Kane Leads Bayern’s Charge as Freiburg Encounters a Relentless Bayern in the Bundesliga Showdown

Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich's coach, revealed the starting XI as the champions prepared to host Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Saturday night, in Bundesliga matchday 11. The announcement underlined Bayern's intent to press high, dominate possession, and finish with urgency.

Bayern Munich sit at the top of the table on 28 points from 10 games, having recorded nine wins and one draw, with 35 goals scored and six conceded. Their attack has been relentless, while the defense has rarely cracked.

Freiburg sit tenth with 13 points, coming from three wins, three losses and four draws, having scored 13 and conceded 14. They travel with a pragmatic plan: stay tight at the back, hit on the break when possible, and hope Bayern overcommit.

The Bayern XI featured Neuer, Upamecano, Tah, Goretzka, Kane, Diaz, Olise, Bischof, Karl, Stanisic and Pavlovic. It looked balanced and mobile, with Kane leading the line and Diaz offering creativity, while seasoned goalkeeper Neuer marshals the back four.

On Bayern's bench were several familiar names, plus a few youngsters ready to come on if the tempo dropped. The staff kept options open for a switch in formation or a quick change if Freiburg press high.

Kompany's side have kept top spot in Germany for a 43rd straight round, equalling the Bundesliga's longest streak at the summit. That run reflects consistent performance, an impressive blend of discipline, and a willingness to absorb pressure and win late.

Ahead of Bayern vs Freiburg: Key facts

Difficult to predict an outright winner when two in-form teams face off: Bayern's firepower versus Freiburg's grit.

After a historic 16-match winning streak to begin the season, Bayern finally drew 2-2 with Union Berlin before the international break. Yet Joshua Kimmich took a positive note from the late battle: It takes a lot to beat us these days, and we remain hungry.

Similarly Freiburg have lost only once in their last 13 official matches (7 wins, 4 draws, with a 2-0 loss at Leverkusen in October). The weekend showdown therefore brings the two teams with the fewest defeats since early September, promising a tense, tactical duel.

Bayern's current unbeaten run in the Bundesliga stretches to 19 matches (15 wins, 4 draws), the longest for any side across Europe's top five leagues. It's Bayern's best run in six years, since a 21-match streak under Hans Flick between 2019 and 2020, and it has their fans dreaming big.

Bayern's record against Freiburg is notably favorable.

Trips to Munich have long frustrated Freiburg, who have never beaten Bayern in 25 Bundesliga away visits, earning just three points from those meetings (3 draws, 22 losses). Bayern have hosted Wolfsburg more times without loss than any other opponent (28 games), making the fixture feel almost inevitable.

With Bayern's current form, the run looks set to continue, as Kompany's men have won their last nine official fixtures at the Arena and conceded only one goal there this Bundesliga season. That resilience makes Bayern the team with the fewest home goals conceded in Europe's top five leagues, alongside Borussia Dortmund, Bologna and Arsenal.

Freiburg’s Maximilian Eggestein has yet to win a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich in 18 attempts (two draws, 16 losses). No other active Bundesliga player has faced one team more times without tasting a win. That stat adds weight to Bayern's home dominance, yet Freiburg will be out to rewrite the script.

The Bayern duo leads the way. The Bayern duo, Kane and Diaz, have been key catalysts this season.

Harry Kane has 13 league goals this season, drawing Bayern level with Freiburg for goals scored as a team. Kane's goal in Berlin came in stylish fashion, finished by a clever header, while Luis Diaz has surged to second in the league's scoring chart and remains Bayern's most dynamic creator.

The Colombian has directly contributed to 10 goals in 10 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern. The other two players who have reached this figure in Bayern's modern era are Kane (20 goals) and Miroslav Klose (13 goals), showing how quickly a few names can alter a club's fortunes.

Yet Diaz faces a big setback before the match, as he is suspended for three Champions League games after his rugged challenge on Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, which saw him sent off in the previous round. The sanction piles extra pressure on Bayern's forward line, forcing alternative routes to goal.

Bayern have scored at least twice in each of their last 18 Bundesliga games. No team has ever stretched a run longer in the German top flight than Bayern did when they recorded 20 straight matches in 2013-2014, a record that still looms over Freiburg's aspirations.

Beyond Saturday, Bayern travel to Arsenal on Wednesday for Champions League duty, before welcoming St. Pauli to Munich on Saturday. The week shapes as a stern test of depth and focus, as Bayern chase glory on two fronts.

Punchline 1: If goal celebrations were a sport, Bayern would already be in their own league—call it the You Score, We Score More division. Punchline 2: Freiburg better bring their best brakes, because Kane just parked a few in front of them and Diaz is drafting a revenge fantasy on the chalkboard.