Bundesliga
Bayern Munich set tone for title defence with dominant win
Bayern Munich opened their Bundesliga title defence with a 5‑1 demolition of VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena, with Dayot Upamecano, Michael Olise, Aleksandar Pavlović and Luis Díaz all finding the net. The hosts took the lead after twenty‑one minutes and never looked back, while Stuttgart's Josha Vagnoman scored a consolation before an own‑goal.
Goal timeline and key moments
Upamecano headed Joshua Kimmich’s corner home in the twenty‑first minute, giving Bayern the early advantage. Stuttgart equalised when Josha Vagnoman struck in the fifty‑second minute, but Olise restored the lead three minutes later after a slick pass from Kimmich. Vagnoman then turned villain, diverting Alphonso Davies’s low cross into his own net for a three‑one scoreline. Aleksandar Pavlović added the fourth goal in the eighty‑second minute, assisted by substitute Ismael Saibari, who also set up Luis Díaz for the fifth in stoppage time.
Technical notice and match context
Both sides made two changes from their recent cup wins, with Nathaniel Brown returning to Bayern’s number ten role and Grischa Prömel and Dženan Pejčinović debuting for VfB Stuttgart. Stuttgart began brightly, as Ramon Hendriks delivered a cross that Prömel headed across goal for Tiago Tomás, whose close‑range effort hit the bar.
Bayern Munich kick off Bundesliga with crushing win over Stuttgart
Michael Olise not only scored but also forced a free‑kick that hit the post, had a goal ruled out for off‑side and topped the fantasy rankings with three hundred and twenty‑five points, earning the majority of the Man of the Match vote. Saibari’s double assist highlighted Bayern’s depth, while the German side’s defence, anchored by Dayot Upamecano, kept Stuttgart at bay.
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