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Bayern thumps PSV to break winless streak

Reuters

Munich - Bayern Munich broke its three-game winless streak with an emphatic 4-1 win at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday in the Champions League with winger Arjen Robben the outstanding performer.

Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich put Bayern ahead at the Allianz Arena before Luciano Narsingh netted for Eindhoven before the break, but Robert Lewandowski made it 3-1 on the hour mark.

Robben, who created two goals, capped an eye-catching display with a fourth goal as Bayern got its Group D campaign back on track after a 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid three weeks ago.

After talk from the German media of a "mini-crisis," following three games without a win in all competitions, this was the result and performance Bayern needed.

But the German league leader was aided and abetted by an Eindhoven defence which left acres of space to exploit, especially early on, allowing Bayern 28 shots on goal, while the Dutch managed only eight in reply.

Bayern remains second in Group D, three points behind leader Atletico, who won 1-0 at Rostov, while Eindhoven is third with a single point.

Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti had hinted at changes from the side which drew 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, a Bundesliga performance chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had branded "unacceptable."

Lewandowski was the only change to the starting line-up in a 4-3-3 formation as Muller switched to the wing and Kingsley Coman dropping to the bench.

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