Bayern Munich edge Wolfsburg to give Kompany winning Bundesliga start

A late goal by Serge Gnabry secured a 3-2 Bundesliga victory for Bayern Munich at Wolfsburg on Sunday and gave their new coach, Vincent Kompany, a winning league start.

Wolfsburg began brightly, but it was the visitors who enjoyed the better chances in the first half, taking the lead after fine work by Frenchman Sacha Boey down the right to set up Jamal Musiala for an easy tap-in.

Bayern got off to a poor start to the second half, however, as they gave away a penalty when Tiago Tomas was brought down by Boey, and Lovro Majer made no mistake from the spot.

Wolfsburg created all kinds of trouble for the visiting team's defense and, in the 55th minute, Patrick Wimmer squared the ball for Majer, who slotted it home to score his second goal.

Winger Jakub Kaminski's own goal put Bayern on level terms before Gnabry, assisted by Harry Kane, struck into the corner in the 82nd minute to secure all three points for the Bavarians.

"We are very happy and are happy to take it. It's good for morale and self-confidence," Gnabry said.

"It was a very exhausting Sunday afternoon. The equalizer straight after halftime knocked our socks off a bit. Then we were down 2-1, which made it even more difficult. But at the end of the day, we were rewarded and won 3-2."

With Kane and new signing Michael Olise looking lively and frequently finding promising positions, Bayern created a host of chances, but Wolfsburg goalkeeper Kamil Grabara made several brilliant saves to deny the duo.

Thomas Müller, who equaled a club record with his 709th competitive appearance for Bayern, breathed life back into his side after entering as a substitute in the 65th minute and proved decisive in their win.

The record 33-time German champions, who were upstaged last season by Bayer Leverkusen, appointed former Manchester City captain and Burnley manager Kompany to succeed Thomas Tuchel as coach after their disappointing third-place finish last campaign.

Wolfsburg boss Ralph Hasenhuettl was proud of his side after they produced a spirited performance.

"We had a few chances in the second half. We've developed nicely over the last few months. We played fantastically in the second half," Hasenhuettl said.

"What we can do better is to score the third goal. You can't defend everything away against Bayern. We threw ourselves into every duel."