Viktoria Koln vs Bayern

After a slight stumble last weekend against Gladbach, Julian Nagelsmann's men took care of business in the DFB-Pokal. Here's who stood out.

Gnabry’s unselfish composure to slide it across to Sadio Mané for a tap-in to make it 3-0 and put the game to bed was a decisive moment. Bayern were about to take a paltry 1-0 lead into half-time when, in stoppage time, he combined with Gravenberch on the left wing and immediately drifted inside to receive — and before anybody had a chance to react, he fired a spectacular curler from a wide angle. It was to many people’s surprise a 0-0 draw past thirty minutes — and Gravenberch’s super effort that both opened Bayern’s account and helped them breathe easier the rest of the way. We’ll give the nod here to De Ligt for his composure and reliability as the recent transfer from It took Ryan Gravenberch’s super take at 35’ to open the scoring, and Mathys Tel’s improbable curler in stoppage time before the break to open the floodgates. Bayern were able to work some players back from injury, help out a third division side with a [share of the game receipts](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/8/30/23328541/bayern-munich-donate-dfb-pokal-viktoria-koln-3-liga-borussia-dortmund-hainer-kahn-brazzo-davies-mane), and give some younger players on their depth chart an extended run out.