UEFA Champions League 2019-20: 3 talking points from Bayern Munich's 6-0 win over Crvena Zvezda

Modified Nov 27, 2019 06:18 GMT

Lewandowski exults after his first 4-goal Champions goal hat-trick in 6 years

#2 Leon Goretzka scores his first Champions League goal

In only his second European start of the season, Leon Goretzka's first ever Champions League goal gave Bayern Munich the lead inside 14 minutes of their Matchday 5 game at Crvena Zvezda. It was a composed finish from Goretzka who leaped highest to meet a Philippe Coutinho delivery from the right, and head the ball to the far post past a beaten Crvena keeper.

By the end of the game though, the German midfielder's effort was reduced to a footnote in the burgeoning canvas of the Lewandowski show.

#3 Hansi Flick has won his first 4 games in charge of Bayern Munich, without conceding a goal

Fast-tracked to oversee the first team in place of ousted coach Nico Kovac after Bayern suffered their worst Bundesliga defeat in 10 years (a 5-1 reverse in Frankfurt), Hansi Flick has now overseen his team win four out of four games, while scoring 16 goals and conceding none.

Bayern thumped Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the first Der Klassiker of the season, beat Olympiacos 2-0 at home in the Champions League, and won 4-0 at Dusseldorf before a thumping 6-0 win at Crvena Zvezda sealed top place in their Champions League group in some style.

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