Bayern Munich opened their campaign with a resounding 5-1 victory over Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena, recovering from a brief second-half wobble. Vincent Kompany’s team scored four times without reply to seal a comfortable win.
Stuttgart had the better early chances and leveled the score after the interval, but Michael Olise quickly put Bayern back in front. A Josha Vagnoman own goal extended the lead, with Aleksandar Pavlović and Luis Díaz adding late strikes to round off the scoring.
Bayern Munich dominate the opening period
Stuttgart made a lively start and carved out the first real chance in the fifth minute. A mix-up between Joshua Kimmich and Kim Min-jae let Dženan Pejčinović race through on goal, but the debutant opted to pass instead of shooting, allowing Dayot Upamecano to clear the danger before the ball went behind.
The visitors kept pressing and almost scored again in the 12th minute. A deflected header fell to Tiago Tomás in the box, but his quick shot rattled the crossbar. Bayern responded five minutes later when Michael Olise curled a free-kick off the post.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 21st minute. Kimmich swung in a corner to the near post, and Upamecano glanced the ball into the net to make it 1-0. They nearly doubled their lead moments later, but Luis Díaz fired straight at Fabian Bredlow after Harry Kane had played him through in a two-on-one break.
Bredlow kept Stuttgart in the contest with a string of saves. He blocked Nathaniel Brown in the 38th minute and cleared the resulting corner before denying Konrad Laimer from close range. His fourth stop came just before halftime, gathering an Olise backheel as Bayern took a narrow lead into the break.
Michael Olise and Bayern Munich hit back after Stuttgart level
Bayern controlled possession early in the second half and continued to test Bredlow. Stuttgart, though, found an equalizer in the 52nd minute when Jeff Chabot met a cross and Manuel Neuer made the initial save. Vagnoman reacted first to the loose ball and fired past Neuer to make it 1-1.
The visitors’ joy was short-lived. Kimmich collected a poor clearance, advanced forward, and picked out Olise, who had time and space to slot home and restore Bayern’s advantage.
Six minutes after the equalizer, Stuttgart suffered another blow. Alphonso Davies sent over what looked like a harmless cross, but Vagnoman slipped on the wet surface and turned the ball into his own net, handing Bayern a 3-1 lead.
Bayern thought they had added a fourth when Olise finished after a pass from Kane, but the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside. Stuttgart then almost pulled one back in the 72nd minute, but substitute Ermedin Demirović shot just over the bar.
Bayern round off the win with four straight goals
Bayern kept pushing forward, and Pavlović forced Bredlow into a diving save before the hosts finally got their fourth goal in the 82nd minute. Saibari won the ball back, and Kane played a long pass towards Olise, who then set up Pavlović after beating a defender.
Luis Díaz nearly added another soon after when Bredlow rushed out to challenge, but the Colombian winger could not keep his effort on target.
Díaz did not have to wait long for his goal. Tom Bischof won possession near midfield and launched a quick counter-attack, with Saibari finding Díaz inside the area. This time the winger made no mistake, sliding the ball past Bredlow to complete Bayern’s 5-1 victory.
Bayern will return to action on Wednesday against VfL Osnabrück in the DFB Pokal, while Stuttgart will look to respond next Friday against 1. FC Köln.