Bayern crush Wolfsburg as Olise and Kane power dominant Munich display

January 12, 2026 Oliver Obel

Bayern Munich wasted little time reasserting control of the Bundesliga after the winter break, overpowering Wolfsburg in a one-sided night at the Allianz Arena.

From the opening minutes, the hosts pressed high and stretched the pitch, forcing Wolfsburg into hurried decisions. The pattern was clear early: Bayern dictating tempo, Wolfsburg reacting.

That pressure produced a breakthrough inside five minutes. Luis Diaz drove a low cross into the area, and defender Kilian Fischer, scrambling to recover, diverted the ball into his own net. It was the kind of goal Bayern’s aggressive start had been threatening.

Wolfsburg briefly showed they could hurt Bayern going forward. According to Goal, Lovro Majer threaded a reverse pass through the defence to Dzenan Pejcinovic, who finished calmly past Manuel Neuer. The equaliser drew a short pause from the home crowd, but it did not change the flow of the game.

Michael Olise soon tilted it back Bayern’s way. Finding space down the right, he delivered a controlled cross that Diaz met with a close-range header, restoring the lead before halftime and sending Bayern into the break firmly on top.

After the restart, the gap between the sides widened quickly. Olise tested goalkeeper Kamil Grabara early, then moments later cut inside and bent a precise shot into the far corner. Wolfsburg’s defensive line, already stretched, began to unravel.

The pressure did not ease. Another dangerous ball from Olise caused confusion in the box, with Moritz Jenz turning it into his own net while trying to prevent a tap-in. Wolfsburg never regained their shape.

The goals came faster after that. Harry Kane combined sharply with Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerreiro before producing a stunning finish of his own, guiding the ball into the top corner for his 20th league goal of the season, as reported by Goal.

Olise capped his night on his 50th Bundesliga appearance for Bayern, timing his run to meet a through ball from Diaz and finishing confidently with his right foot. Goretzka added a late goal, sliding his shot into the far corner as Bayern continued to attack with the same intensity shown in the opening minutes.

For Wolfsburg, it became a long evening. Fischer, unfortunate early on, struggled as Bayern repeatedly found space out wide, and the visitors were left chasing a game that slipped away almost as soon as it began.

Beyond the scoreline, Bayern’s performance stood out for its consistency. There was no lull, no sense of easing off just sustained pressure that underlined why they remain the league’s standard-setters.

Sources: Goal