Defending champions Bayern Munich opened the Bundesliga season with a comfortable XXXX win over Bayer Leverkusen on a rainy night at the Allianz Arena.
Robert Lewandowski got off the mark in his pursuit of a third German Golden Boot award thanks to a VAR-awarded penalty, but it was a pair of debutants who are likely to dominate the headlines come Saturday morning.
Starting fast against a Leverkusen team who conceded more goals from set-pieces than any other Bundesliga side last season, Sebastian Rudy swung in a free-kick from the left-hand side for Niklas Süle to head home just nine minutes into his league debut for the Bavarians.