Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich continued their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga on Wednesday with a comfortable 3-1 win against FC Koln. The Bavarian club had to come from 1-0 down to clinch the victory as the hosts scored first late in the first half. Courtesy of the win on Wednesday, Bayern remain top of the Bundesliga with a lead of 11 points. After beating FC Koln, Vincent Kompany's men broke an impressive Bundesliga record.

There's an absolute highlight coming up! On Sunday, 18 January, the FC Bayern 2026 Legends Cup takes place at SAP Garden in Munich. Football nostalgics in particular will get their money's worth at the tournament, which is set up in the style of old-school indoor football competitions. Numerous legends of world football will be competing and aiming to prove they still have what it takes. The FCB squad includes Arjen Robben, Franck Ribéry, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann, among others..

The FC Bayern World Squad has established itself as a cornerstone of our international youth development programme. Every talented player has the opportunity to surpass themselves at the highest level and thus take decisive steps towards a career in professional football. We not only nurture sporting abilities, but also character and mentality. This is how the professional players of tomorrow can develop.

The young centre-back has also been offered to Bayern via his agent, and while the German giants do want to sign him immediately, they will continue to monitor his progress. Vuskovic jas made 14 starts in the Bundesliga this season, scoring three goals. The young defender was superb in Hamburg's 2-1 loss to Freiburg, scoring one goal. He is seen as one of the top talents in the Bundesliga, and Spurs will be delighted by his progress.

Sofascore gave him just a 6.9 rating, which we think was not justified, considering his stellar display on the eye test. He is the most underappreciated and underrated player in the Allianz Arena's thrashing of Wolfsburg. The 20-year-old owned the midfield. He completed a whopping 89 out of 92 passes, a near-perfect game in terms of passing. The 89 passes include eight accurate long balls and nine progressive passes.

Michael Olise scored twice, while Harry Kane, Leon Goretzka, Luis Diaz and Raphael Guerreiro also found the net as they picked up all three points. With this victory, Bayern have recorded 14 wins and two draws and top the Bundesliga table with 44 points, 11 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

As the first English player at FC Bayern Women, Georgia Stanway not only made history but also stole our hearts. She matured into a top European player in Munich and played a key role in the club's success in recent years with her commitment and character. We talked a lot and openly about her future, and when she told us that she now wanted to try something new, her reasons were completely understandable.

Ahead of the first competitive match of 2026, head coach Vincent Kompany will share his thoughts on the clash in his regular pre-match press conference.

There was a high risk with a small squad. But the opinion inside the club was that Bayern already had the best transfers inside the squad, bearing in mind that the likes of Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Itō would return later in the season. Itō is already back and scored in the 5-0 warm-up win over RB Salzburg, which I attended.

Kane has scored 30 goals in all competitions already, and he could break all records at the club if he continues to score in this manner. Kane joined Bayern in the summer of 2023 from Tottenham Hotspur and took no time in settling in Germany, scoring 44 goals in his first season in all competitions. In 2024-25, the England striker scored 41 goals, which shows what a prolific goalscorer he has been throughout his career.

The Portuguese midfielder left Bayern to join Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan. The Premier League side also has an option to sign Palhinha for €30 million. Considering the way Palhinha started the season, it looked certain that Spurs would sign him permanently. However, things have changed completely midway through the season. According to Talksport journalist Alex Crook (via iMiaSanMia), Tottenham Hotspur are having second thoughts about signing Palhinha in the summer. As things stand, the Portuguese midfielder is expected to be back at Bayern at the end of the season.

They are content with the squad for this season, and the return of injured players will give a big boost to Vincent Kompany's options for the second half of the campaign. Bayern's attack has been flying under Vincent Kompany this season. The attacking unit at Bayern is one of the best in Europe. The return of Jamal Musiala will add further quality to Die Roten's play in the final third.

After two years without silverware, Salzburg are aiming to be crowned Austrian champions again this season. The club from Mozart's birthplace had won the Austrian Bundesliga ten times in a row before finally having to give way to Sturm Graz in the last two seasons. With five matchdays left in the main round of matches, Salzburg top the table with a three-point lead over second-placed Linzer ASK. Participation in the championship round is therefore virtually certain.

However, there's a reason why many Bayern fans still remember it today, 22 years later. And it wasn't anything to do with anyone on the pitch, but someone sitting off it - to be precise, on the subs' bench. He wore - in keeping with the time of year, if not his own style - a red-and-white striped bobble hat, known by the name 'Pomperlhaube'.