Michael Olise has left Bayern Munich's fans very excited after scoring his first goal for the club. It took just 12 minutes of his first start for the Bavarian giants to find the back of the net as Bayern faced Swiss side Grasshoppers in a friendly clash. Olise's goal was quite a hit with the Frenchman unleashing a left-footed volley into the far corner of the net from inside the penalty area. Responding to his goal, fans were very impressed. One said: "I'm at a loss for words. What a complete player. He plays like he doesn't have a care in the world!" A second supporter said: "The Olise hype train is being justified everyday." A third wrote: "I can't believe my eyes, Olise is unreal," while another added: "Olise is hitting 40 G+A this season." Harry Kane then made it 2-0 to Bayern two minutes after half-time. Mathys Tel and Thomas Muller also got on the scoresheet to complete the 4-0 route. Olise's strike against Grasshoppers came just days after he made his first contribution for the the club. Coming on as a sub in the DFB-Pokal clash with second-tier side Ulm, Olise took just two minutes to grab an assist as he set up Kingley Coman to find the back of the net. The French winger joined Bayern earlier this summer in a £60million deal having turned down the chance to join Chelsea. Explaining his move, Olise said: "The talks with FC Bayern were very positive, and I’m very happy to now be playing for such a big club. "It's a great challenge, and that's exactly what I was looking for. "I want to prove myself at this level and play my part in ensuring that we win as many titles as possible with our team in the coming years." Olise previously spent time at the Chelsea academy from 2009 to 2016 before being signed by Manchester City. He didn't make his professional debut until a move to Reading a year later where he lit up the Championship. The 22-year-old has since become a Premier League regular at Selhurst Park, with his ten goals during the 2023/24 season his best yet. But given his fast start to life at Bayern, you'd expect that it could be a big season for the French star. Bayern is slowly maturing into a complete team under Vincent Kompany, and the progress can be seen game by game. The first preseason friendly (versus Rottach-Egern) was a messy affair, given that most players had only been training for a few days. The next game versus Düren was little better, with the hard-fought draw versus a 4th division side leaving a poor first impression of the new coach’s system. Since then, however, things have been looking up. The addition of the German NT players and an extra week of training paid dividends when Bayern Munich beat Tottenham 2-1 in Seoul. A week later, another week of training yielded an even more dominant performance, as the team went to London and slapped Spurs in their own back yard. The following game against WSG Tirol was a languid affair lacking in intensity, which was quickly remedied in the DFB Pokal opener vs SSV Ulm. Now, we have this win over Grasshopper Club Zürich, a game which saw almost the whole squad take part, and the entire outfield subbed at the hour mark. Despite this, Bayern Munich played as a cohesive unit throughout, maintained an intense pressing effort, demonstrated solid positioning on and off the ball, and scored twice in each half (two goals by each set of outfielders). Comparing today’s win over Grasshoppers to the original draw vs Düren, you can see the way the team has evolved with each week of preseason. Kompany has a plan and he’s slowly refining the execution by his players. So far, we’ve seen an improvement in not just the team’s fitness, but the overall execution of the game plan. Compared to the complete stagnation we saw under Thomas Tuchel, Vincent Kompany’s arrival has so far breathed new life into this Bayern Munich team. The Frenchman has been training with the team for less than a week and it shows — he’s clearly not on the same wavelength as his teammates. However, that hardly seems to matter, as Olise plays like a precision instrument designed to create goals and assists. His goal today is hardly worth mentioning — it was a great finish off an opportunistic bounce. The rest of Olise’s game was much more impressive. He has an incredible first touch, turning bad passes into good ones by virtue of his control alone. He’s not just someone who can cross the ball and dribble — he’s adept at following runners and delivering through balls into the feet of attacking players. He can roam all over the pitch and is effective on both flanks, while also being a deadly threat via set piece deliveries. All things considered, Olise simply seems like a more complete footballer than the existing trio of Bayern Munich wingers. Let’s see if those first impressions last as competitive football begins in earnest this week. Grasshoppers FC were completely shut down in the first 60 minutes, and it was thanks to João Palhinha. The Portuguese midfielder is showing glimpses of what he can do when shielding the defense, as his presence kept a makeshift backline of Eric Dier and Leon Goretzka safe for an entire hour. You’d be hard pressed to recall even a single chance the opponents created during the first 60’, because any halfway-decent pass was immediately smothered by the former Fulham man before the center-back even had to intervene. Grasshoppers made far bigger inroads into the Bayern box once Palhinha was subbed. While they still didn’t score, Upamecano and Kim had much more work to do than Dier and Goretzka, simply because they didn’t have a true DM protecting them. If these performances hold, João Palhinha might become “that guy” for Bayern Munich, similar to Javi Martinez back in 2013. Bayern are all set for the new Bundesliga campaign and Sunday’s opener in Wolfsburg after another impressive display in their final friendly of pre-season. The team put on a show with their performance at the Campus against Grasshopper Club Zürich, running out 4-0 winners. There were a number of positives for Vincent Kompany’s side against their Swiss opponents. As they’d been in previous games during pre-season, Bayern were on the front foot and pressing high. Winning the ball several times in the opposition half meant they carved out a number of chances. “The levels of activity with wanting to defend on the front foot, we’ve seen that throughout pre-season, but obviously also with an eye on not being too open,” claimed Max Eberl after full-time. New signing Michael Olise was impressive against Grasshoppers and opened the scoring. It was a chance for players who returned late to pre-season to get some more minutes under their belts. “It was important we had another warm-up game to gain fitness and further engrain the patterns and new ideas,” added the board member for sport, who appeared pleased with how the team played. “It was a positive result, and we didn’t concede any goals.” Michael Olise’s performance in particular will have made fans even more excited for the coming campaign. Bayern’s new forward only arrived for training last week after his exploits at the Olympic Games, but he’s given viewers an immediate insight into his ability with an assist off the bench in the DFB Cup against Ulm last Friday and now from the start against Grasshoppers, with the 22-year-old scoring the opening goal. “He’s continuing what he showed at the Olympics. He’s only been here a week, but he’s already looked very good,” stated Eberl. Mathys Tel scored Bayern’s third goal against Grasshoppers. The 50-year-old believes the team are now very much set to kick off the league season at the weekend: “I have a very good feeling with the squad. We’re really happy. The new coaching team is bringing in new energy. The players have had some very good performances in pre-season.” Forward Mathys Tel, who scored a sublime goal for Bayern’s third, is also optimistic looking ahead to Matchday 1: “The game was important for our confidence. We’ve worked very hard and are ready for Wolfsburg. We need to remain calm and attack in the game.” We don’t have a regular postgame podcast episode today, but INNN did record and post his thoughts on the game on our Daily Show, available to all supporters of our Patreon. If you’ve been on the fence about joining thus far, give it a shot! We put out extra content like this on our Patreon every single day — plus added perks like a member exclusive Discord server, QandA sessions, and more! Support Bavarian Podcast Works on Patreon! As always, any and all support is greatly appreciated! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. ADVERTISEMENT And that's it for now. Thank you very much for watching this friendly match here on VAVEL. Have a good day and see you next time! Bayern comfortably beat Grasshopper in the friendly match in preparation for the 2024-25 season! Muller, from Raphael Guerreiro's cross, managed to finish in the right corner to score Bayern's fourth goal! Irankunda risked the long shot and sent a ball over the top of the goal. Irankuda received Tel's cross and headed hard, but Hammel palmed it away long! The game is now slow again, where both teams do not move around. Grasshopper switch: Maurin exit and Schurpf entry. Filipe de Carvalho, in the large area, got a shot, but sent the ball into Neuer's hands. Kimmich said the pass to Tel, at the entrance to the area, he hit hard, sending the ball straight, to score Bayern's third! We have a list of Bayern substitutes: Sam Kane, Goretzka, Dier, Olise, Coman, Davies, João Palhinha, Laimer, Vidovic and Aznou for the entries of Irankunda, Pavlovic, Kimmich, Fuerreiro, Tel, Gnabry, Kim, Upamecano, Boey and Muller. Lee got the pass for Maurin, who hit the ball long and sent the ball straight to the goal. João Palinho, did not pass Vidovic, batted long and sent a ball over the top of the goal. Vidovic barely managed to escape, but he was prevented and the attempt was annulled. And confirming that no interval or Grasshopper made changes: they brought in Morandi, Muci, Abels and Schmitz for the entries of Ndicka, Stroscio, Lee Young-Jun and Filipe de Carvalho. And Bayern extend their lead! Kane, on a pass from Aznou, gets the shot to score Bayern's second! The teams return to the pitch and the ball rolls for the second half of the match! With an early goal from Olise, Bayern are winning the friendly against Grasshopper 1-0! Vidovic crossed the corner into the box and Goretzka headed it, but it hit the defense. Laimer, with a pass inside the area, managed a strong shot and the ball was blocked by the defense, going out for a corner. The game was now stopped for a few minutes to assist Goretzka, who was left on the ground. Coman, on a pass from Goretzka, managed a powerful shot, but sent the ball over the goal. And the game once again has few chances of danger, where Bayern dominates possession and tries to go forward in search of the second goal. Now it was Vidovic's turn, on Coman's pass, to be blocked, winning the corner, for the cross where Davies arrived to hit, but on top of the defense! João Palhinha tried a shot from distance and hit the defense, in yet another shot from outside the Bayern area. Kane managed to finish from distance and Hammel palmed it into the right corner, sending the ball out for a corner, crossed into the area for the defense to clear and Olise to grab the rebound, sending the ball out! Muci, on Grasshopper's first run, manages to finish, but is blocked by the defense. Olise, with the pass already inside the area, managed to finish, sending the ball into the top left corner, with no chance of defense, opening the score! And as expected, Bayern started the match on top, with possession of the ball and exchanging passes in the attacking half. Kane, on a pass from Laimer, managed a strong finish, but was blocked by the defense. The teams take to the pitch and the ball rolls for the first half of the match! Musiala will not be used in today's friendly, having been rested to avoid injury. ⏳ Schaut euch die Partie live auf 𝗙𝗖 𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗩 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 an 👉 https://t.co/84MqVhddgS#packmas #FCBGCZ pic.twitter.com/7PKEDoFDLt — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) August 20, 2024 Kurtin, Matam, Paskotsi, Ferreira, Schurpf, Stroscio and Young-Jun Lee. Hammel, Abels, Tobers, Seko and Schmitz; Meyer, Ndenge and Abrashi; Morandi, Muci and Maurin. The players are already warming up for the match soon! We now open the broadcast of the match between Bayern and Grasshopper, in another international friendly here at VAVEL! Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Bayern vs Grasshopper match. If you want to watch the game Bayern vs Grasshopper live on TV, your options is: none. If you want to directly stream it: Streaming services and FC Bayern.tv Plus app. If you want to watch it on internet, VAVEL US is your best option! “I'm pleased. We got off to a good start and took an early 2-0 lead. I'm also very pleased that we didn't concede any goals. Games like this aren't always easy. It was important that we won our duels and fought hard to win second balls. It wasn't always perfect, but we played with discipline. 4-0 is good, now let's move on. It's important that we show the right energy. That's the basis. It has to be there,” said Bayern coach Kompany. Muller also celebrated Bayern's victory, appreciating the team's performance: “We were serious, but we weren't perfect. We wanted to implement a lot of what we've worked on over the last few weeks. It's fun, I'm feeling good, physically I'm in good shape. I did my job, I affected the game in a positive way, so that makes me happy. If you look at how we work with possession and how we win our games, you'll see a difference from what didn't work so well for us last year. I thought it was a good performance, even if there is still room for improvement in possession.” Finally, Kimmich celebrated the early goals in the match: “The early goals brought calm. Overall, it was a deserved and dominant victory. Everything wasn't perfect yet, but we won and qualified for the next round - that's what matters. I always try to push myself. If we win 4-0 in the end, then it's all good.” “We started well, had a lot of possession and created dangerous chances. We came out flying at the start because we want to go further in the cup this year. We had a bit of energy and tried to play good soccer. There was a lot of good energy in our performance. It's been a lot of fun at the moment. In the end, we deserved the win, all things considered,” added Gnabry. Grasshopper used the following line-up in their defeat to Gallen: Hamme, Paskotsi, Tobers, Seko and Schmitz; Ndenge, Meyer and Abrashi; Maurin, Asuma and Morandi. In the win against SSV Ulm, Bayern used the following line-up: Neuer, Stanisic, Kim, Upamecano and Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic, Gnabry, Musiala and Tel; Muller. For the season Bayern brought in Irakuda, Vidovic, João Palhinha, Olise, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Stanisic, Ito and Dier. The departures were Mazraoui, De Ligt, Zaragoza, Henning, Scholze, Schenk, Vinlof, Morrison, Zvonarek, Kabadayi, Fukui, Lawrence, Sieb, Kratzic, Krattenmacher, Adu, Herold, Tillman and Nubel. Grasshopper brought in Maurin, Stroscio, Muci, Decarli and Schmitz for the season, while Momoh, Dadashov, Meier, Kalem and Fink left. In four Super League games, Grasshopper are bottom with one point, one behind Young Boys and Yyverdon, two behind Luasanne and three behind Winterthur. In the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, Bayern finished third on 72 points, seven clear of Leipzig, one behind Stuttgart and 18 behind champions Leverkusen. Grasshopper, meanwhile, played four pre-season friendlies, the first of which was a 1-1 draw with Schaffhauesen on June 29. On July 5, they lost 4-0 to Sion. On the 10th, now 2-1, they beat Austria Lustenau. On the 13th, a 1-0 defeat to Altach rounded off the friendly matches. Then on the 20th, starting the season in the Swiss Super League, another 2-1 defeat, now to FC Lugano. On the 27th, a 2-2 draw with Luzern. On the third, a 3-0 defeat to Basel. On the 11th, the defeat came against St Gallen, 1-0. Finally, on Sunday (18), the 9-0 victory came away to Regensdorf in the Swiss Cup, with goals from Schurpf (3), Morandi, Mabil (3), Meyer and Dabunski. Bayern Munich come into this clash having already played an official match this season. On Friday (16), they won 4-0 away to SSV Ulm, with goals from Muller (2), Coman and Kane, in the German Cup. Before that, Bayern played five friendly matches. On July 24, they beat Rottach-Egern 14-1. On the 28th, a 1-1 draw with Duren. On July 3, 2-1, and July 10, 3-2, Bayern beat Tottenham in two friendly matches. After that, they beat WSG Tirol 3-0 on Tuesday 13th. My name is Victor Cunha and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.