Overview
- Bayern trailed after Ramona Maier’s long-range strike in the 2nd minute before turning the match with goals in the 16th, 20th, and 45+1 minutes.
- Lea Schüller scored twice, including her reported 100th goal for the club, with Klara Bühl supplying key deliveries.
- Pernille Harder put Bayern ahead in the 20th minute and Linda Dallmann finished the scoring in the 88th.
- The hosts created numerous chances after the break and hit the post twice as a larger margin was kept at bay.
- It marked Bayern’s seventh win in eight league games, reported to open a six-point gap to Wolfsburg, while Essen remained winless at the bottom.