What about all the apocalyptical thoughts in Bayern' s heads about a possible loss in as early as the round of the last 16 in the Champions League. And then there was Pep Guardiola who was talking about "a big problem for me" if his team would not manage to defeat Ukraine' s Shakhtar Donetsk after a dangerous 0-0 draw in the first leg. Meaning Cheap Air Max 93 , his project of coaching the German champion to Europe' s top title, would have failed after putting in so much effort.


The second leg in the Munich arena was almost over in the fourth minute when Donetsk defender Olexandr Kutcher upended Bayern striker Mario Goetze in the penalty box. Kutcher was sent off, the quickest red card in Champions League history, and Thomas Mueller converted the penalty.


It started a goal rush as Jerome Boateng (34th), Franck Ribery (49th) Cheap Air Max 90 , Mueller again (52nd), Holger Badstuber (63rd), Robert Lewandowski (74th) and Goetze again (87th) all added to the scoreline which read 7-0 at the end. A record equaling win that was watched by 70,000 spectators in the Munich arena after it slightly modified to increase capacity.


But there are many arguments not to see it as a piece of cake for Bayern. It was far from being a stress test without stress, or not? In contrast to the smoothly-running Bundesliga campaign Cheap Air Max 720 , top of the table 11 points ahead of the rest, it represented a piece of hard work on the international stage, at least it was a test in that regard. And Bayern dealt with it well.


Guardiola showed courage with his starting eleven as it included five strikers, Ribery, Robert Lewandowski Cheap Air Max 360 , Goetze, Mueller and Robben. It was the main message for his club and team. On top: Captain Philipp Lahm was back in the squad just 113 days after his injury of broken ankle and it was meant as a message too: One for his team - competition for a starting place in the starting line-up will be extremely hard from now on as the team will face the most important weeks of the season.


And Guardiola again came up with a special idea for the important game. Ribery and Robben did not fully play far out along the line, but played more inside midfield in order to open space for the right and left backs Rafinha and Alaba along the line. Guardiola' s idea: The strong dribblers Ribery and Robben should concentrate on one-to-one situations in the game center against a defensive acting team, to create more chances, which worked well.


Lahm this Monday said he expects to play in midfield when fully fit. Competition in midfield will be toughest of all in Bayern' s team as Xabi Alonso Cheap Air Max 270 , Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Thiago and Xavier Martinez , both still recovering from injury, will all be in the running for the two or three midfield spots.


When Thiago and Martinez are back Cheap Air Max 2019 , Bayern' s squad will be even better prepared for Europe' s big guns and more like the squad Guardiola built to fulfill his dream of winning the Champions League.