German Bundesliga

FT Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Bayern Munich WDLWW 2
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VfL Wolfsburg WLLLW 1
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MUN202
WOB101
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Match Report

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Bayern Munich battle past Wolfsburg with Kane on target again

Bayern Munich were made to work hard for a 2-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg on Wednesday with Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane on target to go into the winter break in second place, four points off the top and with a game in hand.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
5
60.8
Possession
39.2
21
SHOTS
5
8
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
573
Accurate Passes
343
651
Passes
423
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
0
16
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
54
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
16
13
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
23
12
Clearances
23

Head to Head

MUN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WOB · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 25Moritz JenzCD
  3. 5Cédric ZesigerCD-L
  4. 3Sebastiaan BornauwCD-R
  5. 6Aster VranckxSW
  6. 27Maximilian ArnoldCM-L
  7. 32Mattias SvanbergCM-R
  8. 21Joakim MaehleLM
  9. 20Ridle BakuRM
  10. 19Lovro MajerCF-L
  11. 23Jonas WindCF-R

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 3Kim Min-JaeCD-L
  3. 2Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 19Alphonso DaviesLB
  5. 27Konrad LaimerRB
  6. 25Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 22Raphaël GuerreiroLM
  8. 45Aleksandar PavlovicRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 42Jamal MusialaAM-L
  11. 10Leroy SanéAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 1. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
  4. 43' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, FC Bayern München 2. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Bayern München 2. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joakim Mæhle.
  6. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Rogério replaces Cédric Zesiger.
  7. 46' Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 52' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Tiago Tomás replaces Lovro Majer.
  9. 59' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Thomas Müller.
  11. 72' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  12. 84' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny replaces Ridle Baku.
  13. 90'+1' Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Raphaël Guerreiro (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Jamal Musiala.

Bundesliga News

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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.