Overview
- Luis Díaz scored three goals and set up another as Bayern beat RB Leipzig 6-1 in a dominant performance on Saturday.
- Bayern sport director Christoph Freund said the club and Colombia deliberately gave Díaz a pause during the international window and called that decision “absolutely the right move.”
- The pause followed a heavy workload for Díaz last season that exceeded 60 matches including World Cup duty and long travel, which coaches and teammates linked to his early-season dip in sharpness.
- Michael Olise, who also scored against Leipzig, will miss the midweek trip to Arsenal because of a yellow‑red suspension received at Viking Stavanger, increasing the tactical importance of Díaz’s regained form.
- Díaz’s return matters beyond one game because he produced 26 goals and 19 assists in his first Bayern season, so the club will now face choices about managing his minutes to sustain performance across a long campaign.