Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Fear mounts as Bayern score 15 on Pep's debut


Pep Guardiola's first game in charge of Bayern Munich ended in a 15-1 victory against a local supporters' club.
Bayern took on a Wildenau Weiden Fans' XI in a friendly match on Saturday in front of 11,000 spectators as Guardiola embarked on his preparation ahead of the 2013-14 season.
The Spanish coach named captain Philipp Lahm, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer in his starting XI while Toni Kroos and Franck Ribery both came on at the break.
Muller was on target in the first half with Kroos finding the back of the net in the second, but it was youngster Patrick Weihrauch, a player tipped to emerge under Guardiola, who stole the show with four goals.
Jan Kirchhoff, meanwhile, made his debut in the back four following his move from Mainz.

The Champions League holders continued their goal-laden start to pre-season with an easy victory thanks to goals from the likes of Franck Ribery and Mario Mandzukic
Goals from Philipp Lahm, Franck Ribery, Thomas Muller and Mario Mandzukic helped Bayern Munich beat Hansa Rostock 4-0 on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola's goal-laden start to his Bayern tenure continued as the Bundesliga champions followed up Saturday’s 6-0 win over Grossapach with another routine victory.
Lahm broke the deadlock after 20 minutes when Ribery beat the offside trap before cutting back and crossing for the Germany international defender to steer the ball home from close range, after ghosting in unmarked at the far post.
Ribery went from provider to scorer just four minutes later. Neat footwork from Claudio Pizarro allowed him to escape two defenders and work the ball to the Frenchman on the edge of the penalty area, and his low strike beat goalkeeper Johannes Brinkies.
Bayern had to wait until the 75th minute to add a third, but when it came it was an emphatic finish from Muller.
Mandzukic’s downward header directed Xherdan Shaqiri’s chipped cross to Muller, who pivoted on the penalty spot to blast into the top left corner.
Mandzukic made it four with two minutes remaining when he reacted quickly to pounce on a parried save that denied Pierre Hojbjerg following a free-kick routine with Arjen Robben.
The proceeds from Sunday's friendly will go towards helping improve Rostock's financial situation as the knock-on effects of suffering relegation from the second division of German football in the 2011-12 season continue.

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