Bayern back on top after belting Bochum by five
Bayern Munich had five different goalscorers as the Bundesliga giant made light work of VfL Bochum with a comprehensive 5-0 victory to head back to the top of the Bundesliga.
Vincent Kompany's team was beaten 4-1 by Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, but bounced back in style at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
Michael Olise put the visitors ahead with a fantastic free-kick in the 16th minute, with in-form Jamal Musiala heading home a second soon after.
Apart from an early chance that was cleared off the line by Kim Min-Jae, Bochum was no match for Bayern's power and the visitors struck three more times after the break.
Harry Kane grabbed a customary goal before Leroy Sane got in on the act and Kingsley Coman rounded off the victory.
Bayern is on 20 points, ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig on goal difference. Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen is in third place on 15.
Bochum, meanwhile, remains anchored in last place with one point from eight games.
Bayern has now scored 29 league goals this season, the joint-highest tally after eight games of a Bundesliga campaign.
Only the Bavarian side has previously scored as many goals at this stage of a top-flight campaign, also doing so in 2021-2022 and 1976-1977.
Kompany said Bayern was rewarded for not underestimating Bochum.
"We played very seriously in this game. We lost here twice in the past three years, so there was no underestimating of the opponent," Kompany said.
"We conceded a big chance early in the first half, but I liked the fact that we stayed calm."
Bochum's Moritz Broschinski missed that opportunity, seeing his eighth-minute effort cleared on the line, before Bayern got going and easily won the game.
