FC Bayern produced their usual dominant display to record a commanding away win in their Bundesliga visit to Bremen. Even though SVW played bravely at times, the Munich side left little to chance and deservedly won 3-0
After Werder Bremen caused FC Bayern a few problems in the opening minutes, Munich took control of the game as the first half progressed and went into the break with a deserved 2-0 lead thanks to a double strike from Harry Kane
Bremen came out better in the second half, but were unable to convert their courage into a goal until the end of the game, with Leon Goretzka scoring to make it 3-0 before Munich finished off the rest of the game in a composed manner
Kane’s brace gets Bayern going
The hosts started confidently, played a lot of balls deep and exuded attacking threat – albeit without creating any concrete goalscoring opportunities. However, Bayern’s first shot was not long in coming. It was Harry Kane who fired in from around 14 metres in the 9th minute after a fine combination. His shot was blocked
Munich then took more and more control of the game, but there were no great chances to marvel at for the time being. FCB’s passing was a little lacking in sharpness and pace. Lennart Karl finally brought speed to the pitch when he outpaced several Bremen players in the penalty area and was brought down by Senne Lynen. The result: a penalty, which Kane converted with his usual confidence in the bottom right-hand corner in the 22nd minute
Another mistake from Lynen set up Bayern’s next goal. A clearance from the Belgian was immediately blocked by Leon Goretzka, allowing the ball to bounce to the feet of Luis Díaz, who passed to the completely exposed Kane, who scored his second goal of the afternoon in the 26th minute with a shot into the bottom right-hand corner from a good twenty metres
The record champions noticeably took their foot off the gas before half-time and allowed Bremen back into the game. Felix Agu, for example, had the chance to open the scoring in the 40th minute, but flicked the ball just wide of the right-hand corner from a half-left position. And so it remained a thoroughly deserved 2-0 half-time lead for efficient Bayern after 45 minutes
Confident Bayern continue to dominate
The second half began with the home side again playing with courage: in the 47th minute, Marco Grüll hit the crossbar after a cross from the left. Shortly afterwards, Justin Njinmah had a chance to finish from an acute angle, but was denied by Jonas Urbig, who had come on for the injured Manuel Neuer in the second half
After around an hour, however, Munich returned to their usual dominant style of play. Serge Gnabry had the first big chance after a strong pinpoint pass from Kane, but his shot from an acute angle was too inaccurate. Bremen could have made it exciting again shortly afterwards: A cross from the right wing came to Romano Schmid in the five-yard box, who tried a direct shot but was prevented from scoring by a strong reaction from Urbig
Instead, Bayern struck again when substitute Alphonso Davies, after combining with Luis Díaz and Jamal Musiala, who had also come on as a substitute, kept an eye on Goretzka, who slotted into the bottom left corner from around 15 meters in the 70th minute
The result remained 3:0 for FC Bayern, who maintained their six-point lead over Borussia Dortmund with the win in Bremen.