It's a little hard to believe that just over a year ago, Schalke finished runners up to Bayern in the league in 2018. They struggled through last season and have much work to do this term to get back to where they feel they should be, but David Wagner saw a battling courageous display today, and the fans appear to be behind this team. Their first goals and league win of the season cannot be far away.

There goes the final whistle and it's Robert Lewandowski that grabs the headlines again. A penalty, a sensational free-kick and a striker's finish were enough to send him home with the match ball.  

This will be nine home games without a win for the Royal Blues. But after such a trying campaign last season, Bayern first up at home was always going to be tough. As it is, there is a youthful energy to this side and they have competed well with the champions today.

Coutinho has enjoyed some nice touches already and he'll surely be a threat on the break, but Schalke are giving this a real go. Burgstaller wants a penalty for a handball against Pavard and Omar Mascarell has a free-kick diverted away for a corner. Burgstaller then sends a header goalwards from Kenny's teasing cross.

Teenage striker Kutucu announced himself as a Schalke player last season with a goal at the Allianz Arena, and he tries to heave his team back into the game with a solo run and shot that goes just wide. The crowd show their appreciation for the local lad's effort, and soon afterwards the hosts almost do get one back as Burgstaller's effort is cleared off the line. However, the flag was up and it wouldn't have counted.

The home side's response to falling two goals behind is to send on Ahmed Kutucu in place of Raman. The hosts force a corner and come close to pulling one back, but the ricochet is kind to the Reds and the ball's cleared.

This is better from Schalke, and Weston McKennie in particular. The USMNT midfielder embarks on a powerful run from the halfway line, bursting past Kimmich and laying the ball left to Harit. The Moroccan takes a touch and curls one at goal from just outside the box into Manuel Neuer's hands. After showing plenty of defensive grit, the hosts are looking to be a little more adventurous.

Suddenly Bayern step up their intensity and a corner is won on the right-hand side. Kimmich swings the ball in and Lewandowski meets it with a bullet header tha Nübel does brilliantly to tip over the bar. The next corner comes to nothing, but the visitors look to be hitting their stride.

Roared on by the home fans and with a confident young 'keeper in Nübel behind them, the home side have begun the game well. Jonjoe Kenny has kept Kingsley Coman in check and Lewandowski hasn't seen too much of the ball. So far.