Overview
- Bayern made seven changes yet won 3-0 through goals from Serge Gnabry and Nicolas Jackson plus a Loïc Badé own goal.
- The victory extended Bayern’s season-opening streak to 14 straight wins across competitions, a record for Europe’s top five leagues.
- Leverkusen’s 37-match Bundesliga away unbeaten run ended, with captain Robert Andrich and TV analysts criticizing the side’s passive first half.
- Vincent Kompany described the rotation as internal competition and said the focus now turns to the Champions League trip to PSG.
- Elsewhere, Mainz dropped to 17th after a late 1-1 against Bremen, Stuttgart’s Alexander Nübel was defended by Sebastian Hoeneß after a costly error in Leipzig, and Köln beat Hamburg 4-1 as Paderborn went top of the 2. Bundesliga and Bochum climbed to 14th.