FC Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart

Bayern Munich opened their Bundesliga title defense in style, brushing aside VfB Stuttgart 5-1 at the Allianz Arena. The standout was Joshua Kimmich, pulling strings from midfield and setting up two goals in a man-of-the-match display, though the biggest talking point was Stuttgart briefly silencing the home crowd by drawing level midway through the second half. Dayot Upamecano headed Bayern in front in the 21st minute from a Kimmich delivery, only for Josha Vagnoman to equalize for the visitors in the 52nd. Bayern responded instantly: Michael Olise restored the lead six minutes later (after having an earlier effort chalked off for offside), and Vagnoman turned into his own net moments after to make it 3-1. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Luis Díaz completed the rout late on. Four yellow cards were shown, no red cards. For Bayern Munich, it's a ruthless statement of intent to start the campaign. For VfB Stuttgart, a promising equalizer wasted, leaving plenty to fix defensively.