Bayern needed all of the firepower they had to put away St. Pauli on Saturday.
That was a great game for the neutrals.
Plucky FC St. Pauli got dominated by Bayern Munich but refused to go down without a fight, finding their way to generate a share of threatening chances and even making good on a couple of them — all the while defending very diligently against a Bayern attack that was operating smoothly.
In the end Bayern quality won out, a 3-2 home result, with terrific days from the entire front four: Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sané, and Harry Kane. It took all of those efforts to score the three goals that ultimately were required to collect the points.
St. Pauli are hovering not too far outside the relegation spots but did not look like a team about to go down. Bayern, meanwhile, need to look ahead on a short turnaround to next Friday at Augsburg…and then the Champions League quarters on Tuesday back at the Allianz vs. Inter Milan.
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