Bayern Munich may have waltzed out of Gelsenkirchen with a 5-1 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, but there were moments when the game looked like it could turn out very differently for the Bavarians.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany praised his veteran striker Thomas Mueller who took advantage of a rare start this season to put the side ahead against Shakhtar Donetsk

After a shaky start to this year's Champions League, Bayern Munich will be looking to take a step closer to booking their place in the round of 16 as they take on Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. After suffering stinging defeats to Aston Villa and Barcelona in October,

It was a good solid win from a Bayern Munich team that was clearly the better of the two sides today. It did not always look like it would end that way — a smash-and-grab early from Shakhtar Donetsk’s Kevin,