With the 5-0 win, Bayern managed a very confident performance against Viktoria Pilsen. The guests from the Czech Republic were taken seriously from the start, which meant a very good and powerful initial phase for Munich.
The press focused in particular on the new Champions League record and the record champions’ strong performance.
kicker: “Bayern, who are keen to play, don’t give Pilsen a chance” – “Despite the personnel changes, Munich started straight away where they left off against Leverkusen at the weekend. The Czechs’ defense was put under pressure early on with speed and aggressive counter-pressing” – “although Viktoria was positioned low, so large gaps in the back of the guests quickly became apparent”
Image: “Gala appearance by Sané: Bayern celebrate Oktoberfest and a super record” – “Bayern warm up for Dortmund!” – “The record champions won 5-0 against the Czech club Viktoria Pilsen and got in the mood for shooting early on” – “Just in time for the Dortmund cracker, Bayern are gradually getting back to the top form they had at the beginning of the season…”
SZ: “Crisis over! Oh, was there one at all? Munich shoot the next lax sparring partner out of the stadium in a 5-0 win over Viktoria Pilsen” – “Bayern will play in the league against Dortmund on Saturday you can see how hard the punch was from the last two sparring partners”
Guardian: “Bayern struck three times in the first 21 minutes en route to a 5-0 demolition of Viktoria Pilsen” – “The German champions are now 31 games unbeaten in the competition”
BBC: “Bayern destroy Pilsen thanks to a perfect start” – “Leroy Sané, Serge Gnabry and Sadio Mané all scored in the first 21 minutes to lead the Bundesliga club to an easy win” – “Preparation was hampered by the Covid-19 Infections from Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich disturbed, but nerves calmed down after just seven minutes thanks to a wonderful goal from Sané”
Marca: ‘Bayern are the king of the group stage’ – ‘Bayern remain at the top of Group C with nine points, nine goals and not conceding a goal’ – ‘In their easiest game, Bayern pushed as if it were a final’ – That was pure Bayern style in the Allianz Arena”
Mundo Deportivo: “Bayern crushes Viktoria Pilsen and breaks Real Madrid’s record” – “A superb Sané, who scored twice in the win, led the German side who are now unbeaten in 31 matches in the premier class group stage” – “Despite the absence of Müller and Kimmich due to Covid, as well as the injured Hernandez, Bayern smashed Pilsen from the first minute”
Lidové noviny (via Augsburger Allgemeine): “The Pilsner footballers had the most difficult game in the group stage, they lost in Munich against Bayern with the same result as nine years ago, 0:5”
Aktualne: “The footballers from Pilsen suffered a 0:5 debacle in the Champions League in the FC Bayern Munich stadium and lost for the third time in Group C with 1:12. The Bayern favourite, who Victoria was at home with nine years ago crushed with the same result, however, remains 100 percent intact”
This article was originally published on 90min.com/DE as “Pure Bayern style”: Press comments on Bayern’s victory over Pilsen.
