Bayern beat Magdeburg to advance to last 16

FC Bayern beat Magdeburg 6-1 on Wednesday night to progress to the DFB Cup round of 16. Michael Olise’s opener was cancelled out by Magdeburg’s Mateusz Zukowski before Ismael Saibari quickly restored Bayern’s lead in the first half. Olise, Alphonso Davies, Nathaniel Brown and David Santos Daiber scored as Bayern celebrated their next success after Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or on Monday.

Munich started with Jonas Urbig in goal and Josip Stanišić, Jonathan Tah, Hiroki Ito and Brown in a back four. Konrad Laimer, Tom Bischof, Olise, Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry featured in midfield, with Saibari up front. Davies took over from Gnabry at half-time, with Aleksandar Pavlović, Sacha Boey, Tim Binder and Santos Daiber coming on for Laimer, Olise, Saibari and Bischof in the second period.

Up at half-time

Bayern were dominant from the off at the Allianz Arena, with early opportunities for Olise and Saibari. Munich took the lead when Bischof’s fine pass released Saibari, who squared for Olise to tap in. The visitors soon equalised against the run of play, Zukowski beating Urbig with the help of a deflection, but FCB restored their lead minutes later. This time, Olise’s pinpoint pass found Saibari, who beat keeper Dominik Reimann.

Bischof and Saibari miscued as Bayern increasingly camped out in their opponents’ half. It was more balanced towards the end of the first half, with Zukowski and Pierre Nadjombe firing off target for the visitors. Karl saw an effort blocked and the second-tier side had the last chance before half-time, Baris Atik hitting the post.

Plain sailing

The record cup winners made it 3-1 soon after the restart. Substitute Davies was upended in the box and Olise sent Reimann the wrong way to round off his brace. Karl saw an effort saved, but Munich all but put the game to bed when Pavlović’s brilliant through ball found Karl, whose ball across goal invited Davies to slot home.

Bayern added gloss to the scoreline minutes later. Karl’s cross found Davies, who laid off for Brown to beat Reimann. Davies and Karl aimed wide before the latter’s overhead kick was off target, but Santos Daiber smashed home from distance to seal the final scoreline and record his first senior goal.

The Bavarians will be back in action on Saturday when they entertain Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker. They will learn the identity of their next cup opponents on Sunday at 19:00 CET.

Live match report for fcbayern.com by Greg Salmen