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The Bundesliga season kicked off with a big fixture as Bayern Munich hosted RB Leipzig.

For Liverpool fans, the game carried extra meaning.

It was the first league outing for Luis Diaz since his summer switch to Germany.

The Colombian winger left Anfield at the end of July in a £65 million deal, and many were curious to see how he would adapt.

Bayern are the dominant force in German football, but Leipzig have tried to close the gap in recent years.

The game offered an early test for Vincent Kompany’s side as they looked to show strength after lifting the DFL-Supercup earlier in the month.

For Diaz, it was a chance to show why Bayern invested heavily in him.

Diaz started on the left wing and played the full 90 minutes in a match that ended as a statement win for the German champions.

He scored once and assisted twice in Bayern’s 6-0 rout of Leipzig.

His powerful strike inside the penalty box gave Bayern their second goal after a clever flick from Serge Gnabry.

In the second half, he twice set up Harry Kane with smart touches into the striker’s path.

The numbers backed up his influence

Diaz earned the second-highest FotMob rating of the night at 9.3 out of 10, with only Kane’s hat-trick performance rated higher at 9.7.

German outlet Get Football News Germany named Diaz as their Man of the Match, writing that he “offers something that Bayern have been missing,” and that he “has already staked a claim for goal of the season.”

It was not only a flying start for Diaz, but also a result that underlined Bayern’s intent to dominate again.

For Liverpool, there will be mixed feelings.

A player who often showed flashes of brilliance at Anfield is now making headlines in Germany.

Diaz’s debut showed what he can do when trusted from the start — and his exit leaves Arne Slot’s squad needing to prove they have enough depth without him.

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