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sports Diasabra 19 september 2020

Bayern routs Schalke 8-0 in record win for Bundesliga opener

(AP) — The new Bundes- spot in the 31st, after he’d
liga began in an empty sta- been fouled by Ozan Kabak.
dium on Friday with eight- Niklas Süle -– a central de-
time defending champion fender -– struck the post and
Bayern Munich routing Bayern missed other chances
Schalke 8-0 for a record before the break, too.
in the league's opening
match and it should have Sané set up Gnabry’s second
been more. goal in the 47th -– his first
assist for the club -– and re-
Germany winger Leroy Sané peated the trick to help his
starred and scored on his Germany teammate com-
Bayern debut and Jamal Mu- plete his hat trick in the 59th.
siala became Bayern's young- Lewandowski set up Müller
est ever goalscorer at 17 years, in the 69th by wrapping his
205 days, but otherwise it was right boot behind his left leg,
business as usual as they to- a rabona move, two minutes
tally dominated and the visi- before Kimmich set up Sané
tors tried limiting the dam- for his first goal. Sané made
age. Schalke's winless run way for Musiala to make his
stretched to 17 games, while second Bundesliga appear-
Bayern extended its winning ance in the 72nd.
run to 22.
The 17-year-old English
Serge Gnabry scored a hat midfielder grabbed his first
trick and Sané set up two of goal in the 81st. Bayern
the goals. It was 3-0 by half- board member Oliver Kahn
time and Bayern missed a addressed club officials' lack
host of chances. “Everyone row back. “It’s a really big win since 2016 when Bay- ter being set up by Sané, but of social distancing dur-
was so hungry. We were all blow. We were really looking ern routed Werder Bremen Sebastian Rudy managed to ing the game. TV images
looking forward to the new forward to our fans,” Bay- 6-0. Gnabry got the side off deflect the Poland striker’s showed at least 10 Bayern
start and we just wanted to ern sporting director Hasan to a flying start in the fourth shot with his outstretched officials including Kahn,
attack,” said Sané, a former Salihamidžić said before minute, taking Joshua Kim- leg. Schalke managed to hold chairman Karl-Heinz Rum-
Schalke player who joined kickoff. mich’s pass from midfield, out until the 19th, when menigge, president Herbert
Bayern from Manchester switching direction to elude Leon Goretzka scored against Hainer and his predecessor
City in the offseason. The team showed no ill effect Schalke captain Benjamin his former side with Thomas Uli Hoeneß sitting together
from the supporters’ absence, Stambouli, then unleashing a Müller laying the ball back. without wearing masks.
The game took place without nor the short break of 26 days fine strike with his left boot Sané brilliantly set up Lewan-
fans despite plans for 7,500 after winning the Cham- inside the left corner. dowski shortly afterward, but Kahn told broadcaster ZDF
spectators to attend. A spike pions League final against the Poland striker fired over. that the officials stuck to “Ba-
in local coronavirus infec- Paris Saint-Germain. It was Robert Lewandowski almost Lewandowski finally got off varian regulations, which also
tions forced authorities to the biggest opening night made it 2-0 a minute later af- the mark from the penalty permit exactly that.”

Rays OF Meadows placed on injured list; could miss playoffs

(AP) — Tampa Bay Rays for the Rays after he was
outfielder Austin Mead- acquired in a trade with the
ows was placed on the Reds on Aug. 28. He was
10-day injured list Friday placed on the 10-day IL on
with an oblique strain Sept. 10, retroactive to Sept.
that will keep him side- 7.
lined into the postseason. “Cody went and saw a doc-
tor today and he’s going to
The injury occurred while miss some significant time,”
Meadows took a swing in Cash said. “It appears to be
the opener of Thursday’s a numbness issue in parts
doubleheader against the of his hand and fingers. It’s
Orioles. The Rays won both unfortunate because we
games to earn a berth in the acquired Cody with high
AL playoffs, and they’ll need hopes.”
a deep run to get Meadows Although Cash and the
back in the lineup. “We’re Rays are focused on win-
going to have to play really, ning the AL East, the man-
really well to see him at any ager said he will attempt to
point the rest of the season,” shuffle his lineup because of
manager Kevin Cash said. the loss of Meadows.
Meadows is batting .205 “We’ll probably take this
with four homers and 13 opportunity over the next
RBIs. Last year he hit .291 eight, nine games to find
with 33 home runs and 89 out how we want to go
RBIs, so his bat is always about with lineup construc-
welcome in the Tampa Bay Cash said. Sean Gilmartin from its al- pitcher Cody Reed (left tion,” Cash said before Fri-
lineup. ternate site. In order to add pinky irritation) to the 45- day’s game against the Ori-
“I don’t need to talk about To fill the roster spot, Tam- Gilmartin to the 40-man day IL, ending his season. oles. “We’ll find a way to get
how important Austin is,” pa Bay selected left-hander roster, the Rays transferred Reed pitched in two games creative.”