MICHAEL OLISE SCORED twice and set up three more goals as Bayern Munich came from two down to beat Freiburg 6-2 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Olise created goals for Lennart Karl, Dayot Upamecano and Nicolas Jackson, while Harry Kane also got on the scoresheet as Bayern clicked into gear, having trailed after early goals from Freiburg’s Yuito Suzuki and Johan Manzambi.
The win sent Bayern eight points at the top of the table, after Borussia Dortmund dropped points at home to Stuttgart.
With Wednesday’s trip to Arsenal on his mind, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany shuffled his deck, leaving captain Joshua Kimmich on the bench and resting former Gunners forward Serge Gnabry.
The move looked to have backfired early with Suzuki and Manzambi both scoring from set-pieces to put Freiburg two up.
Bayern stormed back, teenage winger Karl collecting an Olise pass and sliding home. The starlet then created Bayern’s second for Olise, repaying the favour for the France forward to hit a deflected shot home from close range.
Karl had a goal struck off for offside early in the second but Bayern took the lead shortly after, Upamecano tapping in an Olise corner.
Kane scored with half an hour remaining, blasting in from close range for Bayern’s fourth. The England captain now has 24 goals in 18 games in all competitions this season, including 14 from 11 in the league.
Olise teed up Jackson for a fifth and then added a late goal to round out the comeback and complete an incredible performance for the defending German champions, who have dropped just two points in 18 matches in all competitions this season.
Borussia Dortmund led twice but were twice pegged back in a 3-3 home draw against Stuttgart, with visiting Germany striker Deniz Undav scoring a second-half hat-trick.
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An Emre Can penalty and a Maximilian Beier tap-in had Dortmund 2-0 up at half-time. Undav scored twice either side of home striker Serhou Guirassy having a goal struck off for offside.
Dortmund thought they had won when Karim Adeyemi scored on the counter in the final minute, but Undav completed his hat-trick in the first minute of stoppage time to snatch a point.
Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 3-1 win away at Wolfsburg, with Jonas Hofmann, Edmond Tapsoba and Malik Tillman scoring for the visitors.
The win took Leverkusen past Dortmund and Stuttgart into second.
Barcelona players celebrate a goal on their homecoming. Alamy Stock Photo
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In Spain, Barcelona made a triumphant return to their rebuilt Camp Nou stadium with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to go joint top of La Liga, following two and a half years playing in exile.
The Spanish champions had planned to reopen their stadium a year ago but construction delays and other setbacks meant they were forced to wait for their homecoming, before a reduced capacity crowd of 45,157.
Ferran Torres netted a brace after Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring. Fermin Lopez also struck in a comfortable win against Athletic, who had Oihan Sancet sent off in the second half.
Hansi Flick’s side pulled level with Real Madrid at the top of the table. Los Blancos visit Elche on Sunday.
Barca set off fireworks before and after the game as a little more than 45,000 fans filled the three stands which had been opened.
Despite exorbitant prices, the match was virtually sold out. Barca hope to be able to open up more seats by 2026, and be at the full 105,000 capacity next season.
In France, Paul Pogba made his return to competitive football in Monaco’s 4-1 loss at Rennes on Saturday, while Paris Saint-Germain kept hold of top spot in Ligue 1 with a win over Le Havre.
Pogba, 32, came on as a late substitute for Monaco in his first appearance in over two years after his career was derailed by injuries, a doping suspension and an extortion case in which he was the victim.
PSG eased to a 3-0 victory at home to Le Havre courtesy of goals from Lee Kang-in, Joao Neves and Bradley Barcola.
Luis Enrique’s side reclaimed first place and their two-point cushion after temporarily dropping behind Marseille and Lens, who edged Strasbourg 1-0 earlier on Saturday.
Marseille thrashed Nice 5-1 on Friday as Mason Greenwood scored twice to become the league’s top scorer with 10 goals.
In Italy, champions Napoli thumped Atalanta 3-1 to climb back top of Serie A on Saturday inspired by a brace from their Brazilian winger David Neres.
While Napoli now boast 25 points, Inter Milan, Bologna and Roma are all on 24, with Inter playing AC Milan and Roma taking on Cremonese on Sunday.
After losing last time out to Bologna, Napoli bounced back by racing three ahead in the first half with Neres scoring on 17 and 38 minutes before Nao Lang’s headed effort sent the champions 3-0 at half-time.
Atalanta pulled a goal back seven minutes after the break through Gianluca Scamacca but failed to push on as the Bergamo club sit 13th with 13 points from 12 games.
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Olise and Kane on target as Bayern Munich dispatch Freiburg
LAST UPDATE | 22 Nov 2025
MICHAEL OLISE SCORED twice and set up three more goals as Bayern Munich came from two down to beat Freiburg 6-2 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Olise created goals for Lennart Karl, Dayot Upamecano and Nicolas Jackson, while Harry Kane also got on the scoresheet as Bayern clicked into gear, having trailed after early goals from Freiburg’s Yuito Suzuki and Johan Manzambi.
The win sent Bayern eight points at the top of the table, after Borussia Dortmund dropped points at home to Stuttgart.
With Wednesday’s trip to Arsenal on his mind, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany shuffled his deck, leaving captain Joshua Kimmich on the bench and resting former Gunners forward Serge Gnabry.
The move looked to have backfired early with Suzuki and Manzambi both scoring from set-pieces to put Freiburg two up.
Bayern stormed back, teenage winger Karl collecting an Olise pass and sliding home. The starlet then created Bayern’s second for Olise, repaying the favour for the France forward to hit a deflected shot home from close range.
Karl had a goal struck off for offside early in the second but Bayern took the lead shortly after, Upamecano tapping in an Olise corner.
Kane scored with half an hour remaining, blasting in from close range for Bayern’s fourth. The England captain now has 24 goals in 18 games in all competitions this season, including 14 from 11 in the league.
Olise teed up Jackson for a fifth and then added a late goal to round out the comeback and complete an incredible performance for the defending German champions, who have dropped just two points in 18 matches in all competitions this season.
Borussia Dortmund led twice but were twice pegged back in a 3-3 home draw against Stuttgart, with visiting Germany striker Deniz Undav scoring a second-half hat-trick.
An Emre Can penalty and a Maximilian Beier tap-in had Dortmund 2-0 up at half-time. Undav scored twice either side of home striker Serhou Guirassy having a goal struck off for offside.
Dortmund thought they had won when Karim Adeyemi scored on the counter in the final minute, but Undav completed his hat-trick in the first minute of stoppage time to snatch a point.
Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 3-1 win away at Wolfsburg, with Jonas Hofmann, Edmond Tapsoba and Malik Tillman scoring for the visitors.
The win took Leverkusen past Dortmund and Stuttgart into second.
In Spain, Barcelona made a triumphant return to their rebuilt Camp Nou stadium with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to go joint top of La Liga, following two and a half years playing in exile.
The Spanish champions had planned to reopen their stadium a year ago but construction delays and other setbacks meant they were forced to wait for their homecoming, before a reduced capacity crowd of 45,157.
Ferran Torres netted a brace after Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring. Fermin Lopez also struck in a comfortable win against Athletic, who had Oihan Sancet sent off in the second half.
Hansi Flick’s side pulled level with Real Madrid at the top of the table. Los Blancos visit Elche on Sunday.
Barca set off fireworks before and after the game as a little more than 45,000 fans filled the three stands which had been opened.
Despite exorbitant prices, the match was virtually sold out. Barca hope to be able to open up more seats by 2026, and be at the full 105,000 capacity next season.
In France, Paul Pogba made his return to competitive football in Monaco’s 4-1 loss at Rennes on Saturday, while Paris Saint-Germain kept hold of top spot in Ligue 1 with a win over Le Havre.
Pogba, 32, came on as a late substitute for Monaco in his first appearance in over two years after his career was derailed by injuries, a doping suspension and an extortion case in which he was the victim.
PSG eased to a 3-0 victory at home to Le Havre courtesy of goals from Lee Kang-in, Joao Neves and Bradley Barcola.
Luis Enrique’s side reclaimed first place and their two-point cushion after temporarily dropping behind Marseille and Lens, who edged Strasbourg 1-0 earlier on Saturday.
Marseille thrashed Nice 5-1 on Friday as Mason Greenwood scored twice to become the league’s top scorer with 10 goals.
In Italy, champions Napoli thumped Atalanta 3-1 to climb back top of Serie A on Saturday inspired by a brace from their Brazilian winger David Neres.
While Napoli now boast 25 points, Inter Milan, Bologna and Roma are all on 24, with Inter playing AC Milan and Roma taking on Cremonese on Sunday.
After losing last time out to Bologna, Napoli bounced back by racing three ahead in the first half with Neres scoring on 17 and 38 minutes before Nao Lang’s headed effort sent the champions 3-0 at half-time.
Atalanta pulled a goal back seven minutes after the break through Gianluca Scamacca but failed to push on as the Bergamo club sit 13th with 13 points from 12 games.
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