Michael Olise registered two goals and two assists in Bayern’s thumping win over Auckland
* Musiala scoring a hat-trick and Thomas Muller grabbing two goals as his long farewell to the club continued
* As newly-crowned European champions Paris St-Germain cruised past Atletico Madrid for a winning start to their first-ever FIFA Club World Cup campaign while Egyptian giants Al Ahly drew 0-0 with Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami
By Matthew Howarth, Alex Brotherton & Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich hit double figures against Auckland City in Cincinnati to record the biggest win in the history of the FIFA Club World Cup — as newly-crowned European champions Paris St-Germain cruised past Atletico Madrid for a winning start to their first-ever campaign of this tournament.
Advertisement
Bayern Munich’s Vincent Kompany’s side outclassed the New Zealand part-timers, with Jamal Musiala scoring a hat-trick and Thomas Muller grabbing two goals as his long farewell to the club continued.
Bayern took the lead through Kingsley Coman’s sixth-minute header as the floodgates opened early while Sacha Boey lashed home Coman’s knockdown on the half-volley to double Bayern’s advantage 12 minutes later, and former Crystal Palace man Michael Olise turned in Muller’s cross at the far post to make it 3-0.
It was 4-0 just a minute later, with Coman sending a left-footed drive into the bottom corner for his second of the game.
Muller, playing his final tournament for Bayern before leaving the club later this summer, guided Olise’s cross past Auckland goalkeeper Conor Tracey to score the German club’s fifth, before Olise sent a curling strike into the far corner to make it 6-0 at half-time.
The flurry of Bayern goals slowed early in the second half but Musiala eventually added a seventh for Kompany’s team, finding the bottom corner with another curling effort six minutes after coming off the bench.
Musiala, who missed the final six games of the Bundesliga season with a hamstring injury, scored his second from the penalty spot after being tripped inside the area before pouncing on a loose ball deep inside the Auckland half to complete a hat-trick.
Bayern scored their 10th with two minutes remaining, Muller converting Serge Gnabry’s cross.
The victory comfortably surpassed the previous biggest win at the Club World Cup – Al-Hilal’s 6-1 win over Al Jazira in 2022.
Auckland face Benfica in their second Group C game in Orlando on Friday while Bayern take on Boca Juniors later in the day in Miami.
PSG
Meanwhile, French side Paris St-Germain dominated the early stages in searing heat in front of an 80,619-strong crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, enjoying 82.6% possession in the first 15 minutes.
They led when Fabian Ruiz rifled a low strike into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos missed the target with three attempts, before Vitinha drifted through the middle of the Atletico defence just before half-time and slotted past Jan Oblak to put his side in firm control.
Oblak kept his side in the game by tipping Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s bending strike on to the crossbar minutes after the restart, before Julian Alvarez had a goal disallowed for a foul by Koke on Desire Doue in the build-up.
Atletico were reduced to 10 men in bizarre circumstances in the 78th minute when Clement Lenglet was shown a second yellow card for dissent after referee Istvan Kovacs failed to act when Oblak was impeded while attempting to roll the ball out.
Advertisement
Diego Simeone’s side should have pulled a goal back eight minutes from time, but substitute Alexander Sorloth missed an open goal from a few yards when a low cross found him at the far post.
Substitute Senny Mayulu followed up his goalscoring cameo in last month’s Champions League final by firing into the bottom corner in the 87th minute.
There was drama in added time as Ibrahim Mbaye hit the post for PSG, before Atleti defender Robin le Normand was punished for handball by the video assistant referee (VAR) and Lee Kang-in slotted home the penalty for his side’s fourth goal.
Under the previous format, Lionel Messi (centre) had scored five goals in five matches at the Club World Cup
In Miami, Lionel Messi and a heavy security presence were on show as the revamped Club World Cup got under way in the US on Saturday as the host city side,Inter Miami — led by Argentine legend Messi, played out an entertaining goalless draw against Egyptian giants Al Ahly to kick off the tournament.
Miami were thankful to goalkeeper and man of the match Oscar Ustari for making a string of saves, including one from the penalty spot, to preserve a clean sheet.
Messi came close to opening the scoring in the second period with a free-kick and almost won it late on with an incredible, long-range strike but saw his effort acrobatically tipped onto the crossbar by Mohamed el Shenawy.—Editing by Maravi Express
