Bayern 3-2 Wolfsburg (Aug 25, 2024) Commentary

Bayern Munich

1-0-0, 3 PTS

Lovro Majer - 47' Pen, 55'

Jamal Musiala - 19'
Jakub Kaminski - 65' OG
Serge Gnabry - 82'

1
Grabara
16
Kaminski
5
Zesiger
3
Bornauw
2
Fischer
32
Svanberg
27
Arnold
11
Tomas
19
Majer
20
Baku
39
Wimmer

No.Name
1Kamil Grabara
5Cédric Zesiger
3Sebastiaan Bornauw
16Jakub Kaminski
2Kilian Fischer
19Lovro Majer 31Yannick Gerhardt
32Mattias Svanberg 23Jonas Wind
27Maximilian Arnold
39Patrick Wimmer 17Kevin Behrens
11Tiago Tomas
20Ridle Baku

Substitutes
8Nicolas Cozza
38Bennit Bröger
24Bence Dárdai
33David Odogu
29Marius Müller
37Jonathan Akaegbobi

Volkswagen Arena

9:30 AM, August 25, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Wolfsburg, Germany

Line: MUN -1.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 30,000

Referees:
Daniel Siebert

VfL Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich

- Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3.
90'+6' Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3.
90'+2' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano.
89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89' Delay in match (FC Bayern München).
87' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás is caught offside.
86' Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Alphonso Davies.
85' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Mattias Svanberg.
85' Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
84' Attempt blocked. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
82' Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 3. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
81' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Dier replaces Kim Min-Jae.
81' Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
80' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
80' Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
78' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Lovro Majer because of an injury.
78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76' Delay in match because of an injury Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
76' Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München).
75' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Michael Olise.
74' Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
72' Attempt missed. Kevin Behrens (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a through ball.
72' Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Tomás following a set piece situation.
71' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
71' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Patrick Wimmer.
70' Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70' Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
69' Hand ball by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
66' Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
65' Own Goal by Jakub Kaminski, VfL Wolfsburg. VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 2.
65' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Sacha Boey.
64' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
64' Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
63' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
61' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
60' Offside, FC Bayern München. Alphonso Davies is caught offside.
59' Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59' Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
58' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
57' Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise.
56' Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56' Foul by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg).
55' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Bayern München 1. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
55' Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
55' Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
50' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
50' Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
49' Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49' Foul by Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg).
47' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Bayern München 1. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
46' Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46' Penalty conceded by Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) after a foul in the penalty area.
46' Penalty VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás draws a foul in the penalty area.
45' Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 1.
45'+4' First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 1.
45'+1' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1' Foul by Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München).
45'+1' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1' Foul by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
43' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
42' Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
39' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München).
38' Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
38' Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
36' Hand ball by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
31' Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card.
31' Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
30' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28' Delay in match because of an injury Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
28' Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
26' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
19' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 1. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sacha Boey.
19' Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19' Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
18' Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
17' Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' Foul by Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg).
13' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
13' Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11' Delay in match because of an injury Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
11' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
11' Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
10' Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
10' Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Foul by Kim Min-Jae (FC Bayern München).
9' Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
9' Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a headed pass.
5' Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grabara.
2' Sacha Boey (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2' Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Bayern Munich	10	8	2	0	+26	26
RB Leipzig	10	6	3	1	+10	21
Eintracht Frankfurt	10	6	2	2	+10	20
Bayer Leverkusen	10	4	5	1	+5	17
SC Freiburg	10	5	2	3	+2	17
1. FC Union Berlin	10	4	4	2	+1	16
Borussia Dortmund	10	5	1	4	0	16
Werder Bremen	10	4	3	3	-4	15
Borussia Monchengladbach	10	4	2	4	+1	14
Mainz	10	3	4	3	+1	13
VfB Stuttgart	10	3	4	3	0	13
VfL Wolfsburg	10	3	3	4	+1	12
FC Augsburg	10	3	3	4	-7	12
1. FC Heidenheim 1846	10	3	1	6	-2	10
TSG Hoffenheim	10	2	3	5	-6	9
St. Pauli	10	2	2	6	-5	8
Holstein Kiel	10	1	2	7	-13	5
VfL Bochum	10	0	2	8	-20	2

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