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Highlights

Allianz Arena(Sold out)

Florian Badstübner

70 %Michael Olise

Full-time: Bayern 8-1 Wolfsburg

What a statement victory by Bayern! A hugely impressive display - propelled by top performances by Díaz and Olise and helped by three own goals - sees the record champions score eight times and increase their lead at the top of the table. Wolfsburg, who will regret hitting the self-destruct button after competing effectively in the opening half an hour, remain in 14th position.

Full-time

90'

+ 6

One more minute

The game is about to draw to a close, and the final whistle will likely be met by a huge cheer by the home fans.

90'

Six mins of stoppage time

We're going to have six more minutes at the Allianz Arena.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Dženan Pejčinović33.85km/h

Adam Daghim33.66km/h

Patrick Wimmer32.43km/h

Goretzka gets one!

Substitute Vavro turns Goretzka's effort into his own net, via Grabara's hand, for Bayern's eighth goal - after an initial suspicion of an own goal, it is awarded to the Bayern midfielder!

88'

Leon Goretzka

GOAL!

8:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

12 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

2 m

86'

Substitution

Pharell Hensel

Christian Eriksen

86'

Substitution

Denis Vavro

Dženan Pejčinović

84'

Olise for Chávez

Hero of the hour Olise comes off to be replaced by young Felipe Chávez, who makes his Bundesliga debut.

83'

Substitution

Felipe Chávez

Michael Olise

77'

Kane off

Bayern bring on Ito and Mike for Upamecano and Kane, who get some well-earned rest.

77'

Substitution

Hiroki Ito

Dayot Upamecano

77'

Substitution

Wisdom Mike

Harry Kane

77'

Substitution

Kevin Paredes

Lovro Majer

And another...

The home team score seven, and it's Olise who grabs his brace, taking Díaz's neat pass in his stride and slotting home. A well-worked goal!

76'

Michael Olise

GOAL!

7:1

Goal probability

33 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

85.16 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.73 m

74'

Rare foray

The Wolves earn a corner, and some brief possession in the final third, but it comes to nothing. The players in dark green look like the final whistle cannot come quickly enough for them.

71'

Worrying scoreline

Fans of Wolfsburg, who have endured some heavy defeats over the years versus Bayern, will be hoping this game does not get even further out of hand.

Worth the wait from Kane!

Oh my, what a goal! Kane curls an absolute beauty - one of the best of the weekend - to make it 6-1 for Bayern. A stunner!

69'

Harry Kane

GOAL!

6:1

Goal probability

5 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

97.48 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

19.06 m

It's five!

It goes from bad to worse for Wolfsburg, as Bayern take a quick free kick to Kane, who rolls the ball across to Guerreiro for a simple finish.

68'

Raphaël Guerreiro

GOAL!

5:1

Goal probability

64 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

70.3 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.78 m

64'

Off the post!

Díaz dances past a number of Wolfsburg players and tees up Olise, who hits the left-hand post!

64'

Substitution

Adam Daghim

Patrick Wimmer

64'

Substitution

Yannick Gerhardt

Mattias Svanberg

60'

Kane hungry to get on the scoresheet

Surprisingly, it's taken Kane an hour to get a meaningful effort in on goal - his attempted chip is saved by Grabara.

58'

Two changes

With the points (seemingly) in the bag at this stage, Bayern bring on Goretzka and Guerreiro for a run-out.

58'

Substitution

Leon Goretzka

Aleksandar Pavlović

57'

Bayern dominating possession

The champions' goals - and chances created - thus far in the match are reflected in their superior share of possession.

Possession (%)

5842

57'

Substitution

Raphaël Guerreiro

Lennart Karl

Another own goal!

4-1! The roof appears to be caving in on Wolfsburg now, as Jenz unfortunately diverts Olise's touch across goal into his own net. That's the second own goal of the day for the away side.

53'

Moritz Jenz

OWN GOAL!

4:1

A gem from Olise!

It was coming! Olise cuts in from the right, jinks round three Wolfburg defenders and curls the ball home to extend Bayern's lead. A really nice goal!

50'

Michael Olise

GOAL!

3:1

Goal probability

8 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

89.58 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

18.16 m

48'

Near things for Bischof and Olise!

Bayern put some pressure on early on, and in the space of 30 seconds both Bischoff (whose effort goes just wide) and Olise (who draws a save from Grabara) come close to making it 3-1.

46'

Second half gets going

The Wolves get the second period under way.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bayern 2-1 Wolfsburg

An entertaining first half draws to a close at the Allianz Arena. Bayern took the lead through an unfortunate Fischer own goal, but Wolfsburg promptly equalised through Pejčinović. Díaz, who's been very lively so far, then restored the home side's lead with a header from a great cross by Laimer. Wolfsburg are not out of things, though, and that augurs well for the second half.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Svanberg receives a caution

Swanberg gets his name taken by the ref for a mistimed lunge at Stanišić.

45'

+ 1

An extra three mins

We're going to have three minutes of first-half injury time.

45'

+ 1

Yellow card

Mattias Svanberg

45'

Kumbedi has a go

Kumbedi drives forward and tries to sweep the ball over Neuer from the edge of the box, but he doesn't catch the ball right and it flies over.

39'

Close one!

Karl breaks clear and looks likely to score, but his effort is too close to Grabara, who's able to make the save. Following up, Díaz loops his attempt wide.

38'

Díaz a thorn in Wolfsburg's side

Díaz has caused the Wolves no end of problems so far in this first half, and he again creates havoc down the left, with only Kumbedi's alertness preventing his cross from reaching one of his teammates lurking in the middle.

35'

Kane gets treatment

Kane takes a bit of a whack from Jenz, but he's back on his feet after receiving treatment. Referee Badstübner opts to not take any action against the Wolves defender.

Díaz on target!

Bayern retake the lead through an excellent Díaz header - the Colombian ghosts in unmarked to convert Olise's cross with aplomb!

30'

Luis Díaz

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

57 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

4.71 m

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Patrick Wimmer32.43km/h

Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda31.55km/h

Lennart Karl31.04km/h

23'

Wolves not overawed

Wolfsburg have settled into the match since their leveller, and they create another chance for the energetic Eriksen, who fires over from just outside the box.

22'

Sore one for Wimmer

Wimmer goes down for a minute after challenging for the ball with Upamecano, but it doesn't seem too serious and he's back up on his feet again.

Wolfsburg level things up!

The Wolves' heads could have gone down after conceding that early goal, but instead they've gone right up the pitch and equalised! Majer feeds Pejčinović, who produces a cool finish to beat Neuer. Game on!

13'

Dženan Pejčinović

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

29 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

102.33 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

13.36 m

10'

Another chance!

Almost a second goal for the league leaders there, as Díaz collects a ball over the top and tries to slip it past the onrushing Grabara, but he drags his effort just wide!

Early lead for Bayern!

That's incredibly unlucky for Wolfsburg and Fischer, who inadvertently directs Díaz's dangerous cross into his own net! Bayern will be delighted to have made the breakthrough so early.

Kilian Fischer

OWN GOAL!

1:0

Composed start by the visitors

Wolfsburg have started well here, with Arnold seeing a fair bit of the ball.

And we’re off!

The home side get the final game of Matchday 16 under way at the Allianz Arena.

Kick-off!

The teams are out!

Kick-off in this much-anticipated clash is just a few moments away now.

Table talk

Leaders Bayern can extend their advantage at the top to 11 points with a win today after second-placed Borussia Dortmund drew 3-3 with Eintracht Frankfurt in a Friday thriller. Wolfsburg, meanwhile, would shoot up into 11th spot in the event of victory in Munich, putting some welcome distance between themselves and the relegation zone.

More on that Wolfsburg side

Bauer, meanwhile, makes three adjustments to the team that lost 4-3 at home to Freiburg, switching in Moritz Jenz for Dutchman Jenson Seelt, who is out due to illness, Kilian Fischer for Aaron Zehntner, and Mattias Svanberg for Yannick Gerhardt.

More on that Bayern side

As expected, Manuel Neuer returns to the Bayern starting XI after missing the previous Bundesliga match versus Heidenheim. The inclusion of the captain is one of four changes Kompany makes today, with Konrad Laimer, Tom Bischof and Aleksandar Pavlović also coming in for Hiroki Ito, Raphaël Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka.

Starting line-up: FC Bayern München

Bayern subs

Urbig, Guerreiro, Ito, Kiala, Chavez, Gnabry, Goretzka, Santos, Mike.

Starting line-up: VfL Wolfsburg

Kamil Grabara

Kilian Fischer

Konstantinos Koulierakis

Wolfsburg subs

Pervan, Bürger, Vavro, Zehnter, Gerhardt, Hensel, Paredes, Vinicius Souza, Daghim.

Chill in the air

The wintry weather that disrupted the Bundesliga fixture list yesterday shows no sign of abating, and long sleeves and gloves will likely be on show at the Allianz Arena this evening. Let’s hope the action on the pitch will provide some warmth to the fans in attendance.

Or Kimmich?

The Germany captain sat out the Heidenheim game with a long-standing ankle issue but won't be back in action just yet. "Jo always wants to push. He doesn't want to miss a game more than he has to. I hope when Jo's back that the problem is fully resolved and he can play his football again. Things are going in the right direction right now," Kompany stated.

What about Neuer?

The Bayern captain missed the final game of 2025 against Heidenheim and also Tuesday's friendly in Salzburg with a hamstring issue, but Kompany has confirmed he is fit and will start on Sunday.

Is Musiala ready?

This was the first question Kompany faced at his pre-match press conference on Saturday. "Not for this game," was the immediate response. "We're close but don't want to take that final step too quickly. This week was good for him. He was able to do almost all parts of training. But this game comes too soon for him."

Vincent Kompany on facing Wolfsburg

"Wolfsburg's strengths are clear. They're a good attacking team, always a threat. They've scored a lot of goals in their last few games. We need to be prepared for the opposition's strengths. If they get a chance, they score goals. But it's then about our own strengths, which we want to impose on the game."

Daniel Bauer on facing Bayern

"They're the best team in Germany at the moment. It's an enormous challenge, but one we're really looking forward to. It's probably the most difficult and easiest game of the season, because it's clear who the favourites are. We know how difficult a task it's going to be, but we don't want to park the bus - we want to be bold and play our football."

Early Bayern team news

Like Amoura, Nicolas Jackson is still at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal and is not available for selection. Jamal Musiala is not yet fit to play, while Joshua Kimmich and Sacha Boey can also play no part. Alphonso Davies, who returned from a long-term injury at the end of 2025, is struggling with illness and may not recover in time for this one.

Early Wolfsburg team news

Mohamed Amoura's progression with Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations means he can't play here. Elsewhere, Bence Dardai, Joakim Mæhle, Rogério and Jonas Wind are all unavailable due to injury, while Jenson Seelt is still returning to full match fitness after recovering from illness.

One new arrival

Wolfsburg have completed one transfer during this January window so far, with centre-back Cleiton joining from Flamengo in his Brazilian homeland. He made 21 appearances in all competitions for his former club.

Head-to-head

It has been one-way traffic for Bayern throughout much of this encounter's Bundesliga history, with the Bavarians winning 45 of the 56 top-flight meetings. They have won the last six, and are unbeaten in the last 22. Inside 90 minutes, Wolfsburg have not beaten the record champions since 2015.

Thomas Müller discusses Bayern's season so far.

Müller, who joined Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS in the summer, has enjoyed watching the record champions play since his departure. He told German outlet BILD, "Bayern have played a great first half of the season. They're not only playing spectacular football, but also working hard, fighting and showing desire. You can feel the togetherness. It's fun to watch them play. I tried to watch as many games as I could". He also added that he thinks they will reach the UEFA Champions League final.

3:12

Watch: Davies good to go in 2026

With a wearisome way behind him, Alphonso Davies is now very much back in the mix for Bayern Munich. After an ACL injury in his right knee had kept the 25-year-old Canada international sidelined for most of last year, he finally made his long-awaited competitive comeback in December. We reflect on Alphonso’s emotional journey as he prepares to kick off 2026 with the record champs against Wolfsburg.

2:02

Watch: The stars’ winter break

This season’s winter break may have been slightly shorter than usual but the Bundesliga stars, as ever, made the most of their precious days off. Christmas and New Year were unsurprisingly the dominant themes of their social media posts, with crazy outfits aplenty on show in locations both sun-drenched and snow-covered, according to individual preference – while for some, the darts world championship in London was the only place to be. Come with us on an online winter tour.

2:01

Watch: All 25/26 Bundesliga free-kick goals so far

Five-star Bayern Munich performance

Vincent Kompany's youngsters shined in their solo winter friendly against Salzburg with Lennart Karl scoring a brace and assisting Felipe Chávez, who himself recorded an assist as Bayern put five past their Austrian opponents.

Record-breaking contrast

With 13 wins, two draws and a goal difference of +44, Bayern have the best record after 15 games in Bundesliga history. For Wolfsburg, their current tally of 15 points is their second-worst total in their history at this stage, after 2026/17 (13 points from the first 15 games).

2:03

Watch: Bayern 3-2 Wolfsburg - previous meeting

Bayern won this fixture 3-2 home and away last season. The last time that Wolfsburg took points off the record champions was in the 2021/22 season, when they came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 home draw.

2:03

Watch: Heidenheim 0-4 Bayern - highlights

Bayern made light work of maintaining their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season in their final game of 2025. The record champions, who've won 13 of their 15 league games so far this term, went into the winter break some nine points clear at the top of the table.

2:03

Watch: Wolfsburg 3-4 Freiburg - highlights

Wolfsburg's three-game unbeaten run came to an end against Freiburg, in what was Daniel Baum's first game since being named full-time head coach. The Wolves resume their fight for top-flight survival with a three-point cushion on the relegation play-off spot.

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Highlights

Vote for your Man of the Match!

Full-time: Bayern 8-1 Wolfsburg

One more minute

Six mins of stoppage time

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Goretzka gets one!

GOAL!

Substitution

Substitution

Olise for Chávez

Substitution

Kane off

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

And another...

GOAL!

Rare foray

Worrying scoreline

Worth the wait from Kane!

GOAL!

It's five!

GOAL!

Off the post!

Substitution

Substitution

Kane hungry to get on the scoresheet

Two changes

Substitution

Bayern dominating possession

Substitution

Another own goal!

OWN GOAL!

A gem from Olise!

GOAL!

Near things for Bischof and Olise!

Second half gets going

Half-time: Bayern 2-1 Wolfsburg

Svanberg receives a caution

An extra three mins

Yellow card

Kumbedi has a go

Close one!

Díaz a thorn in Wolfsburg's side

Kane gets treatment

Díaz on target!

GOAL!

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Wolves not overawed

Sore one for Wimmer

Wolfsburg level things up!

GOAL!

Another chance!

Early lead for Bayern!

OWN GOAL!

Composed start by the visitors

And we’re off!

The teams are out!

Table talk

More on that Wolfsburg side

More on that Bayern side

Starting line-up: FC Bayern München

Bayern subs

Starting line-up: VfL Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg subs

Chill in the air

Or Kimmich?

What about Neuer?

Is Musiala ready?

Vincent Kompany on facing Wolfsburg

Daniel Bauer on facing Bayern

Early Bayern team news

Early Wolfsburg team news

One new arrival

Head-to-head

Thomas Müller discusses Bayern's season so far.

Watch: Davies good to go in 2026

Watch: The stars’ winter break