Bayern Munich’s French teenager Kingsley Coman scored his first Bundesliga goal in their 3-0 victory over promoted SV Darmstadt 98 on Saturday as the German champions went three points clear at the top of the table with their fifth straight win.
The 19-year-old Coman, who joined on a two-year loan deal from Juventus this season, drilled in from a perfect Sebastian Rode cutback for a 2-0 lead as Bayern rested several players after their 3-0 UEFA Champions League win at Olympiakos last week and ahead of a big midweek Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg.
Earlier, a scintillating run by Douglas Costa drew three players to the Brazil winger, who laid the ball off for Arturo Vidal to drill home off the post for his own first goal for die Roten in the 20th minute.
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Rode, making a rare start this season in a crowded Bayern midfield, netted Bayern’s third goal on the rebound after his first effort bounced off the post following another through-ball from Costa to make sure of Darmstadt’s first loss this season.
“I am very satisfied. We interpreted the game very well and did not allow anything at the back,” Bayern coach Pep Guardiola told reporters.
Bayern, who saw Javier Martinez make his first appearance of the season after a five-month injury break, are on a maximum 15 points from their opening five games, three ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who were due to host Bayer 04 Leverkusen yesterday.
“I am very happy for Javi because I have missed him this year,” Guardiola said.
VfL Wolfsburg edged past Hertha BSC 2-0, but left it late with two goals from substitute Bas Dost, including an 88th-minute penalty, securing a deserved victory.
The Wolves, who also beat CSKA Moscow last week to make a winning start in the Champions League, are in third place on 11 points and have extended their unbeaten run to 25 matches.
Fellow Champions League club Borussia Moenchengladbach slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Cologne for their fifth straight defeat.
Moenchengladbach, who finished third last season, have yet to earn a point this season and are languishing in last place after their worst-ever Bundesliga start.
Promoted Ingolstadt 04 snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win at Werder Bremen with a stoppage-time penalty to move up to fifth place on 10 points and become the first league newcomers to win their first three away games.
Hamburg SV drew 0-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt, but moved up to 10th place on seven points.
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