"Bring on Arsenal", "What do they need Harry Kane for" - Fans react as Bayern Munich defeat FC Rottach-Egern 27-0 in pre-season friendly
Bayern Munich recently defeated non-league side FC Rottach-Egern 27-0 in a pre-season friendly. Jamal Musiala scored the opener in the third minute. Serge Gnabry (4') and Alphonso Davies (8') quickly followed suit, taking the score to 3-0 by the eighth minute.
Gnabry (12') and Musiala (13') didn't stop there, however, as they both completed their braces before 15 minutes had elapsed.
New signing Konrad Laimer then chipped FC Rottach-Egern's goalkeeper in the 20th minute. Young striker Mathys Tel (22', 26') was next, netting a four-minute brace that stunned the stadium.
Noussair Mazraoui's 27th minute strike took the scoreline to a breathtaking 9-0. Tel then achieved his hat-trick (29') and catapulted the score into double digits, before Dayot Upamecano scored a header in the 31st minute.
Tel (29') added a fourth to his tally, and Leroy Sane (35') joined the scoring spree for the 13th goal, before Musiala (37') finished his hat-trick. Tel continued his sensational performance, scoring his fifth with a smooth finish in the 41st minute, before Musiala (42') got his fourth goal. Two minutes later, Gnabry completed his hat-trick and Musiala (45') closed the first half with his fifth goal, leading Bayern Munich into the break at an astounding 18-0.
As expected, fans reacted to the shocking scoreline on Twitter. Here's a glimpse at how they responded:
Bayern Munich dominated the second half to conclude the game with 27 goals
The whirlwind of goals didn't end with the first half as Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel reshuffled his deck for the second half. The second squad took a bit longer to find their footing, but Marcel Sabitzer soon lit up the scoreboard with the first goal of the second half, five minutes in.
Goals continued to pour in after the hour mark when Sabitzer (64') scored yet again, elevating the Bundesliga champions' score to a staggering 20-0. He went on to round off his hat-trick with an effortless tap-in in the 66th minute, before executing great finishes for his fourth (71') and fifth (73') goal.
Raphael Guerreiro, who joined from Borussia Dortmund this summer, found the back of the net in the 75th minute. Ryan Gravenberch then scored Bayern's 25th goal in the 84th minute. Kingsley Coman (87') drove a low strike to add a 26th, before Sadio Mane finalized the score in the 90th minute, rounding it off at an awe-inspiring 27-0 in Bayern Munich's favor.