Bayern Munich 3-1 Schalke 04 - 5 talking points

Yevhen Konoplyanka battles for the ball with the Bayern players
Yevhen Konoplyanka battles for the ball with the Bayern players

#3 - James Rodriguez's influence continues to grow

James Rodriguez is one of the finest #10's of our time and has played a key role in title winning teams from various countries, most notably with Real Madrid, but it hasn't been plain-sailing for him at Bayern Munich. In the 18/19 season in particular, he wasn't really fancied by his manager at the start but over the past few weeks, the Colombian has been given a run of starts and he's justified his manager's faith in stunning fashion. Rodriguez was a constant threat from his favored attacking midfield position and the own goal was a result of his brilliant through ball to Lewandowski. He's grown in stature over the past month or so and with Thomas Muller suspended, Niko Kovac looks all set to unleash the mercurial Colombian in their Champions League round of sixteen clash against Liverpool.

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