Gnabry hits four as Bayern thrash Spurs 7-2

Serge Gnabry scored four as Bayern Munich hit seven past Tottenham

Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry came back to haunt Tottenham, scoring four second-half goals as Bayern Munich embarrassed Mauricio Pochettino’s side 7-2 in the Champions League.

Heung-min Son gave Spurs the lead in the 18th minute but Bayern roared back through goals from Joshua Kimmich (15) and Robert Lewandowski (45) to lead at the break.

Then Gnabry, who left Arsenal in 2016 to join Werder Bremen, took over, scoring two in two minutes before Harry Kane handed Spurs a lifeline, scoring from the spot after Danny Rose was caught by Kingsley Coman.

However, any signs of a comeback from the hosts were extinguished when Gnabry completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute and Lewandowski added his second three minutes from time.

There was still time for Gnabry to add his fourth as Tottenham conceded seven goals in a home match for the first time in a major competition.

Victory leaves Bayern top of Group B and in pole position to top the group, but defeat leaves Spurs, who drew 1-1 with Olympiakos in their opener, with plenty still to do to if their Champions League campaign is not going to end before Christmas.

How Spurs’ humiliating night unfolded

Tottenham capitalised on a bright start when Son put them ahead in the 12th minute.

The South Korea forward, who was played onside by Niklas Sule, raced on to Moussa Sissoko’s pass and found the far corner despite goalkeeper Manuel Neuer getting a hand to the ball.

But the lead lasted less than three minutes as Kimmich struck a powerful effort from 25 yards to beat the dive of Hugo Lloris to equalise for Bayern.

Bayern took the lead on the stroke of half-time thanks to a superb finish from Lewandowski. The Poland striker picked up the loose ball at the edge of the area and swivelled to fire into the bottom corner to bring a breathless first half to an end.

Robert Lewandowski gives Bayern Munich the lead at Tottenham

Bayern then took full control and ripped Spurs apart in the second half with Gnabry the instigator.

The 24-year-old, who had spells in English football with Arsenal and West Brom, cut inside both Serge Aurier and Toby Alderweireld and emphatically finished past Lloris before beating the French goalkeeper again two minutes later with another crisp finish.

Spurs briefly threatened a comeback after Rose was felled by Coman in the penalty area. Kane converted from the spot and Pochettino threw on Christian Eriksen, Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela, but the Spurs cheers soon turned into jeers as they collapsed in the closing stages.

The visitors ran riot as Gnabry produced another clinical finish after latching onto Thiago’s through ball before Lewandowski added his second with an inch-perfect side foot finish.

With the Spurs fans heading for the exit, Gnabry then put the full stop on his, and Bayern’s, incredible night, producing another emphatic finish to increase the pressure on Pochettino and Spurs.

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• Tottenham Hotspur are the first English side to concede seven goals in any European competition since Spurs lost 0-8 to FC Koln in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 1995. The 7-2 defeat was the biggest ever margin of defeat by an English team at home in European competition.
• Spurs conceded seven goals in a competitive match for the first time since December 1996 versus Newcastle United in the Premier League (1-7).
• Spurs’ 7-2 defeat to Bayern was Mauricio Pochettino’s joint-heaviest ever defeat as a manager in all competitions alongside a 0-5 loss to Real Madrid in March 2012 with Espanyol.
• FC Bayern Munich registered their joint-second biggest ever away victory in European competition, behind only a 7-1 win against Roma in October 2014 (Champions League).

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