Bundesliga - Olise Scores, Saibari Provides Two Assists as Bayern Beat Stuttgart 5-1 in Winning Start

At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on August 29, in the opening match of the Bundesliga's first round, defending champions Bayern Munich hosted Stuttgart. In the first half, Upamecano opened the scoring for Bayern, sending them into halftime with a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Vagnoman equalized for Stuttgart, but Bayern quickly scored twice through Olise and an own goal. In the final moments, Saibari assisted Pavlovic and Diaz for goals, and Bayern eventually won 5-1 over Stuttgart.

The match began with Stuttgart getting a counterattack opportunity in the 5th minute, but Petrovic failed to control the ball properly in a one-on-one chance, and Upamecano cleared it out for a corner. In the 13th minute, Stuttgart nearly scored as Tiago Tomas' shot from close range hit the crossbar and bounced away. In the 17th minute, Bayern won a free kick in the attacking area, and Olise's direct effort also struck the post.

In the 21st minute, Bayern took the lead! Kimmich delivered a left-side corner into the box, and Upamecano headed home at the near post to make it 1-0.

In the 27th minute, Kane sent a through ball from deep, and Luis Diaz broke through one-on-one, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Bayern continued attacking afterward, and Olise's curling effort after cutting inside went wide. In the 34th minute, Olise went down after contact with an opponent inside the box, but the referee did not award anything. In the 38th minute, Brown received a through pass near the top of the box and fired directly, but the goalkeeper saved it.

At halftime, Bayern temporarily led Stuttgart 1-0.

The second half began, and in the 52nd minute Stuttgart equalized! Stuttgart launched a series of attacks in the final third, and Vagnoman fired home to make it 1-1.

In the 55th minute, Bayern quickly regained the lead! Kimmich dribbled to the edge of the box and played a through pass, allowing Olise to score with a low shot inside the area for a 2-1 lead.

In the 58th minute, Bayern extended their advantage! Kimmich delivered a free kick, Alphonso Davies crossed from the right side of the box toward the goal, and Vagnoman slipped while attempting to clear, accidentally putting the ball into his own net. Bayern led 3-1.

In the 61st minute, Bayern made a substitution, with Saibari replacing Brown. In the 63rd minute, Bayern launched a counterattack, Kane played a through ball through the middle, and Olise finished, but VAR ruled there had been an offside infringement beforehand, so the goal was disallowed.

In the 72nd minute, Stuttgart had an attacking chance, but Demirovic's shot went just over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Saibari attempted a volley inside the box but sent it high.

In the 82nd minute, Bayern sealed the victory! Olise chipped a pass forward, Saibari entered the box and squared the ball across goal, and Pavlovic scored with an unmarked shot to make it 4-1.

In the 92nd minute, Bayern scored again! Bischof won the ball near the center circle, Saibari played it wide, and Luis Diaz calmly finished one-on-one after breaking into the box to make it 5-1 against Stuttgart.

In the end, Bayern defeated Stuttgart 5-1 and made a strong winning start in their Bundesliga opener for the new season.

Starting lineups for both teams:

Bayern: 1-Neuer, 27-Laimer, 2-Upamecano, 3-Kim Min-jae (84' 4-Jonathan Tah), 19-Alphonso Davies (74' 44-Stanisic), 6-Kimmich, 45-Pavlovic (84' 8-Bischof), 11-Brown (61' 34-Saibari), 14-Luis Diaz, 17-Olise, 9-Kane (84' 42-Karl).

Stuttgart: 1-Bredlow, 3-Hendriks, 4-Vagnoman, 7-Mittelstadt, 24-Chabot (75' 11-Haunus), 29-Jeltsch, 6-Stiller (89'-Chema), 21-Premel, 8-Tiago Tomas (63'-Leweling), 17-Pejcinovic (64'-Demirovic), 26-Undav (75'-Stergiou).

(Sohu Sports original: Kola)