Musiala Shines as Bayern Thrashes Union Berlin 7-0

Jamal Musiala did not just return to form. He took centre stage and ripped the game away from Union Berlin.

On a night when Bayern Munich ran riot in a 7-0 win in the Bundesliga, the Germany international delivered one of his sharpest performances of the season, headlined by a thumping opener in the 18th minute at the Allianz Arena. One touch to set, one swing of the right boot, and the ball arrowed into the far corner. Bayern were in front, and Union never recovered.

The goal felt like a release. For Musiala, it was a statement.

He stayed on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, something he had not managed in months. Given where he has come from, that mattered almost as much as the scoreline. Injury had already disrupted his start to the campaign, but the real shock came in pre-season: two sudden collapses in warm-up matches, followed by the revelation of a neurological disorder that triggered brief losses of consciousness.

Those episodes raised hard questions about his future, his health, and how quickly he could return to the level that once made him Bayern’s brightest young star. Against Union, he offered a clear answer with every burst, every touch, every sprint off the ball.

“Every game is a new step forward,” Musiala said afterwards, describing the feeling of completing 90 minutes again as wonderful. You could see that in his body language as he walked off: no apprehension, just relief and quiet satisfaction.

Kompany’s faith rewarded

On the touchline, Vincent Kompany watched his forward stitch Bayern’s attacks together and saw something he had been waiting for: continuity. Rhythm. A full game at full tilt.

Speaking to German newspaper Bild, the Bayern coach underlined the significance of the night. Musiala had, he said, taken an important step by playing the entire match and finding the net. The conversation around him, Kompany stressed, can now return to football — his level on the pitch — rather than the medical bulletins that have dominated recent weeks.

The performance backed that up. Musiala drifted between the lines, drove at defenders, and linked with the front line with the confidence of a player who trusts his body again. The crowd responded to every surge, sensing that a key piece of Bayern’s attacking puzzle is sliding back into place.

Goals everywhere at the Allianz

Musiala’s strike opened the door. His teammates barged through it.

• Harry Kane helped himself to two goals, ruthless and efficient as ever.
• Michael Olise went one better, completing a hat-trick on a night when Union’s defence simply could not plug all the gaps.
• Ismaël Saibari added his name to the scoresheet to round off the seven-goal demolition.

By the final whistle, it had turned into a statement victory: a historic scoreline, a ruthless attacking display, and a team surging into the international break with momentum to burn.

For Musiala, the timing could hardly be sharper. He now links up with the Germany squad under new head coach Jürgen Klopp, carrying fresh minutes in his legs, a goal to his name, and the feeling that the long road back is finally bending towards something familiar: peak form in a major tournament year.

If this is him still on the way back, what does the finished version look like for Bayern and for Germany?