Bayern Munich crushed Dutch side PSV Eindhoven 4-1 in Champions League Group D on Wednesday to bounce back after three games without a win in all competitions. What had started as a walk in the park with Bayern riding roughshod over the Dutch with goals from Thomas Mueller and Joshua Kimmich turned into a nervous affair after the visitors pulled a goal back through Luciano Narsingh before halftime. The German champions, however, second in the group on six points behind leaders Atletico Madrid who have nine, kept their cool and Robert Lewandowski headed in the third goal on the hour. Arjen Robben made sure of the three points and ended Bayern's run of three matches without a win with an 84th-minute header against his former team to stretch their Champions League record to 14 successive home wins. "We felt that in the past few games something was missing and we tried to change it today," Kimmich said. "We started really well but made our life difficult by losing possession too often." It did not take long for the hosts to make their intentions clear, after talk of a mini-crisis surfaced following two draws in the league and defeat by Atletico, as Mueller firing narrowly wide in the third minute. The attacking midfielder did better when Robben took a quick corner, Mueller's first effort was blocked by keeper Jeroen Zoet but he slotted in the rebound. The hosts, with captain Philipp Lahm making his 100th Champions League appearance for the club, also hit the woodwork through Robben as they dominated first half with Eindhoven's defence dazed. Phillip Cocu's men, unbeaten in their previous 21 away games in all competitions before Wednesday, struggled to get past the halfway line. Kimmich doubled Bayern's lead in the 21st minute with a close-range header to take his goal tally to three in three Champions League games this season. The Dutch side struck against the run of play with their first shot on goal as Narsingh's effort four minutes before halftime went in off the post. Bayern should have restored their two-goal cushion right after the restart but Lewandowski sent his low shot wide. It was, however, the improving Dutch who came closer with Gaston Pereiro forcing a superb save from Manuel Neuer but just as PSV were gaining momentum Lewandowski nodded in on the hour to settle the home team's nerves. Robben headed in the fourth goal from an outstanding Thiago Alcantara cross to complete Bayern's second win in three group games. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
