Bayern Munich picked up where they left off over three months ago by securing an impressive 3-1 win against an exciting TSG Hoffenheim in the new Bundesliga season's highly anticipated curtain-raiser.
Manager Niko Kovau010d stepped into the dugout at the Allianz Arena for the first time since his summer appointment in Bavaria, and after some teething problems in the opening 20 minutes, Bayern Munich took the lead through Thomas Müller from a simple corner routine.
Hoffenheim's Joelinton wasted the visitors' best chance of the match late in the first half, which ended on a sour note following an injury to the lively Kingsley Coman.