Overview
- Bayern advanced to the DFB-Pokal round of 16 with a 6-1 win over 1. FC Magdeburg on Wednesday, with five different scorers and the tie settled by a strong second-half display.
- Michael Olise finished with two goals and an assist and Alphonso Davies, introduced at half-time, won the penalty, scored and created another goal, changing the game after the break.
- Kim Min‑jae was back in the matchday squad but remained an unused substitute, a development that has intensified talk that he could displace Jonathan Tah as Dayot Upamecano’s regular partner.
- Jonathan Tah started the match and faced public scrutiny for positional lapses that reporters linked to Bayern’s high defensive line and 1v1 defending style, a system Tah defended in post-match comments.
- Vincent Kompany again missed the fixture for health reasons with Aaron Danks in charge, and Bayern now turn to the DFB-Pokal round of 16 draw and Saturday’s Bundesliga meeting with Borussia Dortmund as the selection battle and Kompany’s recovery remain live issues.