Carlo Ancelotti has hailed James Rodriguez’s performance as Bayern Munich cruised back to the top of the Bundesliga table with a comfortable 3-0 win over Schalke on Tuesday.
Rodriguez joined Bayern this summer on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid and he played a key role on his first Bundesliga start. The Colombia international was involved in all three goals for the German champions, who are chasing a sixth Bundesliga title in succession.
“James played very well, with good combinations for the benefit of the team. Physically, he is still not at 100 percent yet though,” Ancelotti told Sky after the final whistle.
“We played well from start to finish, with high intensity and defended compactly. But today they were all strong so it’s difficult to single out a player. I’m happy with everyone.”
Back-up goalkeeper Sven Ulreich came in for captain Manuel Neuer who has been ruled out for the rest of the year following surgery on a broken foot on Tuesday.
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