Bayern Munich began their 2025/26 DFB-Pokal campaign with a 3-2 win at Wiesbaden. Harry Kane opened the scoring from a penalty after 15 minutes and Michael Olise scored a first-time strike to make it 2-0 early in the second half. Wiesbaden levelled the match midway through the second half with two goals in six minutes. Bayern dominated possession and shots, outshooting Wiesbaden 22-9 and creating nine big chances to two, yet missed numerous opportunities. Luiz Diaz wasted seven attempts, including three clear chances, highlighting worrying finishing issues ahead of the Augsburg fixture.
On Wednesday night, Bayern Munich got their 2025/26 DFB-Pokal challenge underway at the BRITA-Arena against third-tier side Wehen Wiesbaden. Just 15 minutes into the game, Harry Kane gave his side the lead from the spot. Soon after the break, Michael Olise made the score 2-0 with a fine first-time strike from inside the box Midway through the second half, the game turned on its head as the home team levelled the score in the space of just six minutes.
Despite scoring three times against Wiesbaden, the theme for the night from Bayern was seemingly unwanted profligacy in front of goal. In terms of possession, Bayern almost quadrupled that of the opposition. Die Roten also outshot Wiesbaden 22-9 in terms of total shots and 9-2 in terms of big chances. Although Harry Kane missed his second spot kick of the match soon after the scores were levelled, the chief culprit on the night in terms of missed opportunities was Luiz Diaz.
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