Gnabry late show gives Kompany first Bayern win
A late goal by Serge Gnabry secured Bayern Munich a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Wolfsburg, giving new coach Vincent Kompany a winning start in the Bundesliga.
Wolfsburg started brightly, but the visitors made the better chances in the first half, taking the lead after fine work by Sacha Boey down the right to set up Jamal Musiala for an easy tap-in.
However, Bayern was punished for a slow start after the break and Boey brought down Tiago Tomas in the box, allowing Lovro Majer to equalise from the spot.
Wolfsburg created all kinds of trouble for the visitors' defence and Majer gave it the lead in the 55th minute, having also struck the post shortly before.
Thomas Muller became Bayern's all-time record appearance maker in the Bundesliga seconds before Jakub Kaminski's own goal levelled the scores in the 65th minute.
But Gnabry struck with eight minutes left on the clock to secure all three points for the Bavarian side.
While the plaudits from the game will go to the goalscorers, Muller cemented himself in the Bayern history books with the most appearances – this was his 474th Bundesliga match for the club, overtaking Sepp Maier.
Bayern has now scored in each of its past 32 Bundesliga games against Wolfsburg – 93 goals in total. It's the longest-scoring run against any particular side in its history.
Bayern is now unbeaten in its season-opener in each of the past 13 seasons – won 11, drawn two – a new record for a team in Bundesliga history.
