MUNICH (BN24) — Michael Olise produced a commanding performance with two goals and three assists as Bayern Munich stormed back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Freiburg 6-2 at home on Saturday, tightening their grip on the top of the Bundesliga.
Bayern trailed early after Freiburg struck twice from set pieces. Yuito Suzuki opened the scoring before Johan Manzambi doubled the visitors’ lead, leaving Bayern momentarily unsettled as manager Vincent Kompany’s rotation with Joshua Kimmich benched and Serge Gnabry rested ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Arsenal appeared to backfire.
But Bayern responded with force. Seventeen-year-old winger Lennart Karl began the comeback after collecting an Olise pass and sliding his finish into the net. Moments later, Karl repaid the favor, setting up Olise to score Bayern’s second with a deflected close-range shot.
Karl had another goal disallowed for offside early in the second half, but Bayern surged ahead soon after when Dayot Upamecano tapped in an Olise-delivered corner. The hosts continued to press, and Harry Kane extended the lead with a powerful close-range finish. The England captain now has 24 goals in 18 games in all competitions, including 14 in 11 Bundesliga matches.
Olise’s influence continued as he created a fifth Bayern goal for Nicolas Jackson, who finished from close range. The French forward then capped his exceptional outing with a late goal, securing Bayern’s sixth and closing out one of the club’s most emphatic performances of the season. Bayern have now dropped just two points across 18 matches in all competitions.
Karl, reflecting on the win, told Sky Germany that Bayern “came back well, scoring six goals” after a difficult start marked by two set-piece concessions. Midfielder Aleksander Pavlovic, who had earlier set up Kane’s goal, praised Karl’s poise, saying he had “never seen a player with so much self-confidence at his age.”
The victory lifted Bayern eight points clear at the top after Borussia Dortmund were held to a 3-3 draw at home by Stuttgart. Dortmund led 2-0 at halftime through an Emre Can penalty and a Maximilian Beier tap-in, but Germany striker Deniz Undav completed a second-half hat trick, including a stoppage-time equalizer, to deny them all three points. Dortmund have not beaten Stuttgart since October 2022.
Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen moved into second place with a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg, with Jonas Hofmann, Edmond Tapsoba, and Malik Tillman on target. Augsburg edged Hamburg 1-0 thanks to Anton Kade’s goal, while Borussia Moenchengladbach defeated last-place Heidenheim 3-0 away. Promoted Cologne were set to host Eintracht Frankfurt later on Saturday.
