German Bundesliga

FT Friday, August 22, 2014
VfL Wolfsburg WDWWD 1
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Bayern Munich WWLLW 2
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MUN112
Allianz Arena · 71,000 att.

Match Report

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Robben wins points for Bayern

Bayern Munich got the defence of their Bundesliga title off to a successful start with a 2-1 win over Wolfsburg in an entertaining encounter at the Allianz Arena on Friday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
9
8
Saves
3
40.2
Possession
59.8
9
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
321
Accurate Passes
533
415
Passes
627
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
77
49
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
16
16
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
21
18
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MUN leads series 5-0

Lineups

MUN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 4DanteCD
  3. 28Holger BadstuberCD-L
  4. 21Philipp LahmCD-R
  5. 27David AlabaCM-L
  6. 16Gianluca GaudinoCM-R
  7. 19Mario GötzeAM
  8. 18Juan BernatLM
  9. 10Arjen RobbenRM
  10. 9Robert LewandowskiCF-L
  11. 25Thomas MüllerCF-R

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Max GrünG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 24Sebastian JungRB
  6. 10Aaron HuntAM
  7. 22Luiz GustavoLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 11Ivica OlicF
  10. 14Kevin De BruyneAM-L
  11. 8VieirinhaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! FC Bayern München 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
  2. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Aaron Hunt.
  3. 47' Goal! FC Bayern München 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a fast break.
  4. 52' Goal! FC Bayern München 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Ivica Olic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vieirinha.
  5. 60' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Caligiuri replaces Vieirinha.
  6. 62' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Mario Götze.
  7. 69' Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Junior Malanda replaces Luiz Gustavo.
  9. 78' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sebastian Rode replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  10. 87' Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg replaces Gianluca Gaudino.

Bundesliga News

All news
ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.