On Wednesday night, Bayern Munich clinched a 2-0 win against RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal quarter-final clash at the Allianz Arena. Courtesy of this win, Bayern advanced to the final four of the competition for the first time in six years.
Surprisingly, Leipzig started the brighter of the two sides, but by the midway point of the first half Bayern was the team clearly in the ascendancy. Overall, Die Roten had the better of the exchanges in the first half but Leipzig goalkeeper- Maarten Vandevoordt made two quality saves to keep the game goalless at the break.
Bayern got stronger after the resumption and secured victory midway through the second half in the space of just three minutes. Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, and soon after Luis Diaz got the second with a neat finish past an onrushing Vandevoordt. From a game in which Bayern produced a solid team effort, let’s focus on three players who stood out.
Michael Olise
Once again, Michael Olise was heavily influential in the attacking third for Bayern without scoring a goal himself. The 24-year-old winger was near-perfect with his passing on the night, finding a teammate on 94% of his passes (45/48), including the splendid one-time pass from the right side of midfield that released Luis Diaz for the second goal.
With 81 touches in the game, Olise was in the thick of the action throughout the game. In the attack, apart from assisting Diaz for the second goal, he also created two other chances and was accurate with four of his seven crosses.
Off the ball, the Frenchman won half of his 12 contested ground duels and completed six recoveries to round off a fine individual performance.