Michael Olise opened Bayern Munich’s Champions League campaign with two goals, an assist and the kind of individual brilliance that decided a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt — then treated the occasion with the same cool restraint he showed throughout the night.
Olise powers Bayern through Champions League opener
Bayern began their European season in Munich against Bodø/Glimt, last season’s surprise package, and overwhelmed the Norwegian visitors by five goals without reply. Olise, the French international winger from London who wears No. 17, stood at the centre of the performance.
- Olise scored twice in Bayern’s 5-0 victory.
- He also created a goal for Harry Kane.
- His display earned him the player-of-the-match award.
- The standout moment was his first goal, struck from outside the area.
Receiving the ball more than 20 metres from goal, Olise turned on to his right foot before moving it on to his left. He then sent a left-footed shot into the top corner beyond Bodø/Glimt goalkeeper Haikin.
It was a finish of rare quality, but there was no great outpouring from the winger. His celebration was characteristically understated: one finger to his ear, the other signalling for silence.
A viral interview after a commanding night
Olise’s football spoke loudly; his post-match words did not. Speaking after the match, he delivered a brief interview that quickly drew attention online, with his answers as economical as his performance had been effective.
Asked what it felt like to score goals of that standard, Olise simply replied: “I don’t know.”
The interviewer pressed him on whether such strikes came instinctively or through calculation. Olise reduced the process to its essentials: “I shoot and then… it either goes in or it doesn’t.”
- When told that he made difficult goals appear easy, Olise insisted that he was not alone in scoring.
- Asked whether many players scored goals like his opener, he answered: “I don’t think so.”
- On what makes him happy — goals or victories — his final response was a casual: “Yeah.”
Calm amid the European spotlight
The interview footage continued to gather reactions on social media, yet nothing in Olise’s demeanour suggested that the attention would trouble him. His reserved presence in front of cameras stands in contrast to the freedom and imagination of his game.
For Bayern, the greater significance was on the pitch. Their first Champions League night ended in a resounding result, with Olise supplying both the attacking edge and one of the competition’s early memorable finishes.
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