Rekordmeister's Records: Bayern Munich's 9-2 decimation of ...

So, Bayern Munich just whacked Dinamo Zagreb (who were doing their best Hamburg SV impression) 9-2 on the first match of the revamped Champions League first phase. Records were surely broken during that massive win, and that’s what we have today.

Bayern won their opening match of the Champions League campaign for the last 21 seasons, stretching back to 2003-04 with a goal difference of +53:

Bayern have now won their last 21 Champions League opening games with a staggering aggregate score of 60-7. A competition record.

– As captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia

The season before that, 2002/03, was the last time the Bavarians lost the first group stage match. A 3-2 loss to Deportivo La Coruña thanks to a hat-trick from a certain Roy Makaay; that performance led Bayern to sign him the next season.

Need to hear more about Bayern’s historic win? Well, you can listen to Cyler break down the game from a tactical perspective on the Bavarian Podcast Works Postgame Show. Listen to it below or on Patreon (ad free) or Spotify.

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