Kompany gamble backfires as Schalke holds Bayern
Vincent Kompany's decision to start Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Jamal Musiala on the bench backfired as Bayern Munich played out a toothless 0-0 draw at Schalke in the Bundesliga.
The trio all entered the fray for the second half, when Bayern improved after a drab opening period in which Nathaniel Brown and Luis Diaz missed Die Roten's best openings at Veltins-Arena.
Diaz was guilty of missing another good chance after the break, and Kane was sensationally denied by Loris Karius late on, as Schalke earned a deserved first point since returning to the Bundesliga after three seasons in the second tier.
Nathaniel Brown shot straight at Karius after being wonderfully slipped in by Aleksandar Pavlovic in the 13th minute.
Schalke had a couple of tame penalty shouts waved away, the first for handball against Dayot Upamecano and then for Alphonso Davies outmuscling Junior Dina Ebimbe, before Adil Aouchiche's bending free-kick was saved by ex-Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Diaz had the best chance of the opening period four minutes before the break, fluffing his lines one-on-one after a wonderful slip throughball from Brown.
Shortly after the restart, Diaz was slipped in again by Davies, but he did not get enough purchase on the chip, which hit the hand of Karius and was belted away by Hasan Kurucay.
Olise forced a save from the feet of Karius shortly after entering the action, while Konrad Laimer sliced into the side netting when one-on-one with Karius.
Kane thought he had stolen it for Bayern with a crunching 25-yard strike that looked destined for the top-left corner, only for Karius to fling out his right hand and brilliantly tip it behind.
