Bayern Munich are already running up American football scores, and the NFL hasn’t even kicked off in Munich yet.
On Nov. 15, Harry Kane’s beloved New England Patriots will step onto the Allianz Arena turf to face the Detroit Lions. For now, it’s Kane and Bayern who are turning the stadium into a scoreboard spectacle. Union Berlin were the latest victims, shredded 7-0 by a side that looks intent on treating the Bundesliga like its own personal gridiron.
Olise steals the show, Kane keeps rolling
Michael Olise walked off with the match ball and the headlines. Kane still found room to add his usual numbers.
Canada international Alphonso Davies lit the fuse in the 18th minute, bursting down the flank and picking out Jamal Musiala. The midfielder, given a yard of space, needed no second invitation and lashed in a long-range opener that set the tone for what followed.
Union barely had time to reset before Bayern’s next wave arrived. Just over 20 minutes later, Kane stepped up to the spot and buried his penalty with trademark certainty. Another goal, another reminder that he has swapped north London for Bavaria without losing his touch.
The pressure kept building. Just before the break, Musiala turned creator, slipping in Olise. The 24-year-old, fresh from his inclusion in Zinedine Zidane’s first France national team squad, finished clinically for his first of the night. Union were already reeling; Bayern were only getting started.
Bischof impact, Olise unleashed
Vincent Kompany turned to his bench for the second half and found even more firepower. Tom Bischof came on and immediately knitted himself into Bayern’s attacking rhythm, linking twice with Olise as the home side tore through a demoralised Union back line.
Olise, already buzzing from his first-half strike, began to toy with defenders. He slipped a clever ball through for Kane in the 54th minute, and the England captain did the rest, adding his second and Bayern’s fourth. At that point, it felt less like a contest and more like a training-ground finishing drill.
Ismael Saibari wanted in. On 70 minutes, Davies again surged forward and picked out the midfielder, who joined the party with a composed finish. Six, and still Bayern pushed.
Olise then completed the rout in ruthless style. His second and third goals came in a late flurry, capped by another long-range thunderbolt that left Frederik Ronnow helpless. The Union goalkeeper saw it, stretched for it, and still had no chance. Sometimes you just have to pick the ball out of the net and shake your head.
Relentless form, ominous numbers
Olise’s hat trick takes him to eight goals in seven matches across all competitions for Bayern since returning from the World Cup. Kane, with his brace, now sits on six in that same stretch. Different routes to goal, same outcome for opponents: damage.
Bayern remain unbeaten this season. A goalless draw with Schalke on Sept. 5 checked their perfect start and left them trailing Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table heading into the weekend, but there is nothing tentative about their attack. Kompany’s front line is humming, and the numbers back it up.
With 14 league goals already, Bayern are setting a pace that will be hard to live with. The Patriots and Lions can trade touchdowns when they arrive in Munich, but it’s hard to imagine either of them outscoring the team that actually calls the Allianz Arena home.
On this evidence, the loudest roar in the stadium this season won’t come for a field goal. It will come when Bayern’s next wave of red shirts surges forward again.
