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Bayern Munich 3 Hertha Berlin 0: Ribery shines and Robben makes goalscoring return

Franck Ribery continued his fine start to the season and Arjen Robben marked his return from injury with a goal as Bayern Munich cantered to a 3-0 victory over Hertha Berlin to maintain their 100 per cent start winning start to the Bundesliga season.

Both sides had won their opening three league fixtures, but it was the champions that put in another sublime performance at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Bayern created numerous chances to score a second after Ribery's opener and Thiago Alcantara eventually doubled their lead following some poor Hertha defending, before Robben celebrated his comeback from injury with a well-taken goal.

The hosts were in the ascendancy from the off and Robert Lewandowski saw a point-blank header well saved by Jarstein, before Muller inexplicably aimed wide from inside the six-yard box after Ribery's fine cross.  

The home side continued to dominate and Javi Martinez saw a goal-bound header from Ribery's corner cleared off the goalline in the 15th minute.  

A minute later Bayern did have the lead through a fine piece of individual skill from Ribery. 

David Alaba cut the ball back for the Frenchman and Ribery danced past two Hertha defenders before firing the ball underneath Jarstein, who could only watch the ball trickle over the line.  

Lewandowski should have perhaps doubled the lead on the half-hour mark when he latched onto Arturo Vidal's sublime long ball, but the Poland international saw his one-on-one lob go wide.

Hertha's misery did not end there as some more questionable defending saw Robben cap his comeback with his first goal of the season in the 72nd minute.