Serge Gnabry got the scoring underway in the third minute, Harry Kane set up Aleksandar Pavlović in the ninth and then converted a penalty, shortly before Luis Díaz made it 4-0 with a deflected shot in the 29th.

Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes prevented a bigger scoreline.

Bayern’s transfer chief, Max Eberl, acknowledged Friday that he’d prefer to see Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz in the Hamburg goal. Peretz joined Hamburg on loan from Bayern in the offseason in the hope of getting more playing time, but Heuer Fernandes helped his team to promotion last season and has stayed in coach Merlin Polzin’s favor for its Bundesliga return.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany sent on Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson after the break for his Bundesliga debut, but Bayern’s intensity dropped with the result already clear – Kane had to wait until the 62nd before getting his second goal.

Both sets of fans refrained from chanting and singing during the second half when it was apparent there were two medical emergencies in the stands. The supporters resumed once they got the all-clear.

Bayern host Chelsea on Wednesday, when Jackson will have a quick reunion with his former teammates.

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