Union Berlin 2-5 Bayern Munich: Visitors bounce back from heavy German cup defeat
Bayern Munich bounced back from Wednesday's 5-0 German Cup loss to Borussia Monchengladbach with a resounding victory at Union Berlin.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring from the penalty spot before doubling the visitors' lead eight minutes later.
Goals from Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman either side of Niko Giesselmann's effort made it 4-1.
Julian Ryerson gave Union a slim hope with 25 minutes remaining, but Thomas Muller completed the scoring.
The win keeps Julian Nagelsmann's side one point clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who maintained the pressure on the league leaders with a 2-0 win at home to Cologne.
Thorgan Hazard headed Jude Bellingham's right-wing cross past Timo Horn to put the hosts ahead at Signal Iduna Park.
Steffen Tigges glanced home his first Bundesliga goal in the second half to put the seal on Dortmund's fourth consecutive league victory.
Line-ups
Union Berlin
Formation 3-5-2
1Luthe
3Jaeckel31Knoche25Baumgartl
28Trimmel24Haraguchi8Khedira21Prömel23Gießelmann
27Becker14Awoniyi
- 1Luthe
- 3JaeckelBooked at 14mins
- 31Knoche
- 25Baumgartl
- 28TrimmelSubstituted forRyersonat 64'minutes
- 24HaraguchiSubstituted forMöhwaldat 75'minutes
- 8Khedira
- 21PrömelSubstituted forTeuchertat 64'minutes
- 23Gießelmann
- 27BeckerSubstituted forVoglsammerat 75'minutes
- 14AwoniyiSubstituted forBehrensat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Friedrich
- 6Ryerson
- 7Öztunali
- 9Voglsammer
- 17Behrens
- 19Rönnow
- 20Oczipka
- 30Möhwald
- 36Teuchert
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Neuer
44Stanisic4Süle21Hernández19Davies
6Kimmich24Tolisso
11Coman25Müller10Sané
9Lewandowski
- 1Neuer
- 44StanisicSubstituted forPavardat 69'minutes
- 4SüleBooked at 30mins
- 21HernándezSubstituted forUpamecanoat 69'minutes
- 19Davies
- 6Kimmich
- 24TolissoSubstituted forSabitzerat 69'minutes
- 11ComanSubstituted forGnabryat 80'minutes
- 25Müller
- 10SanéSubstituted forMusialaat 62'minutes
- 9Lewandowski
Substitutes
- 2Upamecano
- 3Richards
- 5Pavard
- 7Gnabry
- 18Sabitzer
- 22Roca
- 23Nianzou
- 36Früchtl
- 42Musiala
Referee:Harm Osmers
Attendance:16,509
Match Stats
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Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Bayern München 5.
Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Bayern München 5.
Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cedric Teuchert (1. FC Union Berlin).
Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München).
Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andreas Voglsammer (1. FC Union Berlin).
Marcel Sabitzer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman.
Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Bayern München 5. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano following a fast break.
Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rani Khedira tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andreas Voglsammer replaces Sheraldo Becker.
Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Möhwald replaces Genki Haraguchi.
Foul by Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München).
Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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