Bayern Munich got a solid warmup in with a 27-0 victory over ninth-tier FC Rottach-Egern on Tuesday, July 18, in a friendly.
Thirteen players got on the score sheet, with Jamal Musiala, Mathys Tel and Marcel Sabitzer grabbing five each during the dominant win in their first game of pre-season at their Tegernsee training camp as the Bavarians looked to build off of last season, winning the Bundesliga on the final day but falling short in Champions League action.
Musiala opened the scoring after three minutes and the deluge of goals did not let up from there. Tuchel’s side were 18-0 ahead by half-time, with Musiala and team-mate Mathys Tel both bagging five before the break, while Gnabry scored a hat-trick.
Sane, Alphonso Davies, Konrad Laimer, Noussair Mazraoui and Dayot Upamecano all netted before pausing for a breath. Things got slightly better for Rottach-Egern after half-time, with Tuchel’s side taking their foot off the throat by only scoring nine times.
Marcel Sabitzer was not messing around as he banged in five goals in a 22-minute period in the second half. It was brutal for Rottach and it could have been much worse, had their goalkeeper not pulled off some heroic saves.
He managed to keep Sadio Mane frustrated right until the 89th minute, when the former Liverpool forward finally blasted in. His face did not show even a flicker of satisfaction, however, as he jogged back to the half-way line.
The final 27-0 scoreline betters previous results against the same opponents: 20-2 in 2018 and 23-0 in 2019. The reactions on social media were a mixture of bemusement from neutral fans and disappointment from Bayern supporters, who are used to winning.
Bayern’s meeting with the treble-winning Manchester City in Japan, on 26 July, is likely to be a tougher test, with pre-season fixtures against Liverpool, in Singapore, and Monaco also booked in.
