Elversberg stunned Bayer Leverkusen in their first-ever Bundesliga match, while Bayern München’s five-goal victory delivered an ominous warning to the rest of the league.
Markus Fjørtofts reviews every major story from the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season.
Four seasons after competing in Germany’s fourth tier, Elversberg marked their Bundesliga debut with a remarkable 3–2 victory over Leverkusen. Lukas Petkov scored the club’s first top-flight goal before Cole Campbell and David Mokwa helped establish an extraordinary 3–0 lead.
On the same afternoon, former Elversberg striker Younes Ebnoutalib scored a hat-trick for Eintracht Frankfurt. Ebnoutalib was playing Regionalliga football in 2024 before Elversberg reportedly signed him for approximately €50,000—and Frankfurt later paid a reported €8 million plus bonuses for him.
Elsewhere, Bayern beat Stuttgart 5-1 despite Jamal Musiala being unavailable and Harry Kane recording neither a goal nor an assist. Joshua Kimmich and substitute Ismaël Saibari each provided two assists as Bayern demonstrated the frightening depth of their attacking options.
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