Bundesliga : FC Bayern Munich vs VfL Bochum player ratings as Bayern produce magic with a 7-0 win at home

The mighty FC Bayern Munich were aiming to win those three points and reclaim the top spot in the leaderboard at Allianz Arena. Their upcoming Bundesliga fixture being against VfL Bochum, it wasn’t that hard to do. Infact, Bayern thrashed Bochum at their home game with an astonishing 7-0 win.

Bayern had a very eventful first-half with four goals coming in total. Leroy Sané started off the proceedings for Bayern in the 17th minute by getting them that first goal. Ever since then came a string of goals. Joshua Kimmich & Serge Gnabry followed that with a goal each to make it 3-0 by 32nd minute. In an unfortunate way, an own goal by Vasilis made it an overall 4-0 for Bayern in the first half.

VfL Bochum had it coming in a much tormenting way as Lewandowski, Kimmich and Choupo-Moting scored a goal each in the second-half and finished the match on a high with a 7-0 thumping win. On that note, let’s have a look at how the players performed :

FC Bayern Munich

Manuel Neuer (GK) (7.1/10) : Neuer had a smooth game as he barely had any saves to begin with. He had a couple of attempts at goal but none were on target. He was excellent with his long balls and neat passing skills.

Josip Stanišić (6.7/10) : The defender was excellent with long balls and did well with his passing but got substituted in the 62nd minute. All in all, he had a decent game.

Niklas Süle (7.5/10) : An all-round performance in the defence as he did well with the interceptions and tackles and did a neat job at keeping the ball away from the box. He did keep the ball moving with his passing accuracy being one of the best among the lot.

Lucas Hernandez (7.1/10) : Lucas faired well with winning ground duels and winning the ball but he gave away possesion of the ball on as many as 13 occasions. Apart from that, his long balls were one that stood out.

Alphonso Davies (7/10) : Just the 45 minutes then for Davies as he had a pretty average game today. He did fantastically well with winning 6 out of 7 ground duels but he lost possession on 19 occasions.

Joshua Kimmich (9.2/10) : Joshua Kimmich was the star of the night with his brace. He scored the second goal of the match in the 27th minute. He then scored a late second half goal to complete his brace and guide Bayern to a marvelous win.

Leon Goretzka (8.5/10) : Goretzka ticked all the boxes in the midfield with his skillwork. He created two big goal scoring opportunities, one of them being an assist to Kimmich’s second goal. He had a 100% track record at winning ariel and ground duels as well. A performance to remember for Leon.

Serge Gnabry (7.8/10) : Gnabry didn’t seem to hesitant in going for glory as he had multiple occasions to get himself a goal. He had a total of 3 on target and two off target attempts off which he got himself a goal in the 32nd minute of the game, courtesy of a beautiful assist by Thomas Müller.

Thomas Müller (7.4/10) : Müller’s assist granted Bayern with their third goal of the game and Gnabry’s first of the match. Müller himself had a few attempts at goal but was off target on two occasions and the one being on target was denied by the keeper.

Leroy Sané (8/10) : Sané found himself in the goal scorers list after a magnificent finish in the back of the net to give Bayern their first goal of the match. He later assisted Kimmich’s goal to double the lead for Bayern. After a scintillating performance, he was substituted in the 62nd minute.

Robert Lewandowski (7.6/10) : Lewandowski was surprisingly quite till the second half of the game and he too added his name onto the list by scoring his first and Bayern’s fifth of the match in the 61st minute.

Substitutes

Bouna Sarr (7/10) : Winning interceptions and tackles was like a piece of cake for Bouna Sarr. He came in and won four out of four ground duels and his confidence seemed to be through the roof.

Tanguy Nianzou (6.5/10) : A decent substitution by Bayern with Tanguy. He passed the ball around smoothly while also winning a fair few balls.

Omar Richards (6.6/10) : Omar played an entire half after replacing Alphonso Davies. He did a commendable job as his dribbling skills were exceptional. He did really good with winning ground duels and possession alongwith.

Marcel Sabitzer (6.7/10) : Sabitzer created a huge opportunity for Bayern Munich and one of his key passes helped his side get the scoreline they would dream about.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.9/10) : The super substitute Choupo-Moting scored an astonishing goal walking into the match and completed a 7-0 win for Bayern Munich.

VfL Bochum

Manuel Riemann (GK) (6.1/10) : A busy day indeed for Riemann with the gloves as he had to make as many as 8 saves and five inside the box saves. However, he had a long match as he conceded 7 goals.

Kostas Stafylidis (6.2/10) : Kostas managed to play for 58 minutes before being substituted. It was difficult to defend with Bayern attacking at every move but he had a decent game.

Vasilis Lampropoulos (5.6/10) : Vasilis had the worst game amongst all the defenders as he committed an own goal that increased Bayern’s lead by four goals inside the first half.

Armel Bella-Kotchap (5/10) : It was quite visible that Armel struggled with keeping the ball to himself and make neat passes. He had several clearances to his name but none could save them from the thrashing loss.

Danilo Soares (5.4/10) : It was the worst possible game in the defence for Danilo as he lost possesion on as many as 18 occasions for which his team suffered a thrashing loss.

Anthony Losilla (5.8/10) : Anthony Losilla’s failed attempts at winning ground duels were quite visible. He had nine attempts at ground duels and he won just a standalone duel. Apart from that, his passing wasn’t as accurate as it should be.

Robert Tesche (6.3/10) : Robert Tesche did have a decent game among the other lot who struggled holding the ball. He did well with passing but he didn’t have much to contribute.

Miloš Pantović (6.3/10) : Quick with his feet, Miloš was really good with his tackles and he did excellent at dribbling past the midfield. Overall he had a decent game but a disappointing loss.

Elvis Rexhbecaj (5.9/10) : Elvis got himself just the 59 minutes of gameplay as he got substituted. During his stint in the match, he had an off target attempt at goal. He had several ground duel challenges but he failed to be successful at any.

Gerrit Holtmann (6.4/10) : Gerrit played really well being the forward. He created a huge opportunity but he did go off target on that which cost his team a goal.

Sebastian Polter (6.3/10) : The Striker was substituted too early in the match as he wasn’t having the best of games. He lost possession on 16 occasions and he failed to win any ground duels and did give a below average performance.

Substitutes

Herbert Bockhorn (6/10) : A decent game for Herbert for VfL Bochum in the middle. He made a couple of clearences and won an interception and contributed well to the team.

Eduard Löwen (5.9/10) : A below par performance by Eduard for VfL Bochum. He did give away the ball too many times and didn’t win any duels, be it ground or Ariel.

Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.6/10) : Christopher barely got any time on the field and just kept the passing going on.

Silvère Ganvoula (5.8/10) : You know you’ve had a really bad game when you’ve gotten the opportunity to come off the bench and missed out on two big opportunities.

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