Die Roten & Die Mannschaft

Bayern set a new record for the best first half of a season in Bundesliga history

1. Bayern 2025/26 (47 points, +53 GD)
2. Bayern 2013/14 (47 points, + 35 GD)

📸 Bundesliga

𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 conclude the first leg of the season with a win.

𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗫𝗜 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝗞𝗼̈𝗹𝗻

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳

𝗙𝗖 𝗞𝗼̈𝗹𝗻 vs. 𝗙𝗖 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻
at RheinEnergieStadion, Köln

𝘒𝘪𝘤𝘬-𝘰𝘧𝘧:
Munich time: 20.30
New Delhi time: 01.00
Jakarta time: 02.30

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴:
▶️ Bayern and Köln have faced each other 100 times before in the Bundesliga, with 53 wins for Bayern to 23 defeats, plus 24 draws. Recent meetings have been very much to Bavarian tastes, unbeaten in the last 21 competitive encounters (W19, D2).
▶️ Bayern remain the only unbeaten team across Europe’s top five leagues this season.
▶️ Both Bayern and Köln have the most goals by substitutes, with 11 for Bayern and 8 for Köln.
▶️ Köln have scored almost half (11) of their 24 goals this term in the second half, with seven coming in added time alone – a league high.

𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘶𝘱𝘴:
Neuer (c)
Laimer-Upamecano-Tah-Bischof
Pavlović-Goretzka
Olise-Karl-Díaz
Kane

Bayern are set to open contract talks with Harry Kane in February. The player and his management are open to extending the contract beyond 2027. [Bild]

Deadly trio!

Bayern announce that Josip Stanišić has sustained a ligament injury in his right ankle against Wolfsburg and will be sidelined for the time being. [FCB]

Top Scorers List after matchday 16

Bundesliga table after matchday 16.

𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 open the year 2026 with a big win.

𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗫𝗜 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲

𝗙𝗖 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗻 vs. 𝗩𝗳𝗟 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗳𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴
at Allianz Arena

𝘒𝘪𝘤𝘬-𝘰𝘧𝘧:
Munich time: 17.30
New Delhi time: 22.00
Jakarta time: 23.30

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘴:
▶️ FC Bayern are enjoying the best season in Bundesliga history so far with 13 wins, two draws, and a goal difference of +44.
▶️ The 55 goals scored are also a record at this stage of the campaign.
▶️ 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯 have never lost in 28 Bundesliga home meetings against the 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 (W26, D2).
▶️ Michael Olise is also set to make his 50th Bundesliga appearance on Sunday, meaning he hasn’t missed a single league game since his move to Bayern.
▶️ After a decent start to the campaign with five points from the first three games, Wolfsburg’s form slumped as they collected just three points from the next eight matches.

𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘶𝘱𝘴:
Neuer (c)
Laimer-Upamecano-Tah-Stanišić
Pavlović-Goretzka
Olise-Gnabry-Díaz
Kane