Wolfsburg 0-1 Bayern Munich: Michael Olise stunner earns lucky victory | OneFootball

Bayern Munich returned to winning ways after beating Wolfsburg 1-0 in the Bundesliga at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday. 

The Bavarian giants suffered a heart-breaking exit in the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain in the midweek, which means they cannot win treble this season.

Michael Olise scored the only goal of the match, but Bayern were really lucky to come away with all three points here.

Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich: Match report

The visitors started brightly and carved out the first meaningful opportunity when Denis Vavro rose to meet a delivery inside the box, but his header from close range sailed over the crossbar. Bayern responded swiftly through a cleverly worked corner routine that allowed Jamal Musiala to unleash a right-footed effort from a tight angle, though Kamil Grabara was alert to make the save.

The Bavarian giants continued to threaten, and Tom Bischof came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock when his superb curling strike from outside the area rattled the crossbar. Leon Goretzka reacted quickest to the rebound, but could not keep his effort on target.

Wolfsburg, however, were far from passengers and forced Jonas Urbig into action on multiple occasions. The Bayern goalkeeper produced a stunning close-range save to preserve parity, before denying Nicolas Jackson moments later as the hosts began to grow into the contest.

A major turning point arrived around the half-hour mark when Konstantinos Koulierakis brought down Michael Olise inside the area. Following a VAR review, the referee pointed to the spot, presenting Bayern with a golden chance to take control. Harry Kane stepped up, but in a rare moment of failure, the England captain dragged his penalty wide — his first miss from the spot this season.

Wolfsburg sensed an opportunity and pushed forward with renewed belief before the break. Christian Eriksen and Dzenan Pejcinovic both came close to opening the scoring, but Urbig stood firm with another series of impressive interventions to ensure the teams went into half-time level.

The second half resumed with Wolfsburg showing intent, as Jackson cut inside from the left and tested Urbig from distance, although the Bayern keeper dealt with the effort comfortably.

Bayern eventually found the breakthrough just before the hour mark, and it came in spectacular fashion. Collecting possession on the right flank, Michael Olise drifted infield before producing a trademark curling effort reminiscent of Arjen Robben, bending the ball beautifully into the far corner for his 15th goal of the campaign.

The visitors looked for a second to kill off the contest, with substitute Lennart Karl trying his luck from outside the area, but Grabara made a routine save. Despite controlling more of the ball, Bayern lacked their usual sharpness in the final third, which kept Wolfsburg alive.

The hosts were handed a glorious chance to restore parity when Mattias Svanberg found himself clean through on goal, only to strike the post in a painful miss that left the home crowd in disbelief. It proved to be Wolfsburg’s final major opening as Bayern held on for all three points.

The victory takes Bayern to 86 points from 36 matches as they continue to march forward in dominant fashion, while Wolfsburg remain stuck in the relegation zone, left to rue missed chances in a contest where they could easily have taken something.

Bayern Munich player ratings

Urbig – 9, Kim Min-jae – 7, Bischof – 7, Ito – 7, Stanisic – 7, Kimmich – 7, Goretzka – 6, Olise – 9, Musiala – 6, Jackson – 6, Kane – 8

Bayern subs: Neuer, Ulreich – Upamecano, Tah, Díaz, Guerreiro, Laimer, Ndiaye, Karl, Pavlović

Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich: Match stats