Treble winners Bayern Munich launched their Bundesliga title defence with a commanding 3-1 victover Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday to mark a winning German league debut for new coach Pep Guardiola.
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Two first half goals in four minutes from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic and a 69th minute penalty by David Alaba after Thomas Mueller had his spot kick saved a minute earlier, secured three points in a largely one-sided affair.
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"We need results like this to build up our confidence because some of our players are still missing match practice," Guardiola told reporters.
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"Obviously we are satisfied with this win. We need to control the pace a bit more as those first 15 minutes in the second half the ball was going up and down," said the former Barcelona coach, who spent most of the game standing on the sidelines and gesticulating wildly.
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Guardiola, who took over from Jupp Heynckes in the close season, fielded 10 of the 11 players who beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final in May.
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New signings Thiago Alcantara and Mario Goetze, brought in for more than 60 million euros in total, were ruled out with fever and a lack of training following injury respectively.
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It did not take long for Bayern's well-oiled machine, which also clinched the German league and Cup double last season, to start clicking.
Germany's Bundesliga must be competitive next season else it sucks!