Second Half | Bayern Munich 🔴⚪ 🆚 Stuttgart ⚪🔴

⏱️ Min 55 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

GOOOOOOOOOAL FOR BAYERN MUNICH!!! GOOOOOOAL FROM MICHAEL OLISE!!! AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE CHAMPIONS! Just three minutes after VfB Stuttgart’s equalizer, the Frenchman gets his name on the scoresheet with an absolute BEAUTY to restore Bayern’s lead.

What a response from Vincent Kompany’s side! The Allianz Arena erupts again and Bayern is back in front.

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⏱️ Min 52 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

GOOOOOOOOOAL FOR VfB STUTTGART!!! GOOOOOOAL FROM JOSHA VAGNOMAN!!! The visitors have found the equalizer at the Allianz Arena. Vagnoman unleashes a tremendous strike that leaves Manuel Neuer with absolutely no chance. Nothing the legendary German goalkeeper could do about that one!

Stuttgart strikes early in the second half and completely changes the complexion of the match. We are all square again in Munich!

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⏱️ Min 46 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

THE SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA! Bayern Munich returns to the pitch holding a narrow lead thanks to Dayot Upamecano’s goal, but there is still plenty of football to be played.

VfB Stuttgart will have to take more risks in search of the equalizer, while Vincent Kompany’s side will look to stay in control and find the second goal that would give the champions some breathing room. We are back underway in Munich!

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First Half | Bayern Munich 🔴⚪ 🆚 Stuttgart ⚪🔴

⏱️ Halftime | 🔴⚪ 1-0 ⚪🔴

HALFTIME AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA! Bayern Munich heads into the dressing room with the lead thanks to Dayot Upamecano’s 21st-minute header, following an excellent corner delivery from Joshua Kimmich.

VfB Stuttgart started bravely and nearly opened the scoring when Tiago Tomás hit the crossbar, but the defending champions gradually took control. Luis Díaz, Michael Olise, Nathaniel Brown, and Konrad Laimer all had opportunities to extend the advantage, but Fabian Bredlow has been crucial in keeping the visitors alive.

Bayern is in control, but the margin remains narrow in Munich!

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⏱️ Min 41 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

FABIAN BREDLOW AGAIN!!! This time it is Konrad Laimer, who has become a real problem for the visitors’ defense, finding space and testing the goalkeeper. But the VfB Stuttgart shot-stopper is alert once again and denies the Bavarians a second goal. Bayern Munich is piling on the pressure late in the first half, but Bredlow is keeping his team alive.

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⏱️ Min 37 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

BAYERN MUNICH ALMOST MAKES IT TWO!!! A brilliant team move from the Bavarians opens up the space before Nathaniel Brown gets the shot away, but Fabian Bredlow comes up with another big save. VfB Stuttgart survives thanks to its goalkeeper. Bayern is turning up the pressure and wants a second before halftime!

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⏱️ Min 35 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

VfB Stuttgart is trying to build from the back and find spaces between the Bavarian defensive lines, but Vincent Kompany’s side remains alert. Bayern Munich is pressing well, closing down the routes toward its penalty area and preventing the visitors from building comfortably. The champions are controlling their lead, but Stuttgart continues to search for a way through.

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⏱️ Min 28 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

NOW MICHAEL OLISE GOES FOR IT! The Frenchman receives the ball on the left side, finds some space and gets his shot away looking to test Fabian Bredlow, but the effort goes wide. Since taking the lead, Bayern Munich has started to find more space and is increasing the pressure on the VfB Stuttgart goal.

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⏱️ Min 26 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

LUIS DÍAZ ALMOST MAKES IT TWO!!! The Colombian finds himself one-on-one with Fabian Bredlow and looks to double Bayern Munich’s lead, but the VfB Stuttgart goalkeeper comes up with a big save to deny him. Lucho’s first huge opportunity of the match!

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⏱️ Min 21 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

GOOOOOOOOOAL FOR BAYERN MUNICH!!! GOOOOOOAL FROM DAYOT UPAMECANO!!! Just when the match had become increasingly physical and scrappy, a set piece breaks the deadlock. Joshua Kimmich delivers an excellent corner into the box and Upamecano rises to power a close-range header into the back of the net. The champions strike first at the Allianz Arena!

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⏱️ Min 12 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

OFF THE CROSSBAR FOR VfB STUTTGART!!! The first huge opportunity of the match belongs to the visitors. Tiago Tomás gets into the box and fires a right-footed effort from point-blank range that crashes against the crossbar. Bayern Munich survives! Stuttgart is showing that it did not come to the Allianz Arena just to sit back and defend.

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⏱️ Min 10 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

OFFSIDE AGAINST BAYERN MUNICH! Alphonso Davies tries to break the defensive line with a through ball for the advancing Joshua Kimmich, but the German midfielder is caught in an offside position and the flag goes up. Bayern continues to search for openings against a VfB Stuttgart back line that, so far, remains well organized.

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⏱️ Min 10 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

Ten minutes into the action at the Allianz Arena and Bayern Munich is beginning to take clear control of possession. The champions’ attacking superiority is starting to show, with the Bavarians constantly looking to exploit the speed of Luis Díaz and Michael Olise out wide. VfB Stuttgart is holding firm and trying to remain compact, but Bayern is beginning to shift gears.

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⏱️ Min 5 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

Five minutes into the new Bundesliga season and Bayern Munich is patiently controlling possession, looking for spaces and trying to dictate the tempo. However, VfB Stuttgart is not sitting back: they are pressing, pushing their lines forward and showing they also want to attack whenever they win the ball back. A lively start at the Allianz Arena!

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⏱️ Min 1 | 🔴⚪ 🆚 ⚪🔴

WE ARE UNDERWAY AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA! The ball is rolling in Munich, and the 2026-27 Bundesliga season is officially underway. Defending champions Bayern Munich begin their title defense against VfB Stuttgart, who will look to spoil the Bavarian party from Matchday 1.

Ninety minutes of German football begin now!

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Preview | Bayern Munich 🔴⚪ 🆚 Stuttgart ⚪🔴

Everything is ready at the Allianz Arena! The ball is about to start rolling, and with it comes the official start of a new Bundesliga season. Defending champions Bayern Munich begin their title defense at home against a dangerous VfB Stuttgart side.

Vincent Kompany’s team arrives full of confidence after lifting the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup and will look to make an immediate statement in front of its home supporters. There is also an impressive record on the line: Bayern has not lost a Bundesliga Matchday 1 fixture in 14 seasons.

Munich is ready, the champions are ready, and the 2026-27 Bundesliga is about to begin!

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The clash also carries a sense of revenge. Just three months ago, the two teams met in the DFB-Pokal final, where Bayern claimed a 3-0 victory behind a spectacular hat-trick from Harry Kane. Stuttgart will now have their first opportunity to respond, although doing so in Munich represents one of the toughest challenges in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Begin Their Title Defense

Bayern Munich once again enter the season as the main favorites to win the championship.

Vincent Kompany’s side not only managed to keep an attack led by Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Díaz, but also added players such as Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown during the summer to give the squad even greater depth.

And the first warning has already been delivered.

Bayern lifted the German Super Cup after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-1, a match in which Brown even managed to score on his official debut. Now it is time to carry that strong start into the Bundesliga.

Kane will once again be the main attacking reference. The English striker arrives after winning the European Golden Shoe and finishing last season’s Bundesliga campaign with 36 goals. Stuttgart know exactly how dangerous he can be: the last three goals they conceded against Bayern all came from the striker in that cup final.

One important absence will be Jamal Musiala. Kompany confirmed that the attacking midfielder has returned to training with the group, but he will not yet be included in the squad for this match. Lennart Karl, meanwhile, is back after recovering from his muscular injury.

Bayern Munich Lineup

Stuttgart Want to Spoil the Party in Munich

On the other side are Stuttgart, a team that has gone from being a surprise package to becoming one of the most competitive sides in Germany over the past few years.

Sebastian Hoeneß remains in charge of a project that has managed to finish in the Bundesliga’s top four in two of the last three seasons. His next challenge will be a huge one: visiting the defending champions in the opening match of the season.

Hoeneß was very clear ahead of the game: if Stuttgart are going to get something from their trip to Munich, practically everything will have to go perfectly.

One of their main figures will be Deniz Undav, who was named Stuttgart’s new captain for this season. The striker scored 19 goals in the Bundesliga last campaign and will be one of the biggest threats to the Bayern defense.

In addition, Jamie Leweling has returned to team training and will travel to Munich. Stuttgart, however, will be without several players, including Luca Jaquez, Lorenz Assignon, Leo Sauer, Dennis Seimen, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Nikolas Nartey, Justin Diehl and Jeremy Arévalo. Chris Führich’s availability will be decided at the last minute.

Stuttgart Lineup

A Major Test From Matchday One

Recent history heavily favors Bayern.

Stuttgart have managed just one victory in their last 16 meetings with the Bavarian giants, while their most recent away win against Bayern came in May 2018.

But there is another statistic that makes their mission even more difficult.

This will be the 25th edition of the Bundesliga’s official opening match, and the defending champions have never lost, recording 19 wins and five draws. Bayern have also gone 14 consecutive Bundesliga season openers without defeat.

Everything is ready at the Allianz Arena.

The champions begin the defense of their crown, Stuttgart want to prove they can compete with Germany’s giants, and Harry Kane once again faces an opponent he punished just three months ago.

Match Information

Match: Bayern Munich vs. VfB Stuttgart
Competition: 2026-27 Bundesliga
Matchday: 1
Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. CEST
Stadium: Allianz Arena
City: Munich, Germany

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