Borussia Dortmund threw down the gauntlet to defending champions Bayern Munich with a 4-0 drubbing of Borussia Moenchengladbach on the opening weekend of the new Bundesliga season. After Jurgen Klopp resigned last season, Dortmund's new coach Thomas Tuchel began his tenure in emphatic style with left winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring twice as Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also netted.
Bayern began their quest for an historic fourth successive title when they routed Hamburg 5-0 at home, but 2012 German champions Dortmund suggested Pep Guardiola's Bavarians may not have it all their own way this season by hammering Gladbach, who finished third last season.
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