They swarmed over their opponents, supposedly their most dangerous domestic adversaries, like a pack of wolves left unfed for days. Heynckes was able to give a breather to David Alaba, the excellent James Rodríguez and Ribéry. That would have involved Schalke dropping the points against Freiburg earlier in the afternoon which would have made the title mathematically certain for Bayern. That Bayern had no rivals in their march towards the title was already clear, and we should not be surprised that they reminded us of that in such brutal fashion. Talking points• Dortmund weren’t the only side to take a 6-0 hiding on Saturday.

Source: The Guardian April 02, 2018 11:07 UTC