Powerful, exquisite, ruthless! That has been the essence, the foundation of Bayern Munich’s decade-long domination in German football. And on Sunday night – after a couple of months of low-key performances – the Bavarian mean machine recreated some of that unique mojo to batter the title contenders, Union Berlin, 3-0.Before the match, two sides were tied at the top with 43 points each, but now Julian Nagelsmann’s side goes three points above the team from the capital.After winning only two out of the last five games, the German giants finally shined in front of the home crowd, killing the game in the first half in the span of just 15 minutes.The rivals kept both calm and defensive lines just in place for half an hour before Cameroon star Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting broke the deadlock following Kingsley Coman’s assist.It was one of those Choupo-Moting’s trademark headers, ending a long, perfect build-up involving half a dozen home players. Less than ten minutes later, the visitors were on the ropes as Coman added a goal to that assist. De Ligt kickstarted a sublime three-piece action, Musiala smoothly went for a through ball, and the French international found the back of the net like he was at practice.Once a (or twice) broken wall is a piece of cake for a colossus like Bayern Munich to keep demolishing it from left to right, from outside to inside. And it happened again in the first-half stoppage time, as veteran Thomas Moeller sent a perfect backpass for dazzling Musiala to kill the game even before the interval.The home side used the second half to settle the match in a relaxed and no-concerns way, as the visitors surrendered much earlier than after the final whistle.BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 22FridayMainz – Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 (1-0)/Jae-Sung 25, Ingvartsen 49, Ajorque 72, Nelson 90+3/SaturdayKoln – Wolfsburg 0-2 (0-1)/Gerhardt 4, Arnold 68/Hertha – Augsburg 2-0 (0-0)/Ricther 61, Lukebakio 70/Hoffenheim – Dortmund 0-1 (0-1)/Brandt 43/RB Leipzig – Eintr.Frankfurt 2-1 (2-0)/Sow 61 – Werner 6, Forsberg 40/Werder – Bochum 3-0 (2-0)/Fullkrug 29, Schmidt 43, Duckchs 59/Schalke – Stuttgart 2-1 (2-0)/Drexler 10, Butler 40 – Sosa 63/SundayFreiburg – Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 (1-0)/Grifo 29 – Azmoun 67/Bayern – Union Berlin 3-0 (3-0)/Choupo-Moting 31, Coman 41, Musiala 45+1/
