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Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen: Score, Reaction from 2016 Bundesliga Match
- Updated: August 26, 2016
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick to guide Bayern Munich to a 6-0 win over Werder Bremen on Friday in the first match of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season.
Xabi Alonso and Lewandowski gave Bayern a two-goal lead early, and the Bavarians missed a host of chances to widen their lead before half-time. The Polish striker hit again early in the second half, and then Philipp Lahm made it 4-0. Franck Ribery also found the net before Lewandowski completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
Bremen never even attempted to attack and put together a dreadful outing in almost all areas of the pitch. Bayern could have easily scored five or six more goals.
As shared by Bayern’s official Twitter account, summer signing Mats Hummels made his first Bundesliga start for the Bavarians since his transfer from Borussia Dortmund:
Our first starting XI of the new #Bundesliga season! #FCBSVW pic.twitter.com/LoXqAF7nzb
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 26, 2016
The match was preceded by a ceremony dedicated to last year’s title-winning squad and some returning Olympians, but once the contest got underway, the action was fast and furious.
Werder crawled into their own half and gave the Bavarians all kinds of space to work with, and it took Thomas Muller just minutes to go close, missing the goal by inches.
It was Alonso who opened the scoring after nine minutes, chesting down a ball before unleashing a stunning half-volley that gave goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald no chance. Bleacher Report UK were impressed:
That’s one way to score the first #Bundesliga goal of the season…nice Xabi Alonso, real nice
