RB Salzburg 2-6 Bayern Munich: 5 talking points as hosts capitulate against the Bavarians | UEFA Champions League 2020-21

#3 Joshua Kimmich continues his fine form across all competitions

Joshua Kimmich shone for Bayern

Joshua Kimmich made a case for being the best midfielder in the world at the moment, with another immense display. The 25-year-old orchestrated the midfield for the Bavarians despite the absence of his compatriot Goretzka, and made sure his team left with 3 points in the bag.

Setting up the winner for Boateng, and assisting the fourth goal of the night scored by Sane, Kimmich was arguably the most important player on the pitch for Bayern Munich.

A masterclass performance from the German saw him leave with a stat line of70 touches, 92% passing accuracy, 5 key passes played, 7 long balls, 6 ground duels won, and a combined 6 tackles & interceptions.

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#2 RB Salzburg, winless in their first three UCL fixtures, sit at the bottom of Group A

RB Salzburg manager Jesse Marsch has some work to do

In a group consisting of Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, qualifying for the knockouts stages of the Champions League was always going to be a tough challenge for the Austrian champions.

Jesse Marsch's side is winless in their opening three games, and sit fourth on the table below Lokomotiv Moscow, who currently look the favorites to qualify for the Europa League. Their domestic form has been immaculate, but Marsch needs to find a remedy to ensure his team don't drop out of Europe entirely.

Scoring 6 goals while conceding 11, Salzburg do not find themselves in the best position going into the international break. However, Lokomotiv Moscow visit Atletico and Bayern for 2 of their next 3 games, so Salzburg could potentially have a window to overtake them for the 3rd spot.

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#1 Robert Lewandowski opens his Champions League account

Robert Lewandowski has been the best striker in Europe for over a year

With 2 goals on the night, Robert Lewandowski ended his 2-game drought in the Champions League, which is a long time for him on current form. He scored a header and a penalty last night to contribute to the thrashing of RB Salzburg.

Bayern Munich sit at the top of Group A with a 100% win record in the first three games, conceding only 3 and scoring a staggering 12 goals, but Lewandowski has scored only 2 of those. He was the top scorer of the Champions League last year.

Quite opposite to what his European form is, the Polish striker has 10 goals in only 5 games in the Bundesliga. Hansi Flick has been efficient with his rotations, as Lewandowski has seen the bench quite a lot in this tight fixture list, but he will certainly continue to be the first name on the team sheet on Tuesday nights.

With an away trip to Wanda Metropolitano on the cards now, Robert Lewandowski will look to build on the two goals he scored yesterday, as Atletico seek revenge.