Bundesliga

STOKE flop Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting hit four as Bayern Munich bulldozed fifth-tier side Bremer SV in the German Cup first round.Julian Nagelsmann’s side proved to be too good against the Bremen minnows at the Weserstadion in the delayed clash, which was originally scheduled for earlier this month.
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals in Bayern Munich’s 12-0 German Cup win against Bremer SVCredit: Reuters
Former Chelsea academy star Jamal Musiala scored twice in the rout at the WeserstadionCredit: Getty
Bremer SV boss Benjamin Eta dubbed the fixture a game for the ages and said that his personal wish was to see counterpart Nagelsmann jumping up from anger.
But Nagelsmann had very little jumping to do, however, as his heavily rotated team took a 5-0 lead by half-time, with Choupo-Moting scoring a hat trick.
The ex-RB Leipzig gaffer had left Robert Lewandowski, Leon Goretzka and Manuel Neuer in Munich, while Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies and Serge Gnabry were all on the bench.
Kingsley Coman and Lucas Hernandez were unavailable due to injury, resulting in Omar Richards making his Bayern debut at left back.
Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Choupo-Moting opened the scoring in the eighth minute after firing in off the underside of the crossbar, before Jamal Musiala made it 2-0 in the 16th minute.
It was 3-0 in the 27th minute after Bremer defender Jan-Luca Warms’ attempted clearance from a Musiala strike resulted in an own goal, seconds before Choupo-Moting doubled his tally.
Bayern Munich have eased into the German Cup second round after outclassing their fifth-tier opponentsCredit: Reuters

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He completed his hat-trick in the 35th minute, and despite Bayern 5-0 up at the break, Nagelsmann made three changes – much to the dismay of their opponents.
Substitute Malik Tillman scored shortly after the restart on his senior debut for Bayern, with Musiala banging in his second moments later.
Leroy Sane then got on the score sheet in the 65th minute, before Bremer were reduced to ten men after Udo Nobile was sent off for hauling back Tillmann.
Michael Cuisance, Choupo-Moting, Bouna Sarr and Corentin Tolisso all scored in the final minutes to cap Bayern’s second biggest win in their history.
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MARIO GOTZE’S brother Felix was rushed to intensive care after fracturing his skull playing for Kaiserslautern. Felix, 23, suffered the injury after clashing with team-mate Boris Tomiak, 22, in their game against Viktoria Berlin on Sunday.
Mario Gotze’s brother Felix was rushed to intensive care after fracturing his skullCredit: Getty – Contributor
The defender was stretchered off after 72 minutes and taken straight into an ICU.
German third-tier side Kaiserslautern announced Gotze suffered a hairline fracture but revealed the centre-back is ‘doing well so far’.
They tweeted: “We would like to thank you for the many recovery wishes that we received from our environment, but also from the employees and supporters of @ViktoriaBerlin achieved.
“Felix Götze is still receiving medical treatment in a Berlin hospital.
“The diagnosis of a hairline crack in the skull was provisionally made here.
“Felix is ​​currently in the intensive care unit for further observation and examination, but given the circumstances, he is doing well so far.
“We will keep you up to date as soon as there is anything new. Until then, we all send a lot of strength & recovery wishes to our number 24.”

Gotze’s manager Marco Antwerpen said: “When you see something like that, it naturally takes you with you. 
“I saw the boy, he was no longer really responsive. We hope it’s nothing worse.”
Gotze played for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich – two of Mario’s ex-teams – at youth level.
He then graduated from Bayern’s second team to their senior squad in 2017 and spent one year with the German giants before leaving.
He signed for FC Augsburg but has spent the last two seasons on loan at Kaiserslautern.
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