Upamecano Breaks the Deadlock Early
Bayern just carried on from where their five-game preseason winning run left off. Upamecano opened it in the 21st minute, met a Kimmich delivery, perfect start in front of the home crowd. Stuttgart, fresh off a comfortable DFB-Pokal win over Hansa Rostock, weren’t fazed by the occasion, though — dug in, gave a real spell of resistance either side of halftime.
Vagnoman Levels It, Then Everything Falls Apart for Stuttgart
Vagnoman leveled it early in the second half. For a few minutes there, genuinely felt like Stuttgart had something to build on — he’d been having a strong game up to that point. Didn’t last, though. Three minutes later, Olise restores the lead, Kimmich setting him up again, and the very same kind of play that made Vagnoman a hero turned into disaster for him. Trying to cut out another Kimmich cross, he sliced it into his own net. Hero to villain in five minutes flat. 3-1 Bayern.
Olise thought he’d bagged a second not long after — ruled out, brief reprieve for Stuttgart at 3-1. Didn’t matter in the end. Pavlović, assist from Saibari, makes it 4-1 in the 82nd. Díaz gets in on it too in stoppage time, Saibari setting him up again, 5-1 final, and the Allianz went off.
What It Means Next
About as emphatic a start to the title defence as Kompany could’ve asked for — unbeaten run now stretches to 26 matches, just one defeat in that whole run, and it’s five straight wins over Stuttgart across all competitions now. New arrivals Dženan Pejčinović and Grischa Prömel both made their Bundesliga debuts for the visitors, while Nathaniel Brown kept his spot in the number 10 role for Bayern with Musiala and Gnabry both out injured. Rough reminder for Stuttgart, who finished strongly enough last season to reach the Champions League, of just how big the gap still is at the very top of German football.
Match Summary
Bayern Munich 5-1 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga, Matchday 1 — Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany Friday, 28 August 2026
Goals: 21′ Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich) 1-0 (assist: Joshua Kimmich) 52′ Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) 1-1 55′ Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) 2-1 (assist: Joshua Kimmich) Josha Vagnoman (Bayern Munich) 3-1 (own goal) 82′ Aleksandar Pavlović (Bayern Munich) 4-1 (assist: Saibari) 90+2′ Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich) 5-1 (assist: Saibari)
Result: Bayern Munich thrash Stuttgart 5-1 to open their Bundesliga title defence with a statement win.
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