Bundesliga: Diaz Misses Multiple One-on-Ones, Musiala Appears as Substitute; Bayern Draw 0-0 with Schalke

At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on September 6, the second round of the Bundesliga began, with Bayern visiting Schalke. Diaz missed three one-on-one opportunities, and Musiala returned to action as a substitute. In the end, a partially rotated Bayern side drew 0-0 with Schalke.

To preserve fitness for the Champions League in midweek, Bayern made clear rotations in this match. Attacking starters including Kane and Olise sat on the bench, and the pace of the game was noticeably reduced.

In the 3rd minute, Bayern launched a quick counterattack in the attacking half, with Karl cutting inside from the right and making a quick attempt, but the ball went just wide. In the 13th minute, Brown made a forward run into the right side of the penalty area and saw his shot after receiving a cutback pass from a teammate saved. In the 31st minute, Sebari tried a long-range effort from the center of the attacking area, but the ball went slightly over the goal.

In the 36th minute, Ohsish took a set-piece shot toward the right side, but Neuer saved it. In the 41st minute, Brown played a through ball into the penalty area, and Diaz made a run from the left to shoot one-on-one but missed.

After the restart, Bayern attempted to increase their attacking pressure and brought on striker Kane immediately after halftime.

In the 55th minute, Diaz received a pass from a teammate on the left side of the attacking area and once again found himself one-on-one, but he hesitated while dribbling near the top of the penalty area, allowing a defender to interfere and block his shot. He then attempted a chip, but the ball was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 60th minute, Olise entered the right side of the penalty area and had his close-angle shot blocked under pressure from a defender. In the 63rd minute, Laimer attempted an outside-of-the-foot curling shot from the right side of the attacking area, but the ball hit the side netting.

In the 81st minute, Bischof took a long-range shot from the left side, with the ball narrowly passing the right post. In the 87th minute, Kane's long-distance shot from the right side was saved.

At the final whistle, Bayern had 83% possession, but with the team clearly conserving energy after rotation, they still drew 0-0 with Schalke.

Starting lineups for both teams:

Schalke 04: 1-Karius, 4-Kurucay (75th minute, 39-Wober), 5-Timo Becker, 8-Gosens (65th minute, 33-Vitaly Becker), 25-Katic, 13-Sano Tanaka, 21-Ljubicic (74th minute, 38-Luka Vojzar), 23-Soufiane Fawzi, 24-Ohsish (84th minute, 19-Karaman), 29-Ebimbe (65th minute, 43-Mertcan Ayhan), 9-Moussa Sylla

Bayern: 1-Neuer/19-Alphonso Davies, 4-Jonathan Tah, 2-Upamecano, 27-Laimer/45-Pavlovic (74th minute, 8-Bischof), 6-Kimmich/14-Diaz, 11-Nathaniel Brown (46th minute, 9-Kane), 42-Karl (57th minute, 17-Olise), 4-Sebari (57th minute, 10-Musiala)

(Original report by Sohu Sports: Lade)