Player Ratings: Bayern Munich 2-0 Kaiserslautern

Rarely will he ever have a quieter outing between the posts. Was a virtual spectator for the entirety of the match.

With Kaiserslautern’s offensive threat on his flank non existent, he spent most of his time supporting the Bayern attack in the opposition half.

Dealt with the intermittent pressure from the visiting side comfortably and without fuss. At the other end of the pitch, he saw a goal-bound header cleared off the line.

Solid at the back and ventured forward extremely well, but inexplicably left acres of space behind him for a brief spell in the second half that allowed the visitors to attack and gain a glimmer of hope.

Like Boateng, he found things quiet in the centre of the home defence, but almost scored from a beautifully executed move after combining with Ribery in the second half.

His threat admittedly came in fits and starts, but when it did it usually was deadly. Created the first goal for Gomez with some clever interplay on the wing, and fashioned a few other chances for his team-mates throughout the contest.

Looks set for more game time with Schweinsteiger's injury and gave a good account of himself today with a secure and mature performance.

Shut down Kaiserslautern with energy and purpose whenever they looked to attack through the middle.

Scored the second goal for his side, a strike that gave them breathing room and ensured that they could play the rest of the match at their own pace. Still not back to his best, but will be buoyed by getting his name on the scoresheet.

Opened the scoring after only six minutes with a typically opportunistic effort, and his darting runs behind the defence kept the visiting backline honest all game.

Produced a string of fine saves to keep the hosts at bay. At times, he seemed like a one-man barrier and was the only thing preventing Kaiserslautern from receiving a thrashing.

He was never overly stretched out on the left flank, but like his team-mates, his focus dipped after about the hour mark and he made an uncertain finish to the game.

One or two nervy moments as Robben attacked him in the second half, but otherwise had a decent game in the heart of the visitors defence, with a pair of important challenges on Gomez standing out.

Saw one volley from a corner flash just wide in one of the few openings for the visitors, but was otherwise overrun in the centre of the park by the guile of the Bayern attack.

Gave Ribery far too much space at times and also seemed to have trouble muscling the Frenchman off the ball.

Sturdy in the first half and held his line well, but after the interval he looked to have lost his focus and allowed one too many red shirts to slip past him.

Never had the space to pull the strings in midfield, and spent most of his time making half hearted attempts at tracking back.

Was stymied out wide for most of the contest, apart from a brief spell in the second half where he found space to lead his side forward a few times on the break. However, he could not make anything happen.

Isolated and frustrated out wide, he never got it going in a wholly ineffective showing.

Made one great goal line clearance from a Boateng header, but was otherwise limited in his influence as the tide was well and truly against his side.