After the goalless league draw at Schalke, Vincent Kompany restored his first-choice attacking trio. Kane, Olise and Musiala, who had all started on the bench in Gelsenkirchen, returned to the starting line-up. Musiala’s inclusion was particularly notable: after making a brief substitute appearance against Schalke, the 23-year-old was back in the XI from the outset.
Haikin keeps dominant Bayern at bay
The balance of power was clear from the opening minutes. Bayern controlled possession, pushed their defensive line high up the pitch and pinned Bodø/Glimt deep inside their own half. The Norwegians had arrived with their familiar 4-3-3 and the intention of playing proactively even against elite opposition, but Bayern’s aggressive pressure gave them very little opportunity to do so.
Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović controlled the centre of the pitch and allowed the full-backs to push forward. Whenever Bayern lost possession, they counter-pressed quickly, leaving Bodø/Glimt’s key midfielder Patrick Berg with very little time to dictate his team’s build-up. The visitors were forced to defend much deeper than usual and struggled to find controlled routes out of their own half.
The main reason the game remained goalless was Nikita Haikin. The Bodø goalkeeper produced five saves in the first half and, among other opportunities, denied a dangerous Luis Díaz header with an excellent reaction stop. Bayern repeatedly worked their way into shooting positions, but either lacked the final bit of precision or found Haikin in their way.
The only genuinely nervy moment in front of Manuel Neuer’s goal was created by Bayern themselves. A misplaced Dayot Upamecano back-pass caught Neuer out and rolled just wide of his own post. Bodø/Glimt, by contrast, offered virtually no attacking threat before the interval.
Musiala breaks the deadlock straight after half-time
Bodø/Glimt suffered another setback at the break when their best performer up to that point had to come off. Haikin was unable to continue because of injury and was replaced by Julian Faye Lund. Just two minutes later, the substitute goalkeeper was picking the ball out of his net.
Kane dropped away from the front line and set up Musiala, who made it 1-0 in the 47th minute. The timing was particularly cruel for Bodø/Glimt. The Norwegians had survived 45 minutes of sustained pressure, but now had to abandon their purely defensive game plan.
That played directly into Bayern’s hands. Spaces began to open up between the visitors’ lines, while the hosts increased the tempo of their combinations. Musiala repeatedly occupied the pockets between midfield and defence, Olise drifted inside from the right and Kane occasionally dropped out of the centre-forward position. Bodø/Glimt increasingly struggled with their defensive assignments.
The second goal arrived in the 61st minute. This time Olise provided the assist and Kane applied the finish, scoring in an eighth consecutive Champions League match. By then, the outcome was effectively decided.
Bayern never allow Bodø/Glimt to settle
The scale of Bayern’s control is best illustrated by the numbers behind their chance creation. The hosts produced 25 shots and put 11 of them on target, while Bodø/Glimt managed only three attempts in the entire match – none of them tested Manuel Neuer. The 37-6 advantage in touches inside the opposition penalty area also underlines just how one-sided the game became.
Bayern had around two-thirds of the possession, but more important was what they did with it. They completed 649 passes at a 93 per cent success rate, kept Bodø/Glimt constantly on the move and often regained possession before the Norwegian side could even launch a counter-attack.
The quality of the chances also clearly favoured Bayern, with expected goals of 2.49 compared to 0.20. The final 5-0 scoreline was therefore even more emphatic than the underlying quality of the chances would suggest. Bayern were particularly clinical after the break, while Bodø/Glimt’s figure of just 0.20 accurately reflected how little they were able to create going forward.
That is especially notable given that the Norwegian league leaders had arrived in Munich on an 18-game unbeaten run in all competitions and with plenty of confidence. A side that normally looks to attack aggressively and generates plenty of shots domestically was reduced almost entirely to defensive work.
Davies scores a stunner, Olise steals the show
The most spectacular goal of the night arrived in the 77th minute through Alphonso Davies. Bodø/Glimt failed to clear a corner properly, the ball dropped outside the penalty area and the Canadian drove a superb strike into the net to make it 3-0.
Olise then took centre stage. The Frenchman added the fourth in the 83rd minute before scoring again in the second minute of stoppage time to complete the scoring. With two goals and one assist, he was directly involved in three of Bayern’s five goals and was the outstanding attacking player on the pitch. Beyond his end product, he repeatedly found space on the right and caused problems with his movement into central areas.
His performance was deservedly recognised with the Man of the Match award. Despite taking plenty of risks in the final third, Olise still completed 83 per cent of his passes, covered 11 kilometres and reached a top speed of 31.4 km/h. He combined technical quality with a high level of activity and became increasingly difficult to contain after half-time.
For Bodø defender Odin Bjørtuft, however, the difficult evening ended prematurely. In the 87th minute, he brought Olise down just outside the penalty area as the last defender and was shown a straight red card. The incident summed up a second half in which Bodø/Glimt’s defence was increasingly overwhelmed by the space and Bayern’s pace.
Elversberg next after European statement
Bayern produced the response they wanted after the disappointing 0-0 draw at Schalke. The contrast between the two halves was particularly striking: their control was already almost total before the break, but after Musiala’s opener they added greater pace, precision and efficiency in front of goal.
Kompany’s side return to Bundesliga action on Sunday, when they travel to newly promoted SV Elversberg. The newcomers have made a surprisingly strong start with two wins from their opening two league matches. After their emphatic 5-0 European victory, Bayern will now look to return to winning ways domestically as well.
