Bayern Munich News: Sadio Mane Joined Bayern Munich Fan Celebrations in Opening Night Bundesliga Thrashing
Mane left Liverpool for Bayern Munich last summer in a £35.1 million deal. He scored on his Bayern debut last weekend in the German Super Cup triumph against RB Leipzig. He has now carried that form into the Bundesliga.
With two goals in the first 11 minutes from Joshua Kimmich and Benjamin Pavard, Bayern swept away the Europa League champions at that point, putting down an early flag of their season plans.
After Mane scored, Bayern’s goals kept pouring. By halftime, they had a five-goal advantage in what was theoretically one of the tougher games in the German top division. Jamal Musiala and Gnabry also scored, with Thomas Muller providing both of their assists.
After the break, Frankfurt’s replacement Randal Kolo Muani scored to make it 1-1, but late in the game, former Chelsea youth star Musiala scored his second and Bayern’s sixth goal.
It highlighted the team’s first league game without Robert Lewandowski and showed how lethal their attacking combinations were without the Polish international.
Peter Fischer, the president of Frankfurt, had made jokes about Mane joining Bayern before the match.
Who the f*** is Mane? he exclaimed in an interview with the broadcasters RTL and n-tv. However, his side was unable to stop the former Reds star and his teammate, so the sarcastic joke kind of backfired.
Mane, who was overjoyed with how his Bundesliga debut had turned out, could not contain his excitement. He performed his trademark goal celebration, kissing the field before raising his fingers to the sky, and then, to further express his joy, he even went up to join the Bayern fans in the stands and grab a microphone.
Frankfurt won the Europa League last year and will play Real Madrid, who won the Champions League, in the Uefa Super Cup on next Wednesday.
However, they will need to sharply improve on this showing if they are to prove to be a match for the European champions.
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