Bayern Munich rout Magdeburg 6-1 in DFB-Pokal as Olise scores twice

Bayern Munich cruised into the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s domestic cup, with a 6-1 win over second-division Magdeburg at home on Wednesday. Michael Olise scored twice and set up another goal as the cup holders pulled away after halftime, according to Bundesliga.com and the German soccer federation’s match data.

What was the Bayern vs. Magdeburg score?

Bayern won 6-1. Bundesliga.com listed the goals: Olise in the 10th minute, Mateusz Żukowski for Magdeburg in the 15th, Ismael Saibari in the 21st, Olise from the penalty spot in the 51st, Alphonso Davies in the 70th, Nathaniel Brown in the 73rd and substitute David Santos Daiber in stoppage time.

How did the game unfold?

Bayern struck first when Lennart Karl’s through ball found Saibari, who laid it across for Olise to tap into an empty net. Magdeburg answered five minutes later on a counterattack: Felipe Chávez, a Bayern loanee playing for the visitors, sent Żukowski away, and the forward cut inside and beat goalkeeper Jonas Urbig from range.

Olise then returned the favor for Saibari, who lifted the ball over Magdeburg goalkeeper Dominik Reimann for a 2-1 halftime lead. After the break, substitute Alphonso Davies drew a penalty, and Olise converted it. Davies later poked home a Karl cross and set up Brown three minutes after that, before Santos Daiber, assisted by Josip Stanišić, added the sixth deep in stoppage time.

Who played for Bayern?

Bundesliga.com reported that Bayern made two changes, bringing in Saibari and Hiroki Ito for Harry Kane, the newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner, and Dayot Upamecano. Luis Díaz was also absent. Magdeburg lined up unchanged from a 6-1 league win over Karlsruhe.

Why does it matter?

Magdeburg came in as one of the stronger sides in Bundesliga 2, and Bundesliga.com noted they kept creating chances even at 3-1. But Bayern’s depth showed: even without Kane, the holders scored six and advanced comfortably in their title defense.

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