assists and the long pass for Pavlović's goal came from Kane dropping off the front line and playing others in. It's the role we described in this week's Article: Kane as the link, not just the finisher. |
| Díaz, from the left |
| Three goals, one assist. His first was a run in behind, his second a strike into the far corner, his third a finish from about 17 metres after Olise found him. Before tonight he had two goals in nine games this season. |
| The hour mark |
| At 5–0, Kompany's staff took off Kane, Pavlović, Laimer and Saibari on 59 minutes, before Díaz completed his hat-trick on 69. With Arsenal on Wednesday, that was the rotation question answered as well: start strong, then rest people once the game is won. |
| The goal times differ slightly between sources (Kane 52' or 53', Pavlović 26' or 27'). We've used t-online's live ticker. |
| 03 The Numbers |
Full match: Bayern in control from start to finish ■ Leipzig ■ Bayern |
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3 Goals for Luis Díaz, plus an assist. He arrived with two goals from nine appearances this season. |
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100 Bundesliga games for Harry Kane. He marked it with a goal and two assists. The dpa report puts him on 102 league goals. |
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4 of 4 Away games in the league and Europe that Leipzig have now lost. Scoring three and conceding 15. |
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666 Bayern passes, at 90% accuracy. Leipzig made 411. Bayern had 62% of the ball. |
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| 04 Our Preview, Marked |
Holding ourselves to account What we got right, and what we got wrong Right "Leipzig are not a deep block." They tried to play, and struggled to get out of their own half. The away record. It's now four defeats from four. "Who starts." Kompany went strong, and it decided the game. "The first ten minutes." Bayern started calmly for once and scored on 12. Wrong We built the preview around the space behind Bayern's high line. The space that mattered was behind Leipzig's. Previews also had Leipzig in a 4-2-3-1 with Banzuzi and El Aynaoui together; the line-up as printed had El Aynaoui on his own. Not tested Set pieces. Leipzig had three corners all game. Bayern's problem from Stavanger is still waiting for a real test. |
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| 05 The Counterargument |
| Maybe this says more about Leipzig than Bayern |
| — Leipzig are a different team away. Four away games, four defeats, 15 goals conceded. Bayern were the fourth team to beat them on the road this season. |
| — The second half was looser. Once Bayern made changes, Leipzig had more of the game. Urbig made saves from Raum and Seiwald, Gruda went close, and Maksimović scored in stoppage time. |
| — Arsenal are a different level. A side that protects the space in front of its defence better will make Bayern work much harder for the ball beyond the line. |
| 06 What It Means |
| Three things to carry into Arsenal |
1 | Bayern are top, for now. Dortmund drew 0–0 at Union, so Bayern lead on goal difference with 14 points. Freiburg, on 13, play at Leverkusen on Sunday. |
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2 | The rested players are fresh. Kane, Pavlović, Laimer and Saibari all came off on 59 minutes. That looks planned with Wednesday in mind. |
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3 | Olise is likely to miss Arsenal. His red card in Stavanger would normally mean a one-game Champions League ban, so tonight may have been his last game for a week. |
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| Also worth watching: how Kompany is. The club said he wasn't fully fit tonight. |
The B90 Question Without Olise, who should start on the right against Arsenal? Tell us on X @Beyond90Bayern. We'll pick up the best answers in the Arsenal preview. |
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Next: Bayern v Arsenal
Champions League · Matchday 3 · Wed 21 Oct · 20:00 UK
Then Freiburg away, Sun 25 Oct |
| Sources: t-online: live ticker, goals and stats · LKZ (dpa): match report, Freund quotes, Kane milestone · FCBinside: line-up changes · VAVEL: live updates · Results and table: GoalIQ |
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