Bayern ease to another opening day win and Man City cruise against Crystal Palace

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Bayern Munich got the Bundesliga off to a devastating start with a 5-1 win over Stuttgart on Friday, while defending Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain needed two goals in stoppage time to rescue a point at Lille.Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both bagged a brace as Manchester City overran Crystal Palace 4-1 in the Premier League and AC Milan beat Venezia 2-0 in Serie A.In La Liga, Alaves and Racing Santander both won by a single goal, over Villarreal and Elche respectively.Bayern opens Bundesliga with a thumpingReigning champion Bayern Munich made a typically dominant start to the league with a 5-1 victory at home against Stuttgart.Dayot Upamecano put Bayern in front when he headed home a Joshua Kimmich corner after 21 minutes.Josha Vagnoman equalized for the visitor in the 52nd. But after Michael Olise put Bayern ahead again three minutes later, Vagnoman conceded an own goal to give Bayern a 3-1 lead.

Aleksandar Pavlović made it 4-1 with eight minutes left on the clock and Luis Díaz added the fifth in stoppage time.Bayern has not lost its first Bundesliga game of the season for 15 consecutive years.

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