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Thomas Muller: Thomas Muller's brace paved the way for Bayern Munich's first round victory over lower league side Ulm at the curtain raiser of the German Cup on Friday.

Ulm came out with a purpose against the German giants and nearly scored within the first five minutes. Maurice Krattenmacher had the best chance of the game after Bayern failed to clear a free kick into the box, but his shot went wide, reported Xinhua.

The record champions made their mark in the 12th minute with a clinical finish from Joshua Kimmich, who delivered a pinpoint pass to Müller, who made no mistake and tapped home the opener from eight meters.