35′ Goal Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
34′ Sane nicks the ball off Kurkiewicz and instantly turns to set Bayern on the counter. He pulls it back for Muller, who could go for goal, but instead, he tees up Kimmich. He swipes at the shot, and Bremer clear their lines.
32′ Bremer are enjoying their best spell of possession until Kmiec plays a heavy throughball into Kaiser. He slides in to stop Sule from getting onto the ball but using his hand in the process and Bayern have a free-kick.
30′ There’s no respite for Bremer here as Bayern continue to push forward and they win a corner which Kimmich swings into the box. Muller is going for it at the near post, but Arnhold gets there just ahead of him to flick it away.
L. Sané
Assist
28′ Sane almost loses the ball when he runs into Muller, but he does well to keep hold of it and pick out Choupo-Moting.
E. Choupo-Moting
Goal
28′ CHOUPO-MOTING SCORES AGAIN! Bremer’s defence are all over the place and Bayern overload them with three forwards against two. The defenders and keeper rush out to Sane and he squares it to Choupo-Moting, who is free in the middle, and he’s left with a simple tap-in. 4-0 Bayern!
J. Warm
Own Goal
27′ OWN GOAL! It’s almost a perfect recreation of Musiala’s first goal, with Choupo-Moting feeding him in down the right of the box. He gets goalside of Nobile again and from a tight angle, slots his shot past Seemann. Warm tries to stop it from going in, but ends up helping it over the line instead. 3-0 Bayern!
26′ CLOSE! Kimmich and Musiala link up nicely down the right, with the midfielder playing him in behind with another good throughball. Olatunji slides in to stop it from reaching him, but hits the ball against the forward and gets lucky as it bounces wide.
25′ Olatunji plays a great ball over the top of the Bayern defenders and Diop times his run perfectly to stay onside. He chests the ball down and tries to go for the spectacular with an overhead kick, but with Sule tight to him, he can’t get the shot on target.
24′ Bayern win the ball back high up the field again and Musiala squares it to Sane, who is in space through the middle. He decides to have a go from range, but he leans back as he hits the shot and it’s always rising high over the crossbar.
22′ Richards puts a cross into the box from deep on the left and he has three to aim for in the box. Choupo-Moting is closest to it, but Seemann rushes off his line and gets a lot of distance on his punch.
20′ Bremer have all of their players back in and around their own penalty area and they’re closing down the space ahead of Bayern to stop them from getting in on goal. Muszong intercepts a pass and tries to break on the counter, but is quickly stopped by Kouassi.
18′ Bremer are starting to push more players upfield now as they try to find a way back into this game, but they can’t find a way past Bayern. Diop is trying to make something happen down the left, but he runs straight into Sarr and loses out.
E. Choupo-Moting
Assist
16′ Choupo-Moting got the right side of Muszong in the box to help Musiala with the one-two and set up the goal.
J. Musiala
Goal
16′ MUSIALA SCORES! It’s a lovely bit of play from Bayern, and they’re 2-0 up! Kimmich threads it through for Musiala and he plays a one-two with Choupo-Moting to get away from Warm. Seemann rushes off his line, but he keeps his cool and slots his effort past him and into the far bottom corner from the right of the box.
14′ Bremer just can’t cope with Bayern’s pressure and they’re being penned back in their own box. There’s a mix-up between Kmiec and Nobile which Musiala pounces on, but a heavy first touch gives Seemann the chance to clear his lines.
12′ GOOD SAVE! Tolisso lifts the ball over the top for Choupo-Moting and he brings it down well before drilling a low shot on goal. Seemann makes the block with his legs, but Olatunji doesn’t clear the danger. Bayern come again, but Sane fires his attempt high into the stands.
10′ It’s a sloppy pass out from Kmiec and he gifts the ball straight to Kimmich. He threads it through for Muller, but the forward just can’t get there in time and Nobile gets across to put it out for a corner.
E. Choupo-Moting
Goal
8′ CHOUPO-MOTING SCORES! Bayern win the ball back quickly again and it’s played quickly over the top to Sane. He pulls it back for Choupo-Moting, who stretches to bring it under control. He has to turn before firing his shot over Seemann’s outstretched hand and it’s in off the bottom of the crossbar. 1-0 Bayern!
7′ OFF THE LINE! Bayern seem to just drift past Bremer as they push forward again and Sane makes a good run down the left. He picks out Musiala on the right of the box and he goes for goal. He’s beaten Seemann, but Nobile is behind him to clear it off the goal line.
6′ Diop drives forward down the left and none of the Bayern players get across to close him down. So, he cuts inside into a pocket of space just outside the box where he has a shot, but it’s a comfortable one for Ulreich.
4′ Musiala pulls away from Kmiec with some clever footwork down the right before squaring it to Kimmich. He has his back to goal, so lays it off to Tolisso, but his low shot is straight at Seemann down the middle.
2′ Bayern are enjoying a good spell of possession now they’ve won the ball back and they’re patiently working their way upfield. Sarr touches it infield to Muller, who tries to set Musiala away, but Kmiec steps across to intercept it.
1′ Arnhold gets the game underway for Bremer!
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Bayern have only ever been knocked out in the first round of the DFB-Pokal twice before – the most recent team to eliminate them in the first round was TSV Vestenbergsgreuth in 1994-95 when they beat them 1-0.
Julian Nagelsmann makes seven changes to his team after their win over Cologne last time out but still names a strong side. Only Sule, Kimmich, Sane and Muller retain their places from the weekend, and the likes of Gnabry, Davies and Upamecano are amongst the substitutes.
Benjamin Eta makes just two changes to the side that beat Blumenthaler at the weekend and he brings Olatunji and Garcia into the starting line-up. Waki and Orlick drop to the bench.
BAYERN MUNICH SUBS: Josip Stanisic, Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Serge Gnabry, Alphonso Davies, Chris Richards, Taylor Booth, Dayot Upamecano, Malik Tillman, Michael Cuisance.
BAYERN MUNICH STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Sven Ulrich; Bouna Sarr, Niklas Sule, Tanguy Kouassi, Omar Richards; Joshua Kimmich, Corentin Tolisso; Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Jamal Musiala; Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
BREMER SUBS: Ole Bahr, Daniel Kunkel, Mahdi Matar, Atsushi Waki, Ali Wazneh, Amidou Jindo, Fabio Orlick, Benjamin Duell, Mucahit Ozkul.
BREMER STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Malte Seeman; Jan-Luca Warm, Ugo Nobile, Ikrami Olatunji, Sebastian Kmiec; Lukas Muszong, Mats Kaiser; Lamione Diop, Alexander Arnhold, Sebastian Kurkiewicz; Oscar Garcia.
It’s been nearly three weeks since this tie was originally supposed to take place, after a coronavirus outbreak at Bremer meant it had to postponed. Bayern are looking to start a cup run that would end in their 21st title in the competition, and make up for their second-round exit last year to Holstein Kiel. Bremer are looking to pull off one of the famous shocks in the competition’s history by knocking out the reigning Bundesliga champions, but they’ve only ever made it past the first round once in their nine appearances in the tournament.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the DFB-Pokal first-round meeting between Bremer and Bayern Munich at the Wohninvest Weserstadion!
E. Choupo-Moting
Goal