Michael Olise named Man of the Match in Bayern Munich’s nervy 1-0 win over Wolfsburg
FC Bayern was lucky to escape fairly unscathed
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - MAY 09: Michael Olise of FC Bayern Muenchen with the ball during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern München at Volkswagen Arena on May 09, 2026 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images Bayern Munich eked out a 1-0 win away to relegation candidate Wolfsburg, where the home side look far threatening than the Bavarians were for the entire match.
Michael Olise’s sublime curler in the 56th minute proved the difference and earned him the honor of being Man of the Match: Michael Olise (53%) has been voted Man of the Match pic. twitter. com/RBOBFomXbx — Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) May 9, 2026 Jonas Urbig is a strong candidate for MOTM, producing numerous saves to keep Wolfsburg from scoring.
His best save of the lot was deflecting a shot onto the post after he found himself one on one with the Wolfsburg player near the end of the match. While it’s far from a good performance for Bayern, it nevertheless serves as reprieve from the events of Wednesday night where it fell at the penultimate hurdle by losing to Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on aggregate in the Champions League semi-finals. Bayern’s focus turns to the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin against Stuttgart.
Before that, the final match of the Bundesliga season at home to FC Köln where the Bundesliga champions can properly celebrate with beer showers. If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast , Spotify , Apple , or any leading podcast distributor… Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: New, improved notifications system!