Bayern Munich beat 1. FC Magdeburg 6-1 in the second round of the DFB Cup on Wednesday, with Michael Olise scoring twice. After his second goal, Olise gestured towards the substitutes’ bench and Harry Kane returned the gesture with a smile.
Olise scores two
Olise put Bayern Munich 1-0 up in the 10th minute and made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 50th minute. Ismael Saibari, Alphonso Davies, Nathaniel Brown and David Santos also scored for Bayern Munich.
Sacha Boey replaced Olise in the 67th minute.
Gesture towards the bench
After his second goal, Olise gestured towards the substitutes’ bench, where Kane returned the gesture with a smile. GOAL reported that on Wednesday, it remained unclear exactly what lay behind the exchange or whether Olise and Kane had agreed on it beforehand.
Kane watched the entire game against Magdeburg from the bench. GOAL reported that Kane was resting after an intense previous week featuring matches against Arsenal and SC Freiburg.
Danks leads in Kompany's absence
Without head coach Vincent Kompany again, Bayern Munich turned to assistant coach Aaron Danks while the Belgian was absent through illness. There is good news about Kompany: he has now left hospital, and his exact diagnosis has been established.
Next match and Ballon d'Or gala
Bayern Munich's next match is against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday at 18.30. GOAL reported that Dortmund travel to Munich second in the table and level on points with Bayern Munich.
On Monday, Olise and Kane attended the Ballon d'Or gala in Paris. Olise finished ninth at the Ballon d'Or.
Kane said: "Wow, wow, wow."
Kane said: "I'm almost speechless. Thank you, everyone."
Kane said: "Being here in London has made the whole thing something very special. It was a good omen for me tonight."
Kane won the award ahead of Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona. Kane is the first Bundesliga player since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981 to be named world footballer of the year.