With Vincent Kompany's side winning both the Bundesliga and German Cup last season, Dortmund qualified for the annual match through their second-place finish. Bayern, who won the trophy last year thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz, took the lead in the 28th minute through German left-back Nathaniel Brown. They did not have to wait long to take a two-goal advantage, as Olise latched on to a loose pass in the Dortmund midfield and used his pace to burst into the box. Despite being knocked off balance, the Frenchman was able to stab a left-footed finish into the far corner from a tight angle. Dortmund - for whom Ramy Bensebaini had a first-half goal ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee - did pull one back with 15 minutes to play through former Wolves striker Fabio Silva. Defender Bensebaini was then shown a red card in the 90th minute for a late challenge on Morocco forward Ismael Saibari. England captain Kane - awarded the Golden Shoe on Wednesday as Europe's top goalscorer for the second time in his career - started up front for Bayern. But he could not find the net as he made his first competitive start of the new campaign.

United came into the season high on confidence after their end to the 2025-26 campaign under Michael Carrick, where they finished third to qualify for the Champions League, and some new summer signings. But it was Sergej Jakirovic's Tigers - promoted through the play-offs last season - who impressed on their home turf with two defenders on the scoresheet. Semi Ajayi gave them the lead when he lashed in after Oli McBurnie's initial effort was tipped on to the post by United keeper Senne Lammens. And fellow defender and club-record signing Nobel Mendy scored on his debut when he headed in from Regan Slater's free-kick to seal a superb success in their first Premier League game since a 7-1 home loss by Tottenham in May 2017. Tigers keeper Konstantinos Tzolakis was not as busy as he might have expected, but made five saves, including one to stop a Bryan Mbeumo effort late on.

Spurs have spent in the region of £237m this summer, twice breaking their transfer record, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of last season's struggles, when they had to wait until the final day to confirm their top-flight place. Four of their summer signings - defenders Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, as well as club record £100m signing Sandro Tonali - all started in west London. Yet Spurs were 2-0 down inside 33 minutes, unmarked full-back Keane Lewis-Potter opening the scoring in the 12th minute after being picked out inside the box by Brentford's club record summer recruit Mamadou Sangare. Sangare impressed as Brentford completely dominated their London neighbours and it was no surprise when they doubled their lead through Vitaly Janelt's tap-in after Antonin Kinsky had kept out Mathias Jensen. While Brentford were full of energy and threat, Spurs failed to register an attempt on target in the first half. Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi made a double change at the start of second half, sending on £85m signing Mateus Fernandes and Rodrigo Bentancur for Conor Gallagher and Lucas Bergvall. But it went from bad to worse, Michael Kayode adding the third when the ball fell into his path after midfielder Sangare's shot was saved. It threatened to get even uglier for De Zerbi's side after Bentancur fouled Kevin Schade and referee Michael Oliver pointed to the spot. However, Igor Thiago's penalty hit the post and rebounded to safety after Kinsky had gone the wrong way. It was little consolation for Spurs, who were well beaten by a slick and highly efficient Brentford team brimming with confidence.