Bayern Munich 3-3 Heidenheim: Last-gasp Olise equaliser denies bottom side shock win

Key facts

• Bayern Munich drew 3-3 with Heidenheim at the Allianz Arena on 2 May 2026.
• Michael Olise scored in stoppage time to equalise for Bayern, assisted by Alphonso Davies.
• Heidenheim led 3-2 through goals from Eren Dinkci and a brace from Budu Zivzivadze.
• Heidenheim have scored an average of 2.75 goals per match in four competitive visits to the Allianz Arena.
• Bayern had already secured the Bundesliga title with games to spare before this match.
• Heidenheim remain 18th with 23 points, six points behind 16th-placed FC St. Pauli if they win on Sunday.
• Had Heidenheim held on, it would have been Bayern's first loss to a bottom-placed side since November 2006.
• Bayern face Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, trailing 5-4 on aggregate.

A point that feels like defeat for Heidenheim

The final whistle at the Allianz Arena told two stories. For Bayern Munich, a 3-3 draw against the Bundesliga's last-placed side was an inconvenience, a minor blemish on an otherwise dominant domestic campaign. For 1. FC Heidenheim, it was a gut punch — a victory snatched away in the dying seconds, leaving their relegation fight on life support. Heidenheim led 3-2 until the 90th minute, having taken the lead through a brace from Budu Zivzivadze and a goal from Eren Dinkci. But in the very last action of the match, Michael Olise collected a headed pass from Alphonso Davies following a corner and unleashed a left-footed shot from outside the box. The ball struck the post and ricocheted into the net past goalkeeper Diant Ramaj, denying Heidenheim what would have been a famous victory.

Kompany's balancing act between league and Champions League

Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany faced a delicate task. His team had already sealed the Bundesliga title with games to spare, and all of Munich was looking ahead to Wednesday's Champions League semifinal second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, where Bayern trail 5-4 from the first leg. Yet Kompany insisted his side would not take their foot off the gas. "This was a topic last year too. It's also a good thing because it means we've done our job, but we don't want to give anyone any gifts," Kompany said in the pre-match press conference. "We showed that in the last game against Mainz. We showed with our mentality that we're doing everything to be ready." The reference was to Bayern's 4-3 comeback win over FSV Mainz the previous weekend, when they trailed 3-0 at half-time before roaring back.

Heidenheim's peculiar prowess at the Allianz Arena

Heidenheim's threat to Bayern at the Allianz Arena is no fluke. The club from the Swabian Alb have now scored an average of 2.75 goals per match in their four competitive visits to the ground — more than any other visiting team. Real Madrid, by comparison, average exactly two goals per game in Munich, while Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain manage only 1.5 each. Their first competitive meeting came on 3 April 2019, when Heidenheim, then a second-division side, lost 4-5 in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. Since then, they have consistently troubled Bayern on their own turf, losing 2-4 in November 2023 and again in December 2024, before this 3-3 draw.

The relegation arithmetic tightens

For Heidenheim, the single point may prove insufficient. They remain rooted to the bottom of the table with 23 points from 32 matches, six points adrift of 16th-placed FC St. Pauli, who have a game in hand against Mainz on Sunday. If St. Pauli win, the gap will become an almost insurmountable six-point cushion with only two matches left. Heidenheim's remaining fixtures are away to 1. FC Köln and at home to Mainz. They need results elsewhere to go their way, and they need to win both games. The draw in Munich, while heroic in its execution, may ultimately be remembered as the moment survival slipped away.

A near miss that would have been historic

Had Heidenheim held on, it would have marked Bayern's first loss to a bottom-placed side since November 2006, when the record champions fell 0-1 at home to then-cellar-dwellers Hannover 96 on Matchday 11, with Szabolcs Huszti scoring the winner. That statistic underscores the rarity of such an upset — and the magnitude of what Heidenheim almost achieved. The draw also keeps alive the debate around Wettbewerbsverzerrung, or distortion of competition, a recurring concern in German football when a champion with nothing to play for faces a relegation-threatened side. Kompany's team, however, showed against Mainz that they are not inclined to gift points, and the late equaliser against Heidenheim reinforced that message.

What lies ahead for both sides

Bayern now turn their full attention to the Champions League. The 5-4 deficit against PSG is narrow but precarious; a single goal could swing the tie either way. The whole footballing world will be watching on Wednesday as the Bavarians attempt to reach the final in what has been a season of near-total domestic dominance — their only other losses in all competitions being the first leg against PSG and one other. Heidenheim, meanwhile, face a fortnight of high-stakes football. Their fate is no longer entirely in their own hands, but they have proven they can compete with the best. If they produce performances like the one in Munich, they may yet pull off the great escape. But time is running out.

The bottom line

• Bayern Munich drew 3-3 with Heidenheim after Michael Olise's stoppage-time equaliser.
• Heidenheim led 3-2 through goals from Eren Dinkci and a Budu Zivzivadze brace.
• Heidenheim have the highest average goals per game (2.75) of any visiting team at the Allianz Arena.
• Bayern had already won the Bundesliga title; their focus now shifts to the Champions League semifinal second leg against PSG.
• Heidenheim remain 18th with 23 points, six points behind 16th-placed St. Pauli with two games left.
• The draw denied Heidenheim what would have been Bayern's first loss to a bottom-placed side since 2006.