Even as key players rested, Bayern Munich extended its record start to the season and ended Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga record 37 unbeaten away run on Saturday with a 3-0 win over the visitors.
Tom Bischof sent through Serge Gnabry to open the scoring in the 25th minute, Konrad Laimer passed for Nicolas Jackson to head the second goal in the 31st, and Raphaël Guerreiro forced an own goal from Loic Badé before half-time.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany made seven changes to the team that defeated Cologne in the German Cup on Wednesday, including star players Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz dropping to the bench. 17-year-old Lennart Karl started.
Gnabry, Jackson and Karl made way for Kane, Díaz and Olise before the hour mark, allowing the three substitutes to warm up for Tuesday’s trip to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
«It’s normal that the opponents need some motivation when they see that a few players are not there, but for us it was just important to keep the pace so high from the start that there is no doubt that we – okay, we don’t have Harry, we don’t have Mike, we don’t have Lucho – but it’s still not going to be an easy match for the opponents,» Kompany said.
Leverkusen, which had to miss the influential Álex Grimaldo due to muscle problems, had sent on the 19-year-old Algerian striker Ibrahim Maza after the break. But the visiting team never came close to the team that broke Bayern’s domestic dominance in 2024.
“We were punished in three or four situations where we had to do better,” said Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand. «Of course we are not happy with this situation. We have a lot to do, a lot of work, but all in all Bayern were the better team and we have to recognize that.»
Bayern had not beaten Leverkusen in the Bundesliga since September 2022. But it extended its winning start to the season to fifteen games in all competitions, including the German Super Cup.
Ivorian teenager Yan Diomande and Brazilian forward Rômulo helped Leipzig consolidate second place with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart.
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The 18-year-old Diomande forced an own goal from Jeff Chabot before half-time and then scored the second goal in the 53rd minute when he controlled Christoph Baumgartner’s forward kick and – despite facing two defenders – fired into the right post.
It was his second Bundesliga goal since joining Leipzig from Spanish team Leganes in the off-season.
Substitute Tiago Tomás pulled one back for Stuttgart, but a mistake by goalkeeper Alexander Nübel, who lost control of the ball while trying to avoid Rômulo, allowed the Brazilian to seal the result in stoppage time.
Borussia Mönchengladbach recorded a 4-0 win at St. Pauli, while Eintracht Frankfurt were held to a 1-1 draw at Heidenheim.
Frankfurt lost forward Can Uzun midway through the first half due to an apparent hamstring injury.
Werder Bremen also drew 1-1 in Mainz, while Union Berlin and Freiburg scored a 0-0 draw.
Published on November 2, 2025
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