Meanwhile, Bayern topped the Champions League table after the first round of matches. They were rampant against Dinamo Zagreb, racking up a +7 goal difference with a 9-2 thrashing of the Croatian minnows.
The Germans were 3-0 up at half-time, and though Zagreb threatened a comeback after two goals in two minutes shortly after the interval, Bayern ran away with it in the end, with hotshot striker Harry Kane scoring four (twice from the penalty spot), and Michael Olise grabbing two.
Like Villa, they could only manage a draw domestically at the weekend. They drew 1-1 with reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen after Aleksandar Pavlovic cancelled out Robert Andrich’s opener.
Vincent Kompany’s side top the Bundesliga with 13 points from their first five games, one point ahead of second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt and two ahead of RB Leizpig in third.
