VfL Osnabrück vs Bayern Munich: Full lineups confirmed as Olise & Kane start in DFB-Pokal 2026-27 match
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The visitors will begin their cup defence tonight.
Bayern Munich will travel to the Bremer Brücke Stadium to face second-tier VfL Osnabrück in the first round of the DFB-Pokal 2026-27 on Wednesday night. Die Bayern are heavy favourites for tonight’s match, coming into the fixture as the reigning Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal champions.
After lifting the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup by beating Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich made a winning start to their Bundesliga title defence with a solid 5-1 home win over VfB Stuttgart. Dayot Upamecano, Michael Olise, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Luis Diaz found the back of the net for Die Roten.
Having lifted the DFB-Pokal title last season by beating Stuttgart in the final, Vincent Kompany will hope that his side can make a winning start to the competition tonight. They should not face too much resistance from VfL Osnabrück, who play in the 2. Bundesliga.
The Purple Whites currently sit in 14th place in the German second division and will need to produce something extraordinary to challenge the mighty Bayern firepower.
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VfL Osnabrück vs Bayern Munich Lineups
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VfL Osnabrück
Starting XI: Jonas Krumrey; Robin Fabinski, Jannik Muller, Niklas Wiemann; Patrick Kammerbauer, Fridolin Wagner, Bjarke Jacobsen, Ismail Badjie; Adrian Beck, Leonhard Munst; Robin Meissner.
Bench: Niklas Sauter (gk), Joel Abu Hanna, Konrad Faber, Theo Janotta, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Tony Lesueur, Leon Opitz, Luca Raimund, Bernd Riesselmann.
Bayern Munich
Starting XI: Jonas Urbig; Josip Stanisic, Kim Min-jae, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown; Joshua Kimmich, Tom Bischof; Michael Olise, Ismail Saibari, Luis Diaz; Harry Kane.
Bench: Manuel Neuer (gk), Sven Ulreich (gk), Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Konrad Laimer, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Lennart Karl, Aleksandar Pavlovic.
When is the VfL Osnabrück vs Bayern Munich DFB-Pokal 2026-27 match?
The first‑round clash will be played on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with kick‑off in India at 12:30 AM IST on Thursday, September 3.
Where will VfL Osnabrück vs Bayern Munich be played?
The match takes place at the Bremer Brücke Stadium in Osnabrück, Germany.
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