The best offense in the world? France Football honors Bayern’s “DKO” trio | OneFootball

Luis Díaz, Harry Kane, and Michael Olise led FC Bayern to domestic titles and the Champions League semifinals last season. The French trade magazine France Football is now going a step further, placing the Munich attacking trio on par with the legendary forward lines of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

With the additions of Nathaniel Brown and Ismael Saibari, FC Bayern strategically bolstered its roster this summer. However, the heart of the team remains its offense. Luis Díaz, Harry Kane, and Michael Olise, in particular, produced an impressive goal-scoring spree during the 2025–26 season.

As a detailed analysis by France Football shows, the trio is now considered the most productive attacking line in top-tier European soccer. Together, the three forwards scored 109 goals, breaking the 100-goal mark in a single season for the first time.

Three distinct roles—perfect synergy

France Football particularly highlights how perfectly the qualities of the three Bayern stars complement one another.

Harry Kane remains the classic center forward and finisher. With 61 goals and seven assists, the Englishman once again led the team’s scoring charts. At the same time, the captain of the Three Lions regularly drops deep, draws defenders away, and creates space for his teammates.

Luis Díaz brings dynamism and aggressiveness to Bayern’s play down the left flank. The Colombian impressed not only with his intense pressing but also with 26 goals and 19 assists—the statistically strongest season of his career to date.

Michael Olise takes on the role of creative playmaker on the right wing. With 22 goals and an outstanding 26 assists, the Frenchman was Munich’s top assist provider. According to France Football, his dribbling, vision, and game intelligence make him the central link in the offense.

All three also showcased their class at the World Cup. While Kane scored six goals for England, Díaz contributed one goal and one assist for Colombia. Olise shone with seven assists, even setting a historic assist record at a World Cup.

A Comparison with the Greatest Offensives in Soccer History

The historical comparison is particularly fascinating. According to France Football, Bayern’s “DKO”—named after Díaz, Kane, and Olise—is now on par with the most famous attacking trios in modern soccer.

With 109 goals, the Munich trio surpassed the 100-goal mark set by Real Madrid’s legendary “BBC” attack during the 2014–15 season, when Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Gareth Bale combined to reach exactly that total.

FC Bayern has not yet come close to matching the historic record set by the “MSN” trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, and Neymar. The Barça trio scored an incredible 136 goals in the 2015–16 season, setting a benchmark in top-tier European soccer that stands to this day.

Nevertheless, France Football currently considers Munich’s offense to be the strongest in Europe. According to the analysis, neither Real Madrid—with Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, and Federico Valverde—nor FC Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain comes anywhere close to Bayern’s goal-scoring output.

For the record-holding champions, this assessment is an impressive endorsement. With their performances, Kane, Díaz, and Olise have not only established themselves as the most successful attacking trio of the present day but, according to France Football, have also secured a place among the best attacking trios in modern soccer history.