On Saturday evening, Bayern Munich faced RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena. After trailing 1-0 at the end of the first half with the hosts having had, by far, the better of the exchanges, it appeared as if Bayern’s unbeaten run was destined to end in Leipzig.
However, after being on the back foot for the majority of the opening 45-minute period Bayern produced an amazing comeback in the second half by scoring five goals without reply.
Let’s take a look at the players who were able to take it up several gears in the second half for the Bavarian giants and secure what, for most of the evening, appeared to be an unlikely 5-1 win on matchday 18 of the ongoing Bundesliga season.
Michael Olise
Serge Gnabry drew Bayern level just five minutes into the second half. Seven minutes later, with the momentum having now shifted in Bayern’s favor, Vincent Kompany introduced his creative wizard-Michael Olise.
True to the labelling, Magic Mike didn’t disappoint. Ten minutes after stepping onto the pitch, following a fine run down the right flank, Olise initiated Leipzig’s demise with a pinpoint cross off his weaker right foot which Harry Kane smashed home to give Bayern the lead after 67 minutes.
In the 82nd minute, Olise registered another assist when Jonathan Tah headed in his corner to make it 3-1. Three minutes later, the 24-year-old French winger completed a hattrick of assists when he rewarded Aleksandar Pavlovic for his lung-bursting run by squaring the ball for Pavlo to tap in.
With two minutes left in regulation time, Olise scored the fifth and final goal. Amazingly, Olise had a direct hand in all four of the goals scored after his introduction, and simultaneously proved that his dull showing last Wednesday against Koln was merely an aberration.