Chances galore, but only Kane on target

Bayern hit the ground running and Stuttgart soon cleared the ball only as far as Goretzka, who fired just wide. He had his next chance when Kimmich’s sublime pass found him in the box, but the 30-year-old hit the side-netting. It was all Bayern and further chances came and went for Olise and Gnabry, but Munich took the lead when Kane got hold of the ball after a failed clearance and clinically blasted into the bottom left corner of the net.

Stuttgart went looking for an answer and Neuer denied Josha Vagnoman and Nick Woltemade, with Laimer aiming too high at the other end. The home side were more solid now, but Bayern were still dominant and Goretzka miscued a header before Olise headed just over. Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav put another header wide and Bayern were one up at half-time.

Díaz seals it

It was a more balanced affair after the restart. An Undav free-kick sailed over before Gnabry and Olise saw shots blocked. Díaz blocked against Atakan Karazor before Kane saw an effort saved. Olise fired wide and Ermedin Demirović headed over, with Neuer making a sublime save to keep out a deflected Leweling effort.

Bayern twisted the knife when Gnabry’s cross found Díaz, who headed in to double the lead. Vincent Kompany’s men ran down the clock now, with Stuttgart finding no way through until added time. Undav fired wide before the Swabians pulled one back, Leweling getting ahead of Boey to head past Neuer, but Bayern went on to claim the first title of the season.

The Bavarians will be back in action on Friday when they take on RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga opener.

VfB Stuttgart 1-2 FC Bayern (HT: 0-1)

  • VfB Stuttgart
    Bredlow – Vagnoman (Assignon 81'), Jaquez, Chabot (Hendriks 71'), Mittelstädt – Karazor (Nartey 81'), Stiller (Chema Andrés 87') – Leweling, Undav, Führich (Demirović 71') – Woltemade
  • Subs
    Drljača – Stenzel, Jeltsch, Jovanović
  • FC Bayern
    Neuer – Laimer (Boey 72'), Upamecano (Minjae 80'), Tah, Stanišić – Kimmich, Goretzka (Bischof 90'+3) – Olise (Karl 90'+3), Gnabry (Guerreiro 80'), Luis Díaz – Kane
  • Subs
    Ulreich, Urbig – Mike, Kusi-Asare
  • Referee
    Harm Osmers (Hannover)
  • Attendance
    60,000
  • Goals
    0-1 Kane (18'), 0-2 Díaz (77'), 1-2 Leweling (90'+4)
  • Yellow Cards
    Mittelstädt, Krecidlo / Upamecano, Olise, Kane, Danks