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FC Bayern confidently won 4:1 against TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th Bundesliga matchday. The Bayern stars in the FCBinside individual critique.

Manuel Neuer: Was lucky that his mistake in the first half was not punished: The FCB captain played the ball into Asllani's feet, but the Hoffenheimer only hit the post. Neuer had no chance at the opposing goal because Kimmich deflected the ball unstoppable. Otherwise, the captain didn't have much to do. Grade: 3.

Sacha Boey: Played as a right-back because Laimer had to run on the left. Boey played focused and made no mistakes. Had to be substituted limping shortly before the end. Grade: 3.

Jonathan Tah: Had everything under control, but did not have to overwork against the Hoffenheim attackers. Grade: 3.

Minjae Kim: Played in the starting lineup instead of Upamecano. Kim deflected the ball decisively over the goal shortly before halftime during a good Hoffenheim chance. Overall a cool performance, until Kim had to go out injured. Grade: 3.

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Konrad Laimer: Had to help out on the left defensive side this time. Showed a committed and error-free game, but without offensive highlights - except for a shot on goal in stoppage time, which Baumann defused. Grade: 3.

Aleksandar Pavlovic: Radiated a lot of calm in the central midfield and won some important duels. Decent game from Pavlovic. Grade: 3.

Leon Goretzka: Was not noticeable, but played a serious and focused game. Decent performance. Grade: 3.

Lennart Karl: Took a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Baumann was able to hold. Karl prepared the 1:0 through Kane with a flat corner. That was a great variant! It was the first scorer point for Karl in a professional game. After an hour, Karl was substituted. The 17-year-old showed a committed performance and prepared a Bayern goal. Grade: 2.

Nicolas Jackson: Had a harmless shot on goal in the first half, which was no problem for TSG keeper Baumann. Newcomer Jackson otherwise struggled in his first start for Bayern and could not set accents in the attack. A disappointing starting eleven debut. Grade: 4.

Luis Diaz: Was quite submerged for a long time. Then had a good chance from close range at the beginning of the second half, but put the ball over the bar. In stoppage time, Diaz failed against Baumann. Overall not a convincing performance from Diaz. Grade: 4.

Harry Kane: Tested Baumann with a shot from the box. At Kane's goal, the German national keeper had no chance: After a flat corner from Karl, Kane hammered the ball unstoppable into the right corner. Kane also scored the 2:0 for Bayern: By penalty with a placed shot into the right lower corner. Kane then completed the hat-trick with the next converted penalty. The next top grade for Kane. Grade: 1.

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Substitutes:

Joshua Kimmich (62. for Goretzka): Quickly stood out after his substitution: With the unfortunate deflected ball that led to the 1:3. In stoppage time, Kimmich hit a corner kick against the post. Then he failed against Baumann, but Gnabry was able to sink to the 4:1 final score. For Kimmich overall Grade: 3.

Michael Olise (62. for Karl): After a quick start, he drew the penalty that Kane converted to 3:0. Grade: 2.

Serge Gnabry (62. for Jackson): Was not particularly noticeable after his substitution, but then scored the 4:1 goal with a dry flat shot into the far corner. Grade: 2.

Dayot Upamecano (69. for Kim): Played the game in the center of defense seriously to the end. Grade: 3.

Tom Bischof (86. for Boey): Came too late for a rating. Grade: 3.

Here you can give your own grades to the Bayern stars for the game against TSG Hoffenheim:

Here's how the player rating tool "RankIt" works on FCBinside: After every game of FC Bayern, fans can rate each player who has played at least 15 minutes with a grade. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 6. The grade 1 stands for a very good performance, the grade 6 for an insufficient performance - just like in a school report.

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