The early stages certainly didn\u2019t live up to this fixture\u2019s blockbuster billing, and that certainly suited Leverkusen, who had managed to stifle a Bayern side who have been notorious fast starters this term.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take the Bavarian giants too long to finally assert their authority on proceedings, opening the scoring midway through the first half when Serge Gnabry<\/a> powered in behind and finished beneath the legs of a desperate Mark Flekken<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s rare Bayern settle for just one goal, and Vincent Kompany<\/a>\u2019s irrepressible side were soon on the hunt for more goals, with one duly arriving just six minutes later.<\/p>\n There was no total football approach to this one, it was just some great old-school wing play from Konrad Laimer, who planted a perfect cross onto the head of the unmarked Nicolas Jackson<\/a>, who made no mistake in finding the corner. Jackson had the ball in the net once more before the break, but this time his celebrations were cut short by the assistant\u2019s offside flag.<\/p>\n There was no denying the hosts a third goal before the break, though, and despite having a huge helping hand as Loic Bade<\/a> turned Raphael Guerreiro<\/a>\u2019s cross beyond his own goalkeeper, Bayern didn\u2019t mind as they knew the result was now essentially decided.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even with such a healthy cushion on their side, Kompany\u2019s side didn\u2019t relent in their pursuit of goals after the break, coming within a whisker of a fourth goal when Jackson headed agonisingly wide of the post.<\/p>\n Bayern flexed their muscles when looking to the bench to introduce Harry Kane<\/a> in place of Jackson, which certainly wasn\u2019t a pleasant sight for Leverkusen with his scoring record this season.<\/p>\n The worst fears of the visitors weren\u2019t particularly realised after the break, as Bayern and Kane seemed to have taken their foot off the gas after half-time, as they knew the game was already won, and they had some midweek European action to look forward to.<\/p>\n Leverkusen certainly didn\u2019t battle valiantly in an attempt to save face as their remarkable run came to an end, as their xG tally of 0.01 at the 80th minute would suggest.<\/p>\n Christian Kofane<\/a> spurned their best chance of the evening when he somehow turned wide from inside the six-yard box as Kasper Hjulmand\u2019s unbeaten start in the Bundesliga as Leverkusen boss ground to an abrupt halt.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bayern\u2019s second-half performance may have been slightly disappointing to those looking for more goals, but with the game won and a midweek game on the horizon, it perhaps wasn\u2019t a great surprise.\u00a0<\/p>\n Flashscore Man of the Match: Konrad Laimer<\/a> (Bayern Munich<\/a>)<\/p>\n![\"Match](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a640fd1c-eaa5-4281-8c2c-4a0b34a3b18b.jpg\" "\\"Match")
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