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Müller scores hat-trick for Bayern Munich

A hat-trick by German international Thomas Müller inspired holders Bayern Munich to a 5-0 win over fifth Divisionb SW Rehden on Monday in their first round German Cup clash.

Müller scores hat-trick for Bayern Munich
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Müller’s hat-trick – one a penalty – and goals by Swiss Brendan Shaqiriband Dutch veteran Arjen Robben saw them dispose of their hosts and into Saturday’s second round draw.

It gave Bayern and their coach Pep Guardiola an ideal lead in to the opening match of the defence of their league title on Friday at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach, who exited the Cup on Sunday beaten on penalties by Third Division Darmstadt.

Guardiola, whose first competitive match in charge on July 27 saw his side beaten 4-2 by Borussia Dortmund the side they beat in the Champions League final last term, allowed himself the luxury of not starting several first choice regulars such as Franck Ribery and captain Philipp Lahm while new signing from his former club Thiago Alcantara also had to be content with a place on the bench.

Earlier on Monday Schalke had made hard work of beating another fifth division outfit FC Noettingen 2-0, with Dutch ace Klaas-Jan Huntelaar giving them a 30th minute lead but they had to wait till the fourth minute of time added on to double their lead as new signing Leon Goretzka netted.

Schalke despite their unconvincing performance are through to the next round, the matches taking place on September 24 and 25, but three others from the top division joined Mönchengladbach in failing to make it to the second round.

The highest profile casualty apart from Mönchengladbach was Werder Bremen, who went out beaten 3-1 by Third Division Sarrebruck.

AFP/jcw

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MUNICH

Four injured as WWII bomb explodes near Munich train station

Four people were injured, one of them seriously, when a World War II bomb exploded at a building site near Munich's main train station on Wednesday, emergency services said.

Smoke rises after the WWII bomb exploded on a building site in Munich.
Smoke rises after the WWII bomb exploded on a building site in Munich. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Privat

Construction workers had been drilling into the ground when the bomb exploded, a spokesman for the fire department said in a statement.

The blast was heard several kilometres away and scattered debris hundreds of metres, according to local media reports.

Images showed a plume of smoke rising directly next to the train tracks.

Bavaria interior minister Joachim Herrmann told Bild that the whole area was being searched.

Deutsche Bahn suspended its services on the affected lines in the afternoon.

Although trains started up again from 3pm, the rail operator said there would still be delays and cancellations to long-distance and local travel in the Munich area until evening. 

According to the fire service, the explosion happened near a bridge that must be passed by all trains travelling to or from the station.

The exact cause of the explosion is unclear, police said. So far, there are no indications of a criminal act.

WWII bombs are common in Germany

Some 75 years after the war, Germany remains littered with unexploded ordnance, often uncovered during construction work.

READ ALSO: What you need to know about WWII bomb disposals in Germany

However, most bombs are defused by experts before they explode.

Last year, seven World War II bombs were found on the future location of Tesla’s first European factory, just outside Berlin.

Sizeable bombs were also defused in Cologne and Dortmund last year.

In 2017, the discovery of a 1.4-tonne bomb in Frankfurt prompted the evacuation of 65,000 people — the largest such operation since the end of the war in Europe in 1945.

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