Bayern Munich 8-0 Schalke 04 | Five Talking Points as Bavarian giants pull off biggest opening-day win | Bundesliga 2020-21

#3 Royal Blues still stuck in the rut

Schalke are now winless in 17 top-flight matches.

While reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich merely continued from where they left off last season, so did Schalke, albeit, not in the way the latter would have hoped for. The visitors ended the 2019-20 season by going winless in their last 16 Bundesliga games, losing ten times and going from top-four contenders to finishing below the mid-table.

Their catastrophic start to the new campaign has showed that the club are still struck in the rut. While you may argue that their opponents were Bayern Munich, who completed the treble just four weeks ago, it's the manner of the loss and their listless display that should worry David Wagner.

The Royal Blues barely got a whiff of the ball all night and mustered just a single shot on target. Amine Harit and Rabbi Matondo, two powerful and explosive wingers, were completely outsmarted and outpaced, leaving strikers Goncalo Paciencia and Mark Uth devoid of service upfront.

And the less we talk about the Schalke defence, the better. Wagner might have managed to escape a sack despite such a deplorable finish to last season. But the opening-day battering last night is a reminder that he continues to walk a tight rope.

#4 Bayern Munich young guns come to the fore

At just 17 years and 205 days, Jamal Musiala became the youngest goalscorer for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

One of the important aspects of Hansi Flick's tactics that has endeared him to the Bayern Munich faithful is his penchant to blood young players. Against Schalke, he gave opportunities to four youngsters, highlighting the importance of youth in his side's success.

Michael Cuisance, Joshua Zirkzee, Chris Richards and Jamal Musiala were all subbed on in the second stanza, but the one who caught the eye was the latter who even got on the scoresheet to put the final nail in Schalke's coffin.

17 years old. Jamal Musiala. Remember the name. pic.twitter.com/7IbbWq7kph

— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 18, 2020

The 17-year-old teenager collected a pass from Robert Lewandowski on the right before showing excellent ball-control and dribbling skills to cut inside and arrow a shot into the bottom corner past Ralf Fahrmann to become Bayern Munich's youngest scorer in the competition.

#5 Bayern Munich lay down the gauntlet

Bayern Munich are going to take some stopping.

While it was only the first matchday and hence it may be too early to draw conclusions, it was some start to the new season from Bayern Munich who're aiming to clinch a historic ninth-consecutive Meisterchale.

Having only finished the 2019-20 season just four weeks ago and resumed training only ten days ago, you could be excused for expecting the Bavarians to be fatigued and just about scrape through the tie.

However, the treble-winners showed that they are not slowing down any time soon. This wasn't just a clinical demolition; it was the biggest-ever opening-day win in the history of the Bundesliga!

Goals, goals and more goals from @FCBayernEN to kick off the 2020/21 #Bundesliga season! 🎥Look away, Schalke fans 🙈 pic.twitter.com/3HD3bXUpuI

— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) September 18, 2020

Bayern Munich fired on all cylinders against Schalke, thoroughly dominating the visiting midfield and proving ruthless in the attack to blow Schalke out of the waters and truly lay down the gauntlet for the likes of Borussia Dortmund.