MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 18: Luis Diaz of Bayern Monaco celebrates his goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Atalanta BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
72’ — What would a Bayern match be if Bayern doesn’t concede from a corner, right? They go and do just that 🙂
71’ — Kim Min-jae stops another attack from Freiburg.
69’ — Another chance wasted.
66’ — Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.
61’ — The corner is taken short and Gnabry’s cross misses everyone and goes out.
57’ — Olise nearly levels the game but his shot goes wide.
56’ — Aleksandar Pavlovic, Konrad Laimer, and Michael Olise all brought on to help Bayern win the game.
54’ — Holer misses another sitter.
52’ — Lucas Holer skies his shot right in front of goal.
46’ — Freiburg come running at Bayern immediately after the restart and nearly grab a goal. They go again and score anyway.
45’ — Welcome back! Let’s get the second 45 minutes underway.
It has mostly been an even match but Freiburg definitely had the edge over the Rekordmeister. Bayern looked a bit shaky at times but managed to string a few attacking moves together and got attempts of their own.Manuel Neuer made three big saves that would otherwise easily have been a goal. It’s like he hasn’t missed a beat.Bayern appears to be struggling with Freiburg’s wide attacking plays. Conversely, they have been more than equal to all of the home side’s set-pieces. In the reverse fixture, Bayern went 0-2 down from two corners.
45+3’ — Halftime! Freiburg had missed another chance just before Daniel Siebert blew for halftime.
45+2’ — Bayern clear a corner kick by Freiburg.
45’ — Three minutes of stoppage time is added on. Gnabry meanwhile shoots but his shot goes wide by mere inches.
43’ — Karl shoots again but Atobulu spills it. Diaz tries the bicycle kick and it lands for Bischof who fires high and wide.
42’ — There’s a scramble in the box but Bayern couldn’t sneak the ball tthrough.
40’ — Philipp Lienhart heads the corner kick wide.
37’ — Karl finds Stanisic between the defenders but his heavy touch means the chance is gone.
34’ — Neuer parries the ball off the line from close range!
30’ — Gnabry with a pathetic free-kick.
29’ — Matthias Ginter cautioned for his foul on Luis Diaz.
28’ — Neuer saves AGAIN.
27’ — Beste shoots low in the far corner, but Neuer is more than equal to it and saves it comfortably.
25’ — Jonathan Tah commits a foul just outside the box; he gets a yellow card.
24’ — Jan-Niklas Beste is flagged offside.
20’ — It’s ping-pong inside the Freiburg box which started from Lennart Karl’s bending shot. It ends with Kimmich’s left-footed shot getting saved by Atobulu.
19’ — Luis Diaz down, knocked down by Treu.
15’ — Philipp Treu finds himself in a prime place to score but misses the target.
12’ — Guerreiro accidentally blocks Tom Bischof’s shot, off a Josip Stanisic pass.
10’ — Serge Gnabry almost latches onto Raphael Guerreiro’s through ball, but Noah Atobulu rushes out and clears it.
9’ — Joshua Kimmich felled by a nasty challenge from Johan Manzambi.
5’ — Manuel Neuer’s slack pass gets intercepted by Freiburg players, but the shot is well wide of the mark.
Kickoff! — Auf geht’s!
Lineups are out! There’s a lot of rotation in this team; Vincent Kompany is obviously saving his best players for next week.
Bayern’s subs:
Freiburg’s starting XI:
Bayern Munich welcomed back its players from the international break and they’re (mostly) in one piece upon touching down in Munich. Save for Harry Kane’s absence, the Bavarians are at a decent level of strength heading into this match with SC Freiburg.
Freiburg sit nine points outside of the European spots but with a maximum of 27 points still up for grabs until the end of the season, they’re looking to win any points they can. There is a chance they could do something, as Bayern is saving up for their massive Champions League clash with Real Madrid in the quarter-finals next week, but the Rekordmeister isn’t willing to give away free points.
Location: Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg, Germany
Date: Saturday, 4 April 2026
Time: 3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EST | 6:30 AM PST
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
Bayern wins 3-0 with goals from Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, and Luis Díaz.
It’s Bayern time.
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