23.
17:54
Just shortly after the short break, Wolfsburg played their own attack wonderfully. After a good lay-up, Christian Eriksen finishes from 20 meters centrally. However, the Dane chases the direct shot clearly over the goal to the right.
21.
17:53
The game is currently interrupted because Patrick Wimmer is lying on the grass.
18.
5:49 p.m
The opening quarter of an hour is already over and Wolfsburg is absolutely standing up to Bayern here. Since the equalizer, the guests have actually been the more active team. There isn’t much to be seen of FCB dominance here yet.
15.
5:47 p.m
Dženan Pejčinović seems to have finally broken the knot. The 20-year-old already scored a hat-trick in the 4-3 defeat against Freiburg.
13.
5:42 p.m
Tooor for VfL Wolfsburg, 1-1 by Dženan Pejčinović
Wolfsburg equalized with their first shot on goal! Koulierakis gets through well just inside the FCB half and passes the ball on to Majer. The Croatian turns up the heat in the center and then sends Pejčinović right into the box. Laimer can no longer reach the ball even with his long leg. As a result, Pejčinović appears free in front of Neuer and deliberately pushes the ball into the bottom right corner from around eight meters.
10.
5:42 p.m
Bayern are in the mood to play! Michael Olise lifts the ball from the right half of the field wonderfully to the left on the edge of the penalty area to Luis Díaz. The Colombian controls the ball strongly with his right outer instep. Afterwards he is still put under pressure, but is still free in front of the goal. The 28-year-old aims for the bottom right corner and pushes the ball just wide of the box. That almost should have been a quick one-two punch.
7.
5:39 p.m
From the Wolves’ point of view, the early deficit is extremely bitter. At least the guests got off to a brave start and even seemed better in the first few actions. However, the bell rang right after the first FCB attack was played through to the end.
5.
5:34 p.m
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 1-0 by Kilian Fischer (own goal)
The first Bavarian attack is underway! Tah passes from midfield to Stanišić on the left. The Croatian passes through to Díaz perfectly. The left winger brings the ball in at full speed from just in front of the baseline. His cross is deflected by Jenz and ends up dangerously in the five-yard box. There Fischer is under maximum pressure against Olise and unfortunately pushes the ball into his own goal from close range with his right knee.
4.
5:33 p.m
Kamil Grabara sends the deep starting Saël Kumbedi on the journey behind the FCB chain. But Luis Díaz works well back and intercepts the long pass carefully.
2.
5:32 p.m
The wolves started bravely and put the record champions under pressure very early on. Daniel Bauer and his team seem to have a lot planned here.
1.
5:31 p.m
Let’s go! The home team kicks off and plays in the red jerseys. VfL counters in black.
1.
5:29 p.m
Game start
17:24
In the previous season, the Munich team narrowly won both direct encounters 3-2. Wolfsburg is a tricky opponent for the record champions and is by no means a sure-fire success.
17:22
It is also a duel of opposites. While things are going better than ever for Bayern, Wolfsburg have the second-worst record in the club’s history. They only beat their 15 points in 2016/17 with 13 points. Under Daniel Bauer, the trend has recently been at least clearly pointing upwards. With the 43-year-old, the Wolves collected seven points from five games. For this, the interim coach was rewarded with a promotion to head coach. However, the people of Lower Saxony now have to confirm this upward trend. Ultimately, the lead over the relegation place is still only three points.
17:11
For FC Bayern, the new year is about building on the old one. In 2025, the Munich team was historically the first team to lead the table for the entire period. The southern Germans broke many records and are still unbeaten in the Bundesliga. With 41 points and 55:11 goals, Bayern have the best record after 15 match days and also have more goals to their name than ever before. Kane and Co. proved that they weren’t rusty over the winter break at the dress rehearsal against RB Salzburg last Tuesday. Thanks to a strong second half, they ultimately won 5-0.
16:46
Compared to the wild exchange of blows in the 4-3 defeat against Freiburg, Daniel Bauer made three changes today. Jenson Seelt missed the training camp due to illness and will be replaced in central defense by Moritz Jenz. In addition, Kilian Fischer starts at the back left for Aaron Zehnter and Mattias Svanberg is given preference in central midfield over Yannick Gerhardt, who was previously one of the big winners under the new VfL coach.
16:37
Vincent Kompany is sending his supposedly best team onto the pitch in the absence of Joshua Kimmich, who has an ankle injury, and Jamal Musiala, who is still waiting for his comeback. The starting eleven still has two minor surprises in store. Tom Bischof and Lennart Karl made an impression with their strong performances and obviously prevailed in the competition against the established Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry.
4:30 p.m
Hello and welcome to the end of the first Bundesliga weekend of 2026. FC Bayern Munich welcomes VfL Wolfsburg on their return from the winter break. The match kicks off at 5:30 p.m. in the Allianz Arena.