SANTO ANDRE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Bayern Munich players are leaving their mark at the World Cup, putting behind them a disappointing 2013/14 season by their own lofty standards, leading the unofficial scoring table for clubs.
A total of 14 goals have been scored by their players led by Thomas Mueller (Germany) with four goals followed by Arjen Robben (Netherlands) and Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) with three goals each.
Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) had two while Mario Goetze (Germany) and Julian Green (United States) each scored once.
Barcelona (10), Manchester United (8) and Real Madrid (6) trail behind Bayern who won the Bundesliga championship and the German Cup after taking a triple with those titles plus the Champions League a year before.
“That’s a good sign for Bayern Munich,” said Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer of his club teammates who have scored goals on five different teams at the World Cup in Brazil.
“But I’m glad that we have so many Bayern Munich players on our own team,” he told reporters at Germany’s team base on the Atlantic coast in northeastern Brazil ahead of Friday’s quarter-final match against France.
