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Bayern routs Plzen 5-0 to set Champions League group-stage unbeaten record

Bayern's Alphonso Davies, left, Plzen's Jan Kopic vie for the ball during the Champions League group C soccer match between Bayern Munich and Viktoria Plzen in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Leroy Sane scored twice as Bayern Munich set a Champions League record by extending its unbeaten run in group play to 31 matches with a 5-0 win over Czech champion Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday.

Bayern maintained its perfect start to this season's campaign to break Real Madrid's mark of 30 straight group-stage matches without a loss, a streak stretching back to September 2017.

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