{"id":53001,"date":"2023-04-01T20:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T20:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/01\/thomas-tuchels-bayern-cruise-over-dortmund-to-return-to-the-top\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T20:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T20:05:54","slug":"thomas-tuchels-bayern-cruise-over-dortmund-to-return-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/01\/thomas-tuchels-bayern-cruise-over-dortmund-to-return-to-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern cruise over Dortmund to return to the top"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bayern Munich started Thomas Tuchel\u2019s reign with a resounding win over his old club Borussia Dortmund that took them above their Der Klassiker rivals to the top of the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n

The first goal was a freak as Dayot Upamecano played a long ball from his own half which goalkeeper Gregor Kobel missed as it rolled into his net.<\/p>\n

Thomas Muller then scored twice and Kingsley Coman netted a fourth.<\/p>\n

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Emre Can scored a penalty and Donyell Malen added a late second for Dortmund.<\/p>\n

Those goals flattered the previous league leaders, who never looked in the game.<\/p>\n

Bayern could have won by more with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry having efforts ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n

The Munich giants had sacked boss Julian Nagelsmann after they dropped behind Dortmund in the table and turned to Tuchel, who managed their rivals from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n

And his side were in control from the moment Kobel came running out of his box and air-kicked an attempted clearance from Upamecano\u2019s through ball to Leroy Sane.<\/p>\n

Sane ran through with the ball to make sure it crossed the line without touching it.<\/p>\n

Muller then scored his sixth and seventh Der Klassiker goals \u2013 only three players have ever scored more in the fixture.<\/p>\n

For his first he bundled in Matthijs de Ligt\u2019s flick-on. His second was a rebound after Sane\u2019s shot was saved.<\/p>\n

Coman\u2019s second-half strike from Sane\u2019s ball was Bayern\u2019s 40th Bundesliga goal against Dortmund in the past six seasons.<\/p>\n

Can scored a penalty after Jude Bellingham was fouled and half-time substitute Malen found the net late on as Dortmund made the scoreline more respectable.<\/p>\n

This win takes Bayern back above Dortmund, two points clear at the top, as they seek a record-extending 11th Bundesliga title in a row.<\/p>\n

The result ended Dortmund\u2019s unbeaten run of 10 Bundesliga games in 2023.<\/p>\n

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