"In fact, Kompany set up his team to bypass the center of the park altogether and progress the ball through the flanks, with Lennart Karl drifting more centrally to progress the ball down the middle. With Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah taking turns occupying the base of the "midfield," the structure took on more of a Guardiola 'U shape' to offset the lack of a midfield pivot."
"Michael Olise was involved in three of the four goals tonight and gave the Heidenheim defense hell all evening. With a splendid corner to tee up his teammates for the first goal, followed by a tidy finish from close range to double Bayern's lead, Olise was the difference maker in the first half. And that did not change in the second half, with Olise continuing a beautiful move with a defense-splitting pass to release Stanisic, who would then turn provider for Luis Diaz's finish."
Bayern Munich faced significant absences including Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Jackson, Tom Bischof, and Aleksandar Pavlović but still dominated Heidenheim. Coach Vincent Kompany deployed a makeshift midfield with Raphaël Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka while instructing wide progression and a Guardiola-style 'U shape' involving Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah. Bayern attacked primarily down the flanks with Lennart Karl drifting centrally, creating space to progress through the middle. Michael Olise directly contributed three goal involvements — a corner, a close-range finish, and a defense-splitting pass — and was pivotal to Bayern's comfortable victory over 17th-placed Heidenheim.
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