Both Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Perisic made their first starts for German giants Bayern Munich over the weekend against FSV Mainz. Bayern went behind early, but recovered to register a 6-1 win. Here’s how different German papers viewed Coutinho and Ivan Perisic’s performance. Tougher tests will undoubtedly await them later, but most of the papers thought they fared decently.
For the German rating system, 1 is superb, 6 is bad.
Bild ratings Bayern 6-1 Mainz
Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund 2019 (Union-BVB 2019)
Final score and result:- Union Berlin vs Dortmund 3-1 (Bulter*2, Andersson/Alcacer)
Berlin, Germany- 31 August, 2019
Massive upset as Union Berlin beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at home
Bayern Munich vs Mainz 2019 (Bayern-Mainz 2019)
Final score and result: Bayern vs Mainz 6-1 (Pavard, Alaba, Perisic, Coman, Lewandowski, Davies/Boetius)
Allianz Arena, Munich- 31 August, 2019
Another comfortable win for Bayern as they hammer Mainz 6-1. David Alaba with an exquisite free kick for the home side.