FC Bayern Munich clearly beats VfL Wolfsburg in the first half of the season – Müller scores in the 400th Bundesliga game

The Munich team started the match powerfully right from the start. The Wolfsburg did not manage to survive the urge phase of the record champions.

After seven minutes the doorbell rang for the first time in the Wolves’ box: Gnabry was trying to clear VfL on the edge of the penalty area at his feet. Koen Casteels let the national player’s shot ricochet off, Thomas Müller did not allow himself to be asked twice in his 400th Bundesliga game and dusted off for an early lead (7th).

In return, Lower Saxony had the chance to equalize through Wout Weghorst, but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer barely prevented the 1-1 with his right leg (8th).

Wolfsburg was often unable to show these quick combinations, but the Munich security team around Upamecano usually acted too attentively. Once again Weghorst came through again, but after Gerhardt’s cross no longer hit the ball (33.).

Otherwise the wolves hardly took place in the first round. The midfield center around Aster Vranckx had big problems with Bayern’s pressing and repeatedly gave away the ball lightly.

The Bayern game also revealed a weakness: It was too center-heavy for a long time. The construction was mostly done by Upamecano, who rarely looked for the fast outsiders. However, with their rows of five, the wolves usually obstructed the rooms quite well.

Even after the break, most of the Bayern attacks ran through the middle, where Wolfsburg usually put a leg in between. That was also due to the lack of Munich speed. Bayern had to wait until the 57th minute before Upamecano headed the ball over the line after Müller’s chip template.

Only two minutes later, Leroy Sané completed the Bavarian double strike: The national player wiggled Sebastiaan Bornauw on the right sixteen corner, pulled into the middle and flicked the ball into the far corner – Bayern legend Arjen Robben could not have done better.

“Go on, men!”, Kohfeldt shouted encouragingly to his team. But the guests struggled to keep the result at an acceptable level. For the end of a one-sided game, Robert Lewandowski made a sideways pull (87th).

In the last quarter of an hour, Marcel Sabitzer made his comeback on Bayern’s part. Munich finish the first half of the season with 43 goals.

The voices:

Julian Nagelsmann (coach FC Bayern Munich): “I’m very happy with the first half of the season. It’s not easy to score so many goals against such a compact defense. We had good control and we were much more aggressive in pressing in the second half. The key was the offensive pressing, which caused us we had high ball wins and closed the gaps. “

Florian Kohfeldt (coach VfL Wolfsburg): “I’m disappointed. But it wasn’t a desperate performance. Not a disaster performance, but also not a good performance. Now we finally have the time to demand things that weren’t possible before. We haven’t had the time so far, now we have it.” . We have quality in the team, we are convinced of ourselves and that’s why it’s not a mammoth task for me. “

Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern): “We can be satisfied with the result and the first half of the season. It wasn’t easy against Wolfsburg, who basically parked two buses in front of their goal. We had two chances for more goals in the run.”

Leroy Sané (FC Bayern): “That was very good, we’re going into the break with a win and we can be happy about the first half of the season. It’s fun playing with the guys, you can see that. I feel good now, I’m fit, and that was in Not like that last season, I didn’t feel so comfortable in my body. Now, I have the rhythm of the game, the club and the coach, the team are behind me too, that makes me feel good. “

Marcel Schäfer (Sports Director VfL Wolfsburg): “It’s very bitter. Defeat feels like shit. We have a big part in this series and that’s why it’s a big disappointment. The important thing is that we approach things together and accept the situation. I am convinced that we are strengthened get out of there. “

The tweet about the game:

That was noticed: Ball-safe center

Bayern’s current injury misery mainly affects one part of the team: the central midfield. Nagelsmann had to do without Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich in the final stages of the first half of the season. There were also Corentin Tolisso and newcomer Marcel Sabitzer. Suddenly the previously little noticed Marc Roca received the trust that he repaid both in the game against Stuttgart and at the end of the season against Wolfsburg. Together with youngster Jamal Musiala, he gave structure to the Bavarian offensive game and exuded enormous ball security. Musiala also benefited from clearer Roca and always provided creative moments.

The statistics: 24

VfL Wolfsburg has never won in the Allianz Arena. In 26 home games, Bayern were the winners 24 times. No other Bundesliga team has been waiting for an away win against an opponent for such a long period of time. Bayern were also able to win all of the last eight Bundesliga games against VfL.

(with SID)