ESSEN, Germany (Interstat) — Bayern Munich Women opened the Frauen-Bundesliga season with a dominant 5-0 victory over SGS Essen on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Stadion an der Hafenstraße.

The match was effectively decided early. Pernille Harder opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Essen’s task grew impossible when Jaqueline Klasen received a red card in the eighth minute. Linda Dallmann capitalized a minute later for a 2-0 Bayern lead.

Substitutes sealed the rout late, with Natalia Padilla-Bidas scoring in the 71st minute and Edna Imade adding a fourth in the 88th. Harder netted another to complete the scoring. Bayern’s Paula Flach received a yellow card in the 50th minute.

The result exceeded the projected 3-0 victory for Bayern, which entered with a near-certain probability to win according to statistical models.