
FC Bayern München opened the 64th Bundesliga season with a 5-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart on Friday at a sold-out Allianz Arena, extending their unbeaten streak in season openers to 15 matches. Dayot Upamecano scored the first goal of the campaign in the 21st minute, heading in from a corner against a resilient Stuttgart side.
Stuttgart equalized in the 52nd minute through Josha Vagnoman, who capitalized on a rebound after Manuel Neuer—playing his 600th competitive match for Bayern—saved Jeff Chabot’s close-range effort. Bayern responded swiftly: Michael Olise restored the lead in the 55th minute with a finish from Joshua Kimmich’s pass, and Vagnoman’s own goal in the 58th minute, after slipping on the wet pitch, made it 3-1. A later Olise goal was disallowed for offside following a video review.
Aleksandar Pavlović added Bayern’s fourth in the 82nd minute, and Luis Díaz sealed the win in stoppage time, both set up by new signing Ismael Saibari. Stuttgart had early chances, with Tiago Tomás hitting the crossbar in the 12th minute and Olise striking the post from a free kick shortly after.
Before kickoff, Giulia Gwinn, Vincent Kompany, and Harry Kane were honored as Germany’s Footballers of the Year. New national team coach Jürgen Klopp attended the match, telling Sat.1 he observed “numerous candidates” for his first squad, including Stuttgart’s Dzenan Pejcinovic, whom he plans to meet on Monday.
Bayern’s win followed their 2-1 Supercup victory over Borussia Dortmund last week and mirrored their dominance in May’s German Cup final, where they defeated Stuttgart 3-0. The match also marked the absence of Jamal Musiala, who remains sidelined after collapsing during a match against Leipzig two weeks ago and again in a friendly; doctors confirmed a neurological issue, with no timeline for his return .
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