Wolfsburg’s coach Dieter Hecking announced: “The other players will pick up the slack.” And that’s what the hosts did. VfL played one of its best halves this season and had numerous chances before the break to take the lead against Bayern, who appeared tired and unfocused. As early as the seventh minute, Vinicius Souza tested Jonas Urbig, who this time represented Manuel Neuer, in the Bayern goal.
Afterwards, Patrick Wimmer (28th) as well as Denis Vavro and Christian Eriksen (38th) also had good opportunities. But Bayern also became dangerous with the offensive spectacle in the first 45 minutes. Tom Bischof (19th) only hit the crossbar, then Kane was ready for the penalty after a foul on Olise in the penalty area.
Actually a sure goal for Bayern, as the Brit had never missed a penalty in the Bundesliga. But this time it was time. Kane slipped slightly on his 25th Bundesliga penalty and shot over the Wolfsburg goal.
After the break, Bayern appeared much more dominant. Wolfsburg retreated a long way and hardly managed to relieve the pressure. It only took ten minutes before the German champions took the lead. Olise scored in his inimitable style with a fantastic shot into the top corner.
The Munich team then controlled the action and had several opportunities to make it 2-0 through Kane (61′), Musiala (64′) and Olise (72′). Instead, VfL could have even scored a point when Mattias Svanberg hit the post (89′). For Wolfsburg, it’s now a week’s time to avoid relegation from the First League for the first time.
