All eyes were on Munich this weekend. The excitement was palpable. Bayern’s new coach, Jupp Heynckes, was surrounded by more photographers than a Hollywood star at the Oscars and media pundits lined up to speculate about tactics, formation and personnel. Would the post-Klinsmann era produce a positive result? And most importantly, would Bayern stay in the title race?

Luckily for Bayern and Heynckes it was hardly a herculean task that awaited them, for 17th placed Borussia Mönchengladbach were coming to town. So it came as no surprise that Bayern lifted themselves from their recent lethargy and dominated the contest straight from kick-off. Heynckes put the Brazilian Ze Roberto into the playmaker’s role behind the two strikers Luca Toni and Lukas Podolski, who was restored to the starting line-up after being used sparingly by Jürgen Klinsmann.