(Football news) Champions Bayern Munich scored five goals past a woeful Eintracht Frankfurt in the first half on the way to an amazing 6-1 victory in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday. The Bavarians put down a marker to their competitors at the start of the campaign as they look to land an 11th consecutive Bundesliga trophy and outclassed the Europa League winners, who now subsequently face Real Madrid in the Super Cup next week.

Mane, who scored in last week's German Super Cup win over RB Leipzig, was among the five different scorers in a scorching first half with all the Bayern's goal coming in a span of 38 minutes. Joshua Kimmich opened the scoring with an audacious free kick that went in off the post and Benjamin Pavard drilled in their second six minutes later just before Eintracht came close to scoring when they hit the woodwork through Tuta. Thomas Muller had what could become one of the misses of the season when he hit the post from very close range and then also failed to score on the rebound. Mane did much better in the 29th minute, heading home a Serge Gnabry cross to make it 3-0 and the match was pretty much done and dusted. He then sent Muller through to set up Jamal Musiala for their fourth in the 35th with a simple tap-in as the Eintracht defence was in tatters.

Gnabry got himself onto the scoresheet two minutes before the break, burying any thoughts that Bayern may struggle scoring goals after the departure of striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona. Eintracht, who will now play in the Champions League this season were much more lively after the break as Bayern eased off the constant pressure and they pounced on Neuer's error outside the box to score through Randal Kolo Muani in the 64th minute. Musiala, however, wrapped up the match in emphatic fashion when he latched onto Leroy Sane's assist to slot in his second goal of the evening seven minutes from time to complete the rout.

"The first half was outstanding I must say," Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. "I don't think it will always be like that but after two matches we can be satisfied. The energy we have in our game is really good," he said.

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