Bayern Return to Top With 3-1 Win in Freiburg
Aaron Danks guided a rotated Bayern while Vincent Kompany remains in hospital and Manuel Neuer’s comeback is unresolved.
Overview
- Bayern beat SC Freiburg 3-1 at the Europa-Park Stadion on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with Dayot Upamecano and Serge Gnabry putting them 2-0 up before Michael Olise sealed the victory in stoppage time.
- Aaron Danks served as interim coach after Kompany collapsed and was hospitalised two days earlier, and he praised the team’s resilience in a thin, heavily rotated squad.
- Young goalkeeper Jonas Urbig produced a crucial stoppage-time save to deny Freiburg an equaliser and reinforced his case to continue deputising while Manuel Neuer deals with a persistent foot issue.
- Several first-team regulars missed the game, including Neuer, Joshua Kimmich (unavailable for personal reasons), Kim Min‑jae and Luis Díaz, and Kicker reports suggest some could return for the league meeting with Borussia Dortmund.
- The win moved Bayern back to first place on goal difference and sets a quick schedule challenge with a DFB‑Pokal tie against 1. FC Magdeburg midweek before the high-profile clash with Borussia Dortmund next weekend.