Bayern Munich picked up right where it left off to begin the new Bundesliga season.
Serge Gnabry's hat trick, Leroy Sane's goal and two assists and Robert Lewandowski's penalty kick and sensational rabona assist got Bayern's latest title defense start on the right foot, with the treble-holders thrashing Schalke, 8-0, Friday at the Allianz Arena.
Schalke has been quite transparent about its financial troubles and expectations to struggle this season, and it could not have been proven more correct.
The scoring started in the fourth minute, when Gnabry settled a ball over the top from Joshua Kimmich, turned and uncorked a left-footed blast from the edge of the box.