Last gasp win for German champions

Bastian Schweinsteiger slid home an injury-time winner to condemn the former England boss to defeat in his first league game in charge.

Edin Dzeko had earlier cancelled out Thomas Muller's excellent ninth-minute opener.

Muller was one of the stars in South Africa, winning the Golden Boot as Germany reached the semi-finals, and he continued that form tonight with a fine piece of control and a volleyed finish.

The 20-year-old played a one-two with another member of that young German squad, Toni Kroos, back at Bayern after a spell on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, racing into the area to receive Kroos' dinked return pass, instantly controlling the ball as it came over his shoulder and then, as he held of defender Simon Kjaer, firing a low left-footed volley into the far right corner.

Muller, who scored five times at the World Cup, should have netted again in the 25th minute but could only fire over the top after Ribery's low cross from the left had found him unmarked beyond the back post.

Ribery was looking lively and his pass picked out left-back Diego Contento's run into the area and his shot towards the near bottom corner was saved smartly by goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.

The Wolves came out for the second half with far more purpose and were denied by the post within two minutes, Mario Mandzukic seeing his shot from just outside the area come back off the frame of the goal.

Bayern Munich 2 - 1 VfL Wolfsburg

Bayern keeper Hans-Jorg Butt almost cost his side shortly after as his poor clearance presented the ball straight to half-time substitute Zvjezdan Misimovic.

The Bosnian shifted the ball on to his left foot to create an excellent shooting chance, but Butt's outstretched left foot deflected the ball away.

But Bayern's reprieve was short-lived as Dzeko, who was strongly linked with a move to Manchester City this summer, rose unmarked to head the resulting corner from Misimovic into the top corner in the 55th minute.

Dzeko then saw another effort tipped over the top by Butt before the hosts snatched the points at the death.

Ribery was again involved, sending in a cross from the left which had Benaglio scrambling across his goal and Schweinsteiger arrived at the far post to slide home the winner.

Source: espnsoccernet.com