Overview
- Bayern defeated VfB Stuttgart 5:1 in the season opener on Friday, taking control after the second half and scoring through Upamecano, Olise, Pavlovic and Luis Díaz with an own goal also contributing.
- Joshua Kimmich created two goals from set pieces and open play while Michael Olise starred and new signing Ismael Saibari delivered two late assists off the bench to push for a regular starting role.
- Manuel Neuer produced a world-class reflex save in his 600th club match, and Stuttgart goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow earned special praise for limiting what could have been a heavier defeat.
- New Germany coach Jürgen Klopp watched the game in the stadium and will use performances like this to inform his first squad selection in mid-September.
- At regional level TSV Dachau 1865 won 2:1 at TSV Aindling but confirmed season-ending knee injuries to John Haist and Niklaus Grotz plus a multi-month absence for Leon Pfeiffer, underscoring the different scale of impact below the professional game.