Situation: New coach, new stars: FC Bayern is making a fresh start after the first titleless season in twelve years. For Vincent Kompany, it is the first game as Bundesliga-Coach.

Statistics: FC Bayern last lost to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in 2015. Since then, there have been 16 wins and 2 draws.

Staff: The new Bayern defenders Ito and Stanisic are injured, and Sané is not yet fit to play after groin surgery. At VfL, the player whose name was chosen by former coach Glasner in England courted Lacroix.

Special features: The new Bayern coach Kompany was also a candidate in Wolfsburg two years ago. In 2022, VfL was looking for a successor to Florian Kohfeldt and decided on Niko Kovac.