Bundesliga groups recorded three wins and two defeats on the primary matchday of the brand new Champions League season, in its new format.

Bayern Munich kicked off proceedings with an emphatic 9-2 win towards Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday on an evening wherein Harry Kane set a brand new file, changing into the main English goalscorer in European competitions with 33 targets, surpassing Wayne Rooney.

VfB Stuttgart additionally returned to the Champions League for the primary time for the reason that 2009/10 marketing campaign and put up a battle towards Actual Madrid Santiago Bernabéu. Though struggling a 3-1 defeat, Deniz Undav managed to get on the scoresheet.

On Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund have been made to work for his or her 3-0 win towards Membership Brugge. The Belgian facet will definitely be upset to not have picked up a outcome towards Die Schwarzgelben, who relied on Jamie Gittens to push the German facet over the road with a brace, earlier than Serhou Guirassy added a 3rd.

Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen additionally acquired off to a profitable begin and have been scientific in Rotterdam with 4 targets in a single half towards Feyenoord. Florian Wirtz scored a brace on his Champions League debut, whereas within the different recreation on Thursday night time, RB Leipzig suffered a late defeat towards Atletico Madrid regardless of main till the ultimate minute.

A file night time within the Champions League for Bundesliga groups

As famous by Opta, the 18 targets scored by Bundesliga groups is a file for German golf equipment on a single matchday. Maybe helped by the truth that there’s 5 Bundesliga groups competing within the European competitors this season, it’s nonetheless a powerful feat from Germany’s best.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder