​BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 23: Harry Kane of FC Bayern München scores his 1-0 goal and celebrates against Alexander Nuebel, Nübel goalkeeper of Stuttgart during the DFB Cup Final 2026 match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart at Olympiastadion on May 23, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) | Getty Images Fulltime ObservationsStuttgart’s man-marking strategy was effective when Bayern built out of the back but opened up acres of space in the final third. The attackers started dropping to pull the defenders forward and players like Alphonso Davies could fly into the open space.Per usual, Bayern conceded a mentally lazy goal then responded quickly with two goals in the next five minutes. This has become a trademark mentality under Vincent Kompany.The VAR offside call on Michael Olise’s goal was a bit harsh.Given the last minute nature of Fandango’s streaming deal, the in-game coverage was decent. Adding a tactical stream is pretty cool. My main complaint is that the telecast view is blurrier than ESPN’s cameras, but the close-up cameras were fine. It is possible that the rain played a role but it felt like an equipment issue. From a software standpoint, there were various reports of the app not being available or working on certain devices. It might take a month or two to work out all the kinks.Overall, this was a good start to what should be a fun and exciting season!FT: It’s over everyone! Bayern Munich wins 5-1!90’+3: Yellow card. Grischa Prömel is booked for venting his frustrations at the referee.90’+2’:GOOOAAALLL! Luis Díaz makes it 5-1! Somehow this is ending up in a rout. Saibari had the assist…again!88’: Substitution. Chema Andrés replaces Angelo Stiller.85’: Luis Díaz just missed!84’: Substitutions. Tom Bischof, Jonathan Tah, and Lennart Karl replace Aleksandar Pavlović, Kim Min-jae, and Harry Kane.82’:GOOOAAALLL! Bayern up 4-1. Aleksandar Pavlović scores on a nice feed from Ismael Saibari!81’: Yellow card. Kim Min-jae is booked for a foul.75’: Substitutions. Bilal El Khannouss and Leonidas Stergiou replace Jeff Chabot and Deniz Undav.74’: Substitution. Josip Stanišić replaces Alphonso Davies.68’: Yellow card. Finn Jeltsch is booked after a foul.63’: After a turnover, Harry Kane quickly finds Michael Olise who jukes his defender for a clever finish. VAR overturns the goal because Olise was ruled barely offside.62’: Substitutions. Ermedin Demirović and Jamie Leweling replace Dženan Pejčinović and Tiago Tomás.62’: Yellow card. Jeff Chabot is booked for another foul on Harry Kane.61’: Substitution. Ismael Saibari replaces Nathaniel Brown.57’:GOOOAAALLL! Bayern up 3-1. Josha Vagnoman scores again but it goes into his own net. Unfortunate slip for the Stuttgart defender.55’:GOOOAAALLL! Bayern up 2-1. Joshua Kimmich finds a wide open Michael Olise in the middle of the box for a easy finish to regain the lead.52’: Goal, Stuttgart. Bayern tied 1-1. Manuel